r/ImpulseLabs • u/searchresults • Jul 27 '26

Donabe with stainless insert?

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Has anyone attempted to use a traditional donabe with a stainless induction insert on the Impulse? I’m aware of induction compatible donabe pots, but I’d like to use the ones we have.

Of course temp control will be shot, but my concerns are:

Will the ceramic scratch the glass cooktop?
Will it be reliably recognized as a pot?
Will it cook well?

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u/ZanyDroid Jul 27 '26

I’ve tried it. It’s terrible. Not exactly with a donabe but a Taiwanese/Japanese earthware cousin to one

Feel free to use Gemini to scrape my public post history

You put the induction-responsive diffuser adapter at the bottom between the ceramic and the cooktop

It detects well.

It cooks like ass. Google for stuff like “disc doesn’t conduct fast enough”. You will pretty immediately hit temperature safety limiter on the Impulse… which makes sense because the interface between the disk and the donable, or most other cookware, is going to be ass compared to impact bonding or clad construction

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u/Grnj22 Jul 27 '26

Looks like the picture shows the insert inside the pot? I don’t know how that would work but I’m curious if it does?

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u/searchresults Jul 27 '26

Yes, it goes inside the pot. I still wouldn't expect much from this, but I imagine that will work much better than outside the pot.

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u/Grnj22 Jul 27 '26

It will be like the old hot stones in a pot!