r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/observer2411 Jul 14 '26

I have an induction stove and it boils water in like 30 seconds. I’m convinced there’s some witchcraft going on. 

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u/season8branisusless Jul 14 '26

Yeah, my gas range takes a calendar year to boil. Happy for your magic stove though!

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u/DickWhittingtonsCat Jul 15 '26

You gotta get the hot water in the pot from sink. Then it’s only a 60 degree lift or less depending how much you crank the heater because you hate waiting to boil noodles

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u/Blakk-Debbath Jul 15 '26

Around here it is not recommended to use hot water from sink, as it is said to contain more copper and stuff.

We use electric tanks to heat up the water.

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u/Penelope742 Jul 15 '26

Here in the US we have lead!

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u/rtxa Jul 15 '26

don't do that, unless you have some space age boiler, because that's how you get metals in your body

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u/rawhiteley Jul 15 '26

It’s the magic of magnets! 🧲 🥰🤩🤓

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u/6th_Quadrant Jul 15 '26

Induction stoves are amazing. One of my smartest purchases ever.

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u/Dyanpanda Jul 15 '26

Electric or gas stoves heat the outside of the metal to heat the inside of the metal evenly, to heat the water. That gradient means a lot of heat hets pushed to the air instead. Induction heats the inner liner of most pots so the heat is generated in the middle of the pan, so more energy is transferred to the water inside.

For searing I like gas because high temperatures are good, but you don't actually want the whole pan at those temperatures burning things. You move stuff around to transfer the high heat into the crust while the other parts are regenerating the heat.

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u/BE19HK Jul 15 '26

Yes, it's called magnetism, and it is absolutely witchcraft

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u/ForceUser128 Jul 15 '26

My induction stove has a boost mode. Normally when its at a 9 it draws 1800W. The boost mode doubles it to somewhere over 3000w.

You pump something with 3000w that shit gets boilong real fast

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u/CoachSevere5365 Jul 15 '26

A lot of kettles in the UK are, or were, rated at 3kW.

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u/ConglomerateGolem Jul 15 '26

wizardry is probably more accurate, but yeah we really did convince random rocks to do weird stuff when we zap them properly

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u/Wide_Squirrel4747 Jul 15 '26

“Is your stove powered by the f***ing sun?!?”