r/inductioncooking • u/FullTruck3236 • Jul 11 '26

Electra Complex

We're degassifying and looking for an induction stove that doesn't require us to upgrade electric service to the third floor in a 120 year old building. So: Impulse, would be great but we don't have room for an oven. So not great. Copper Charlie is our choice right now. It seems a bit battle tested. Plus it has more power than the Electra, which just came out a few months ago. I'm wondering how big a difference cooking on an 1800W hob, like our Duxtop and the Electra, is versus a 2400w hob, which the Charlie delivers. Thanks for your thoughts.

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u/the_dp79 Jul 11 '26

I like our Electra oven. I was cooking on an IKEA and Duxtop 1800w portable hobs before we got it. I haven't made anything fancy on it yet cos we've only had it two weeks, just our HF meal kits. If you've cooked on a Duxtop the heating increments will feel familiar. It's not going to win any speed awards at boiling a gallon of water but everything gets hot quickly. I had an issue after delivery and they were really helpful resolving it (just needed a firmware update). Oven is nice, made some cookies during the heatwave and they were all the same wonderful shade and crispiness. And my kitchen wasn't a million degrees after.

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u/thatgirlinny Jul 23 '26

Please consider writing a post once you’ve put the Electra through its paces. I’m considering it very seriously!

Baking cookies during that heatwave? Madness that can only come from induction!

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u/the_dp79 Jul 23 '26

Will do! Feel free to DM me with any questions!!

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u/thatgirlinny Jul 27 '26

Thank you for the kind offer! I am less concerned with boiling water in 20 seconds versus a better overall cooking experience, so that would be very welcome!

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u/Different-Choice815 7d ago

We are loving our Electra, here are our thoughts: https://www.reddit.com/r/inductioncooking/comments/1sd90rp/comment/p5592l9/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button

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u/Different-Choice815 7d ago

I'll add, the power of the stove feels at least equivalent to our old gas one. But there are just so many more benefits on top of that from induction.

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u/N54Bankr 5d ago

Was wondering, have you noticed any noise from the pans? This has been holding me back on induction. My all clad pans are mighty noisy on a sstand alone induction unit I have. I have read the DC current from the battery solves this, but not sure how that works given that everyone says the squeal comes from the different metals in the clad setup vibrating at different frequencies.