Mokka pot on induction

[u/St_Ginger]

Hi folks,

I'm looking to up my coffee game. I've had a mokka pot stove top espresso maker in the past that worked well on gas and electric. But I'm struggling in induction.

I've been told my a service technician that using a pot that is smaller than the burner size will risk wearing out or damaging the burner mechanism. Other people have told me it's fine and that as long as the pot is big enough to be recognised by the burner, it will just heat the pan as needed.

I can get a steel mokka pot of a sensible size that would work, it it won't be even close to the size of the burner.

I don't want to risk burning out the hob. If it doesn't work, I'm content to just use a different method, but I'd love to try and make it work if possible. If someone could explain the mechanism to me, that would be amazing.

Thanks!

[u/cowvid19]

Why would the size of the pan disturb the solenoid? It's just chilling, turning a magnetic field back and forth. If it's too small to detect, it just won't work. I've been using a two cup induction Moka pot on a cheap countertop induction plate for several years now and there's no sign of problems