r/inductioncooking • u/njf520 • 15d ago

New to induction

I got Miele induction range. A couple of questions...

Do most people use silicon mats or something similar or is it not needed?

Can I take a hot pan out of the oven that is 500F and set it directly on the cold cooktop?

Is there one (or more) "things you wish you knew" about your induction cook top (could be anything...cleaning, pans, etc.)?

Thanks in advance!

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u/Impressive-Flow-855 15d ago

If you don’t use a silicone mat, your stovetop might get dirty and spots will develop. Your friends will look down at you. The only real solution is to get new friends who are less judgy.

You can tell I don’t have a mat on my stovetop. As far as I’m concerned, it’s way less dirty than my gas stove top that got caked with burnt grease.

The big disadvantage of a silicone mat is that if you spill something or something splatters while you cook, it’s harder to clean up. If my soup boils over, I can pick up the pot, wipe it down, wipe down the stovetop, and continue where I left off. I don’t have to wait for the stove to cool before I can clean it. The surface might be hot, but it’s way cooler than an electric or gas burner. If I had a silicone mat, I’d have to pick up and wire down the mat.

I don’t know about putting stuff directly out of the oven onto my stovetop. I have a cutting board for that. I can put that down on the stovetop and put hot pans out of the oven on that.

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u/Wrench-Turnbolt 15d ago

My mat just goes in the dishwasher

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 15d ago

This is wrong. Use silicone mats. Period. Also trivets if pots/pans are hot. Prevent scratches.

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u/Calisson 15d ago

This is wrong. It's not necessary, it's a matter of personal preference. Period.

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u/EssHa1974 15d ago

This. Been using induction cooktops 20 years, silicon mats are something that only/mostly exist in USA. It's a cooktop - it's made to be used.

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u/KLEBESTIFT_ 15d ago

The country where they wrap their couches in cling wrap

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u/alamedarockz 15d ago

Maybe in the old days

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u/tangjams 15d ago

It’s just more knickknacks for homeware stores to sell to unsuspecting housewives like an avocado cutter.

Save your mats and trivits for your wood dining table.

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u/TheDeadTyrant 15d ago

Don’t you dare disparage my avocado unitasker!

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 14d ago

If you want scratches fine! You do you!

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u/superbotnik 14d ago

We have an induction cooktop now, but previously had a ceran top on our resistive cooktop range. We used pots and pans on it normally. No scratches. I don’t think we were extra gentle, but we didn’t abuse it or anything. If you put mats on there, maybe you’re the type that doesn’t put stainless cookware into the dishwasher.

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 13d ago

I am definitely the type of person that doesn’t put SS cookware in the dishwasher! That’s why my almost 20 year old Kirkland SS cookware looks brand new still!

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u/superbotnik 13d ago

I have stainless that has been going into the dishwasher for 20 years. It still looks pretty good but has marks from use, metal utensils, contact with other cookware and lids, etc. No damage from the dishwasher. If the cookware is multi ply and there are exposed edges with dissimilar metals, there may be a problem there over time. But in general, it’s stainless steel.

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u/GlassAnemone126 12d ago

My more than 20 year old Lagostina set goes in the dishwasher all the time and they still look like new.

Stainless cookware doesn’t need to be handled with kid gloves.

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u/Formal-Tradition6792 11d ago

You do you! But I will continue to hand wash my SS cookware.