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Impulse is now taking pre-orders for battery-backed induction stoves; estimated delivery in 2024Q4
(www.impulselabs.com)
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2024
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I have a hard time conceptualizing using a stove that puts out 4 times the energy of the best gas stoves. It's not like we need pans to get even hotter. I guess maybe that level of power would be only really used to heat up water to a boil? I guess it could be pretty hard on the cookware. I think it would be more efficient to have a insulated water boiler that just keeps water just below boiling all day long.
I don't think I've ever cooked on induction, though, so maybe I'm missing something. Either way, though, I'm glad this technology seems to be coming along
Yeah, it's an instant-boil capability.
If they made a wok version of the stove, it would allow something equivalent to commercial-kitchen stir-fries.
The big deals for most people are:
Don't know about the costs, but isn't rewiring cheaper in the long run?
That's what I was thinking. My place isn't wired for 240v. I was initially excited. Then I saw the price and converted to Canadian dollars. It's been a while since I've priced it out, but I think it would be less expensive for me to put in 240v, get power to my shop, and buy a used electric stove. Obviously, I wouldn't have induction, but that's not something I actually care about.
Not if the stove (and its battery) last for several decades. Even with the higher cost of this stove as compared with other induction stoves, it's likely a cheaper choice for 10% to 20% of US households looking to get off gas.
Show me a battery that lasts decades..
A lot of the EV batteries are likely to last 20+ years.
What do you mean with "last" exactly?
I mean retain about 70% of their original capacity. Most of them seem to be holding up to that.
Blatantly untrue
Appliances that run on higher voltages are more efficient. You may lose out on energy costs
It's a stove, which is usually a very small chunk of household energy consumption in the US. Heating and cooling tend to be the bulk of it, and where people concentrate on efficiency.