12 hours ago, eugenep said:mucho appreciate it. I'm trying to purchase and avoid the $120 state tax by purchasing from JB Prince. I guess we'll see. The strength of your recommendation convinced me that it's a good buy that I won't regret after purchase and using it. I just hope it'll last at least 5 years before it goes kaput.
One thing I forgot to mention.
I have a full sized induction range. Since getting the Control Freaks, I never use the full sized except for one application: boiling large amounts of water (e.g. 4 quarts in an 8 quart pot for spaghetti). The CF definately takes longer, and it doesn’t get to a full rolling boil like it does on the range. Smaller quantities in my 4 quart and 2 quart pots can get to a full rolling boil on the CF.
Deep frying is fine too. I’m sure I could get to my target temperature on my range faster, but that would involve using external thermometers and manually controlling things. I never really deep fried prior to the Control Freak because of this.
Pressure cookers work like a dream. I can get to full pressure quicker on the range but then I have to manually regulate. It’s all auto on the CF.
So yeah. Boiling large amounts of water is the only downside I’ve seen from it only being 1800 watts. Everything else works much better.
