11 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:But is there fan noise or not? As much as I adore my Paragons I wouldn't situate one on my dining table. (I infer you don't often serve takoyaki nor cheese fondue.)
I just went out on the patio and tested the A4 noise against the Duxtop hob. They both live out there.
The A4 is virtually sound-less. I turned the dial to full and got my ear right down against it and there is the tiniest buzz, I don't think there's a fan in it, it may be the induction circuitry I am hearing. I cycled the dial to make sure I was hearing the sound correctly. Again, I had to have my ear right down near the unit.
The Duxtop sounds like a jet engine comparatively. And I can clearly hear the induction whine from the cycling magnets at a normal distance.
I saw your question regarding noise and it occurred to me that the A4 is so quiet, I had to double check myself.
I will say the A4 does not heat up quite as quickly as a pan on the induction hob does, but to me it's a minimal wait time.
I did a goofy experiment with the takoyaki pan last night. Some ground bison parceled into the cups and some precooked potato/carrot hashbrowns on the side. The bison balls were browned and flipped and a shaving of gruyere was laid on top. Nice appe-dinner.
The hashbrown balls were less successful, they needed a binder to hold them together, the starch wasn't enough.
