![]() ![]() 100% ceramic cookware, like Xtrema and Corningware Visions, does not work with induction. Many aluminum brands of cookware do have a magnetic plate on the bottom to make them induction compatible.Ĭeramic. Aluminum is not magnetic so if there is no magnetic disc, it is not induction compatible. Note also that pseudo-copper cookware-those inexpensive copper-colored nonstick pans -do not contain any actual copper, and may or may not be induction-compatible: Like other aluminum cookware, they need to have a magnetic base in order to work with induction some have these, and some don't.Īluminum. However, clad copper cookware, like All-Clad Copper Core, is induction-compatible because of the magnetic stainless exterior. ![]() Pure copper cookware is not induction compatible because copper is not magnetic. īack to top What Cookware Does NOT Work on Induction Cooktops?Īny cookware that is not magnetic or does not have a magnetic disc on the bottom is not induction compatible.Ĭopper. We aren't huge fans of nonstick cookware because it's not the safest choice, but if you must have a nonstick skiller, Anolon Luxe Nouvelle is a good choice. Carbon steel is magnetic, so all carbon steel cookware is induction compatible.Ĭookware with a magnetic stainless disc on the bottom. Aluminum cookware, like most nonstick skillets, are not magnetic, but many brands have a magnetic disc on the bottom to make them compatible with induction. This includes enameled cast iron cookware like le Creuset and Staub.Ĭarbon steel. Cast iron is magnetic, so all cast iron cookware is induction compatible. But almost all new clad stainless cookware is induction compatible.Ĭast iron. Older clad stainless cookware, made before the mid-1990s, may be all 18/10 and therefore not induction compatible. (Some cheaper clad stainless cookware is all 18/0 and advertised as "nickel-free." It tends to be inexpensive and poorer quality cookware, so you don't want this unless you have a nickel allergy and are sensitive to the nickel in good quality clad stainless cookware.) Thus, most clad stainless cookware has magnetic stainless on the exterior and 300 grade on the cooking surface. Why isn't magnetic stainless steel used throughout induction cookware? Because it isn't as corrosion resistant as 300 grade stainless. 400 grade stainless steel is nickel free, which makes it magnetic. To make clad stainless cookware magnetic, an 18/0 grade-also called 400 grade-is used on the exterior of the cookware. ![]() The most common stainless steel, called 18/10 or 18/8 or "surgical stainless" or 300 grade, is not magnetic. But which cookware is magnetic?Ĭlad stainless steel. So, magnetic cookware works with induction. What Cookware Works on Induction Cooktops? ![]()
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