> I still lust over the Viking induction hob, but I'm not about to pay >$600 for
> it. So... following the earlier discussion here, I ordered the Wolfgang Puck
> induction hob from HSN, for 99.95 minus 15%% for a coupon. It took a little over
> a week to get here.
>
> We quickly found out that very little of our cookware will work with it. All my
> Griswold cast iron is, of course, fine. And, as expected, none of my copper pans
> work. My two Tramontina clad saute pans are fine, but a similar clad 4-qter is
> not. My All-Clad 1qt. saucier and 4-qt. pot are fine, but the 7qt. All-Clad
> pasta pentola is not, and I had really wanted to use that one for deep-frying.
> 8;(
>
> It works great. Straight power control (400, 600, 800, 1000, 1400 watts); time
> control; and temperature control, from 150 to 400 deg. F in 50 degree steps.
> Initially, I was disappointed that it didn't offer 25 degree steps, particularly
> 325 and 375, for frying, but that turned out not to matter.
>
> The "mat" that comes with it is just an induction-ready heat diffuser. It works
> well with all types of cookware setting on it, whether the cookware is induction ...

>Hi, Larry,
>Did you say what pan you ended up using,
>What size pan?
>And how much oil, what kind?

>I bought 5 large containers of grape-seed oil at Costco, Grape-seed
>has a good smoke-point and doesn't lend itself to overpowering the
>product (I suppose similar to why others chose canola.)

> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:56:07 -0700 (PDT), Dee Dee shentel.net> wrote:

>>Hi, Larry,
>>Did you say what pan you ended up using,
>>What size pan?
>>And how much oil, what kind?

>
> For these hush puppies, we used a 3.5 qt. All-Clad stainless casserole, about 8"
> diameter, and canola oil about two inches deep.
>

>>I bought 5 large containers of grape-seed oil at Costco,  Grape-seed
>>has a good smoke-point and doesn't lend itself to overpowering the
>>product (I suppose similar to why others chose canola.)

>
> I like grapeseed oil better than any other for frying, but I can only find it in
> quart-sized containers, if at all.
>
> -- Larry