I Recently bought a Pigeon Brand Induction cooker(with display) for 2.5k. I knew the Pros & Cons before I bought(thanks to my friend Google!:). I stay in Bangalore & here it is very difficult to get a Gas connection. Private gas agencies are charging 2.5 k initial charges & 1k for filling & it is not dependable as they themselves run out of cylinders.! & then bidding happens for getting filled cylinders.! .
So I decided to go for Induction cooker & bought it from a steel vendor in BSK(almost everywhere u can get nowadays). A free steel vessel with a glass lid came free.! which I used for immediate testing cooker in home. Please go through below points before u buy one
Advantages
Very Fast cooking( I cooked rice in 8L cooker in 15 mins)
No smoke, heat & ultra safe for older people, children
U can control temparature so all kinds of frying, boling can be done.(my model has presets)
U can make dosas, toast bread, omlete from usual iron tawa.
very less electricity consumption(my model shows exact Kw/hr! also)
100% safe for use & it will not heat if u dont keep anything on top!(auto power off)
U can set timers also after which it will stop heating
very useful for older people for driniking boiled water . It will boil 1L in 2 mins.!. Even everybody in family can drink boiled water frequently as u dont have to wait too much.
Disadvantages
- Only flat bottomed iron/ stainless steel works in this cooker(But now in all shops u can get flat bottomed steel vessels)
*2. Aluminium cooker, non stick, copper bottom will not work
*Ofcourse you are dependent on Current for cooking( so I have a 5kg small gas as back up)
U will end up buying vessels for this .( I had to buy a stainless steel cooker)
Finally after using it for 1 month I am completely satisfied with this cooker & Suggest all of you can buy. Believe me u will be happy after you use & cook. While buying vessels for this cooker just ask the shopkeeper whether it will work on induction cooker . Almost everybody knows about this now.
Advise: Local shops have limited models( 2.3 k - 3.5 k) . If u want some latest ones u can order from eBay also
Happy Cooking .!