Andy Dingley wrote:
> On 3 Dec, 17:32, "john zeiss" > wrote:
>> We are thinking of buying one of those table 'induction' heaters to
>> cook a Japanese type of vegetable meal actually on the dining table.
>
> You need a closely fitting base, within 1/4" or so (or 1/2" at most),
> depending on the layout of the heater coils. Otherwise the field
> doesn't couple well into the pot and apparent power will be pitiful.
> Legs certainly won't help (unless the heater can sit between them).

Speaking of induction hobs, I see Lidl are doing a small 2 kW countertop one
from next Thursday for £29.99. (I would offer a link but the Lidl site
seems broken at the moment. Asks for a postcode but keeps returning to the
same page. May mean that we're not getting them in our town).

Must admit I'm quite tempted (if available) although I'm not sure what I
would do with it. ;-)

Tim