Testing the Breville "The Quick Cook Induction Cooker" (LIC400BLK)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- So today I got a new KitchenAid 25cm "Tri-Ply" frypan, and Breville 2100W portable induction cooker. Mostly for omelettes and sauces, respectively. Sorry for the camera wobble.
I thought I'd make this quick video to review the induction cooker more than the frypan. I might do more of these, not sure yet. I also busted out my 9 year old (turns out I purchased it in Feb 2010!) Arcosteel Retreat 16cm saucepan. Needless to say, I'm pretty disappointed. It makes a strange noise, the induction element is small and off-centre, it doesn't seem to go below 600W, and all of it's non-2100W settings are an on/off pulse.
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Love your wet paper towel test, very clever.
Hah cheers mate, much appreciated!
That was a brilliant method to visualize the hot spot from the cooktop. Much less messy than the flour burn test!
Hah yep, thanks! Drunk me came up with it.
FINALLY someone who does a Fun Efin Tastic Review... Well done and Thank you sooo very much for showing theee most important part to any review.
Very dissappointing that breville would have such tiny heating point. I am wondering how much that unit costs.
Hah thanks Red Knight! Yeah I usually love Breville so was super disappointed by this. It was $139 (link in the description). So far my fav is the Nationwide Electrical model reviewed recently, but I also have an Ikea one here to test, and then am yet to purchase the Westinghouse!
Do you find it annoying not to be able to select your wanted watt straight up or by fast dial compared to repeatedly finger pressing through to the wanted function?
Yeah bothers me a little, but you kind of form muscle memory with these things eventually. That being said, I use the NE induction cooker more than most these days
Do any of the more expensive machines have even heating and not pulse on and off? Plus it seemed you had to play Beethhovens 2nd symphony before you got the controls to behave and lowered the heat to a simmer.
Not that I've found, mind you, I have not tested too many yet. It would be nice, but I am not sure that's realistically possible. I definitely need to learn more!
@@platima Ta for reply. Yes you could turn this into a business. I am looking at one of those NuWave 2 gadgets from the AS seen on TV companies. Reasonably expensive but specs seem OK. Surprised I cant see many reviews even written on them.
@@grittsy Hah nah I've got enough sht to take up my time! This was originally just for some others I know that were curious, and now I keep getting drunk and recording my testing when I buy new appliances. Primarily driven by my love of cooking, but also need to do it in the most cost and time effective way possible!
That being said, if some big company has a non-pulsing and ideally quiet induction cooker for me to test, I ain't saying no!
Hey I have a cheap different brand and it makes the exact same beep sound and electric noise. The thing I dont like is the long coil on/off cycle time. The good quality full size built in cookers run a quicker cycle when on low power so can keep warm without boiling
That's really good to know! thanks for the info
Can you do a video on the buttons and the features!
I actually should, but I took it back. The buttons were pretty basic though; wattage (pulse speed), timer, child lock, and 'presets'. Those presets were then just wattage / timer combos, as show in the manual on page 10: www.appliancesonline.com.au/public/manuals/LIC400BLK-Breville-User-Manual.pdf
@@gofigure_1 Did you watch the video? :P
@@gofigure_1 More time now. So, I've tested a half-dozen induction cookers these days, and MOST appliances I have are Breville, however, this one severely underperformed. In short, it cost ~$120 or something, and was beaten by a $40 unit (in another video). Not to mention that the coil is not as big as it appears to indicate, and is off centre.
Induction cooking noises: th-cam.com/video/KozUDtxW2HE/w-d-xo.html
Half expected to get rickrolled there 😂 Thanking you kindly!
Hi. I bought this induction yesterday and idk why it is not operating even though my saucepan is induction compatible!! Can I know which brands you are using??? Thanks :)
Read my description :P
In short, as long as the saucepan is has a conductive layer, it should work. If not, faulty cooker!
Check whether a magnet will stick to the bottom of the pot/pan, if not it may not contain ferrous metal.
Only works with steel and cast iron.
The noise is magnetism and while the initial heat may be off-center, there's a reason you should use a quality pan and pre-heat it properly.
Hey thanks for the reply. I ended up testing a few of these, have just not uploaded more videos yet. A better quality pan helps, but I found this one just underperformed unfortunately.
@@platima hi kieth, do you recommend a portable induction cooker?
@@sterlo212 hey Steve. I'm yet to actually test it, but I've seen the cheapo Aldi one used a few times and it actually looks pretty good! Otherwise the Philips one looked good but I'm yet to test it. Kmart have a cheap $49 one if you're just after cheap and disposable. After testing this one I actually went back to gas!
@@platima induction is magentism, meaning it heats up ferrous metals, aluminium isnt ferrous, you shouldnt use aluminium frying pans as it wont work properly, or so says 5 seconds of google, use full steel instead or old cast iron, it needs to be magnetic so copper and aluminium does not work
@@Stoogie Thanks mate but I'm well aware of how induction works, and so I did not use any aluminium :)
You sound a little hard to please. It brought 2 cups of water to a hard boil within 2 minutes. lol
I am, but for me it's more about the control and efficiency than just speed
@@platima Fair enough. I just want to boil water, I guess. lol
@@1ceYourPimpHand They'd be great for that. Not so much steaks.
@@platima Any good for a quick sear?
@@1ceYourPimpHand only really for very small steaks, or if you're using cast iron, in my opinion.
The main issue is that the heated area is small, and inconsistent. A small steak would probably fit the small element, or if you use cast iron, it'll hold its heat well. In fact, I ALWAYS recommend cast iron for steak; just heat the oil and sear the living shit out of it. For a refrigerated ~2cm thick steak; 4 mins on one side, 2 mins on the other, seems to give a good medium rare. Room temp steak 1 min less on each side. For sous vide steak (worth it!) heat it until the oil is smoking, then each side for ~45 seconds, plus the fat cap.
Damn, now I'm hungry.
Glad I didn't buy this cook top. The buttons look rubbish! The Anko one seems much better value and easier to use,
Yeah for sure. I was unfortunately disappointed by this one Philip's to be tested when I've got a bit of spare cash!
And thanks for the comment :)
This is my 4th one. 1star. Ease of clean. It’s crap
Owch, sorry to hear!
This is nosy and poor design. Totally rubbish gadget.
So true!
"I'm not sure I like that"... "I don't know how induction works." Just give us the results, not your ignorant opinions.
But I looooooove my ignorant opinions.... apparently you do too, since you watched it. Thank you ♥♥♥♥♥
@@platima I didn't finish it though.
@@MasonTorrey I don't blame ya, I wouldn't. But I made it, so I know the outcome. Kind of kills the fun of it 🤣🤣
@@platima 😂 I'm glad we have a sense of humour ;)
@@MasonTorrey absolutely have to in this rather mental world! Have a great weekend friend, and thanks for your feedback