Tefal 30cm So Tasty frypan $25 save $24
Tefal 30cm hard anodised frypan $29 save $25
Tefal 30cm Stainless Steel Exterior Envy Frypan $29 save $30
Tefal 20cm So Tasty Frypan $17 save $17
Tefal 26cm Hard Anodised Frypan $25 save $24
Tefal 32Cm So Tasty Frypan $29 save $25
Tefal 28cm So Tasty Wokpan $25 save $24
Made in France
not Induction friendly!
Most non-stick pans are aluminium, but some have steel in the base, e.g Wiltshire Thermotech at BigW. Just take a magnet with you to test them when you go looking for a pan.
BTW, sale price is showing already on the website.
Hey,
I am not sure where u got your information from but Tefal Australia's website mentions both hard anodised and envy range to be induction compatible.
It's clearly stated in the descriptions in the product links that actually have a proper description:
Type B - http://www.kmart.com.au/product/30cm-tefal-gourmet-anodised-…
Type D - http://www.kmart.com.au/product/26cm-so-tasty-frypan/123032
Type G - http://www.kmart.com.au/product/32cm-tefal-so-tasty-frypan/1…
Type H - http://www.kmart.com.au/product/28cm-tefal-so-tasty-wokpan/1…
"Suitable for all stove tops excluding Induction"
I've also seen this specified on other sites inc. Peters of Kensington for similar or exact models. Thing is I've since discovered that for only $10-$20 more I can get a better quality pan that's 100% Induction compatible so I think I'll just get one of those instead.
Apologies, my mistake. Seems like only Envy series is compatible with induction…
Envy series
http://www.tefal.com.au/Cookware-%26-Kitchenware/Pots-%26-Pa…
Hey I am new to this induction friendly pans stuff, so does that mean
A C E F are all induction friendly?
I have been using a tefal pan for about 4 months on my glass top and starting to get worried that it wasn't induction friendly…..
EDIT: just reread your comment, seems like i can only go with the stainless steel option. I guess I can check it out tomorrow at KMART and hope they have some sort of description
@ivanson86: Yes, it has to be a ferrous metal like steel or iron OR have an element of ferrous metal embedded in the base otherwise it just wont work. Whatever you have been using would've had ferrous content because all-aluminium or all-copper pans just won't get hot at all. The last cheapie pan I bought was mainly aluminium BUT it had a stainless steel insert spot-welded onto the bottom which generated the heat then transferred that heat to the rest of the alloy pan. It epically failed after about a year when the stainless insert came away from the rest of the pan and actually started arcing while in use. No damage was done to the cooktop but it did create some odd odour and badly discoloured where the arcing occurred. We threw that out soon after.
Gotta say, the BEST pans & pots for induction are cast iron. Solid, stable and stupidly fast heat up. LeCrueset, Chasseur or just the cheap stuff from ALDI or a camping store would work just as well. Can be very heavy though and there's a greater risk of scratching or smashing your cooktop with it too so best to be careful.
@SteveAndBelle: oh ok…. so you're saying that pans that can't handle induction cooktops merely just don't work? I thought it was more to do with it damaging the cook top. Are all glass top cooktops induction? so confused right now. My wife bought the tefal couple of years ago, i'm assuming a veyr generic tefal nad it works fine on my cooktop
EDIT: OK I think i've figured it out, (can't check as I'm not at home). But I think i got confused with ceramic cook tops, mine must be ceramic so all is good. Thanks for your help
@ivanson86: Correct, here's a diagram: http://inductionovens.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/… Coils generate high frequency magnetic friction which generates heat in ferrous metals like Steel & Iron. Non-ferrous metals like Aluminium & Copper do not have this magnetic property and therefore will not work so to make them 'induction friendly' the manufacturers have to incorporate ferrous inserts or elements in the base of the pan.
Not all glass cooktops are based on induction heating. There are also ceramic glass tops that have heater elements mounted underneath just like those old-fashioned electric elements. The glass is super tough and lets the infrared heat pass through but apart from looking better and easier to clean there's not much difference between them and the more traditional exposed elements. Here's what they look like while heating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_stove#/media/File:Cera…
The major difference with induction cooktops is that the pan itself is part of the 'circuit' therefore making them far more efficient than any other heat generating cooktop. Take the pan off and you wont see anything glowing red hot underneath the glass and apart form the residual heat leftover from the hot pan there's very little risk of burning yourself when you remove the pan as the cooktop itself isn't actually generating the heat. If you can see an element glowing then you don't have an induction cooktop and 'anything' you put on top of it will get hot whether that's ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, pottery, plastic, paper etc. etc.
Eddy currents can be induced in any conductor, it does not need to be ferrous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_current#Explanation
The reason we use steel is because of its comparatively high resistance compared to say, aluminium or copper. While you can induce in copper or aluminium, the low resistance results in very little heating.
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/resistivity-conductivity-d… and http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/UmranUgur.shtml pitches resistivity (ρm) at
Copper: 1.724 x10^-8
Aluminium: 2.68 x10^-8
Stainless steel 304: 70 x10^-8
Cast iron: 100 x10^-8
Eddy currents can be induced in any conductor, it does not need to be ferrous.
Yes, but induction cooktops rely on ferro-magnetism, and rapid switching of magnetic domains. It is not a question of resistance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking
"This produces large eddy currents in the ferrous pot, which because of the resistance of the pot, heats it."
Uh … your quote says "ferrous" - so what was the point?
A slab of metal is not much of an inductor - its silly to think you can practically heat it with simple induction.
go swiss diamond never look back
I never liked swiss diamond.
But after using Woll i haven't liked any other of my pans.
Sadly, this post is just another copy and paste from other's people hardwork without credit to original poster.
Care to back up your assertation with a link to the original poster? I did a quick look and didn't find anything.
first posted on buckscoop yesterday. Yeah a credit to the other forum would have been good, but I don't see a problem. Bargain is a bargain, sharing is caring.
http://www.buckscoop.com.au/deals/kmart-up-to-50-off-tefal-s…
What if i didn't see it from there?, do i still need to credit the other forum?
From now on i need to research the internet properly if anything i am about to post has been posted before somewhere else by someone else.
Going by this logic, everything on the internet is a dupe.
@varunsic: Next time you need to credit the guy working in the Kmart marketing department for coming up with the deal ;)
@varunsic: >From now on i need to research the internet properly if anything i am about to post has been posted before somewhere else by someone else
Yep. shoulda done your homework matey. For shame.
This should have been reported as a dupe then?
Nah, he wouldve posted to another forum (instead of here) then came here to sook about it.
Sadly, no-one gives a shit about some internet credit. Even more sad is how petty you are.
hardwork
Gee i hope you arent serious. Try working a real job and then come and tell us about your pain of losing the credit on some 'hard work'.
Thanks OP! Need a new Tefal.
How long old one lasted?
I've had mine for over a year now. Still in great condition. Only thing though, careful not to scratch the base with metal utensils or while cleaning. :)
So Tasty frying pan … do I eat it?
lol
Anyone knows whether the hard anodized range or the envy range is better?
Here's a few Q's for you OzB-Brain-Trust (NOT necessarily related to these (deal) pans, but in the same product category):
(Some demonstrators - at CostCo - were claiming that Germany has Banned use of Teflon on similar pans.)
Can anyone confirm that (for DE)?
Has AU (or FR for that matter) got similar bans on cookware teflon?
TIA.
From Tefal AU website
All non-stick coatings contain PTFE, the abbreviation for polytetrafluorethylene, a plastic polymer.
Anyone know which of these is best/most useful? Last time I bought one I spent about 30mins in the aisle trying to research on my phone before randomly choosing one…
Went to Kmart at Mt Ommany only 3 pans left! Went last night so they must be popular!
I just got myself the 32cm one! used it tonight and it's awesome as expected :) easy to clean up after! yay
hope target will do a similar sale soon.
NOTE: It seems most of these are not Induction friendly! Bugger, one of these would've been perfect :(