Having problems with cooking on induction hob

An easy idea for cleaning stainless steel pans is to heat water with lemon juice in pan for a bit. Leaves them nice and shiny.

I haven't tried lemon juice but have simmered a pan of water with a drop of washing up liquid in it which cleans residue.

Oh, I should say, avoid the Marks and Spencer’s non-stick induction-friendly pans. They’re rubbish. They took an age to heat up and when I returned them, the assistant said they’ve had lots of complaints that they don’t work well on induction hobs.

I have had no problems with any of my stainless steel pans (and by and large, start all my cooking off on the next to highest setting). They are German and came as a complementary gift from Neff. I was sad to have to get rid of a very good set of stainless Stellar pans just because they were not induction compatible. I also have a couple of non-stick frying pans from Sainsbury’s which are fine. The only pan I have problems with is a Prestige non stick omelette pan which is fussy about which ring you use it on, but once you accommodate this little foible, it’s fine! I love my hob; no matter what kind of a mess it gets into, a quick wipe over with a damp cloth and it’s as clean as a new pin.

I’ve only had my induction hob for about 6 months, I had 2 salter non stick pans suitable for induction cooker but I bought nearly all new pans from Ikea, they’re not expensive, stainless steel, I just put them in the dishwasher. My non stick wok and frying pans, also from Ikea are brilliant and so easy to wash.

I’ve been told that I should not use an induction hob as I have a pacemaker. I’ve been looking into using Calor gas when gas cookers are phased out.

I’ve been cooking on an induction cooker for years however I’ve never used non stick pans on it the pans I buy have the leaded bit on the base made especially for induction hobs. The pan must state for for induction if not you can always take it back to the shop if it doesn’t work good luck to all induction users