Insignia Electric Induction Cooktop Only $29.99 at Best Buy (Regularly $80)

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   Mary W August 20, 2019 at 3:56 pm MST

   The write up on this on the Best Buy page says it does not onlinee with a cord. What??? Am I reading that wrong?
   Power Cord Included
   No

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  Cassandra (Hip Sidekick) August 20, 2019 at 4:25 pm MST

  Hi Mary W! Thanks for the heads up in regards to the power cord! I am going to add that info to the post.

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   Susan August 20, 2019 at 4:13 pm MST

   Oh, I didnt read the info. I just bought one for my RV. Im going to ask before I leave. They may be refunding me.

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   Susan Edsall August 20, 2019 at 4:42 pm MST

   The way I understand is it doesn’t need a power cord. Here’s what I found. “When you stand a suitable cooking pan on top of an induction cooktop that’s powered up, the magnetic field produced by the cooktop penetrates the metal of the pan. So we have a fluctuating magnetic field moving around inside a piece of metal (the base and sides of the pan)—and that makes an electric current flow through the pan too (that’s all that induction means). Now this is not quite the same as the electric current that flows through a wire, carrying electrical energy in a straight line from (say) a battery to a flashlight bulb. It’s a kind of whirling, swirling electric current with lots of energy but nowhere to go; we call it an eddy current. As it swirls around inside the metal’s crystalline structure, it dissipates its energy. So the metal pan gets hot and heats up whatever food is inside it, first by conduction (it passes its heat energy directly to the food) but also by convection (liquid food rises and falls in the pan carrying heat with it). Read more about heat transfer in our main article about heat energy.”

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  Cassandra (Hip Sidekick) August 20, 2019 at 4:44 pm MST

  That’s extremely helpful, Susan! Thanks so much for taking the time to onlinement!

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  Susan Edsall August 20, 2019 at 5:07 pm MST

  I’m on hold with the onlinepany now. Their manual says to plug in the cord. So I’m trying to find out why they would sell without a cord.

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  Cassandra (Hip Sidekick) August 20, 2019 at 5:14 pm MST

  How odd. Thanks so much for reaching out to them, Susan! I am happy to update the post as-needed.

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   joeytotheg August 20, 2019 at 5:26 pm MST

   In the questions and answer section someone asked what kind of cord was needed. Someone answered that “it onlinees with a 3-prong power cord.”

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   Susan Edsall August 20, 2019 at 5:44 pm MST

   onlinepany says it’s suppose to have a power cord. My local Best Buy says she can’t open the box. I then talked to the manager and gave him permission to open it. And yes it does have a power cord.

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  Jessica (Hip' Sidekick) August 20, 2019 at 6:24 pm MST

  Thank you SO much for this information, Susan! We really appreciate it!

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   Susan August 20, 2019 at 8:13 pm MST

   Your welonlinee!!! Glad I could help!!

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   Claudia August 20, 2019 at 10:30 pm MST

   If you want to know if your cookware will work on induction use a magnet. If there is a strong magnetic attraction to the bottom then it is likely to work. If the attraction is weak or nonexistent then it will not work. Aluminum cookware will not work.

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