For the longest time I wanted a Wolf gas stove. I would still love to have one but after hearing someone who has come away very impressed by the Impulse’s, I have to say they sound and look pretty nice.
Got a link? The only page I found displayed an error.
Apparently gets water to boil in under 40 seconds.
Huh. Their website works on my desktop, but serves a 500 server error when I use my iPhone. Same network. Odd.
Thanks for the link.
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They do seem to be well thought out, the battery feature is an interesting idea. I would love to have a legit induction cooktop in the kitchen.
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Induction is indeed great for boiling water. Great to have one side burner, but if you are a serious cook, gas is the only way to go for your main cooktop.
This should be fun. 
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I felt the same way until I used a well made induction cooktop. A underpowered induction cooktop is pointless but I would have no problem getting rid of gas for the speed and control you can get from a well made induction.
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Same. I still love gas but after using two decent inductions, I at least find them tolerable now. Curious what something like an Impulse is like. If it isn’t all around better than gas I now believe it’s just a matter of time before it is superior.
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why?
Precision and feel for me. I can’t get the feel of the level of heat without seeing the flame.
We’re in the final planning stages of our remodel before packing up and moving out for a year.
We chose gas (Wolf five burner cooktop) because that’s what we know and like. We also live in Los Angeles and it is unclear how long gas ranges/cooktops will be permissible (already banned in new builds).
California is on course to banning all new gas cooking and heating appliances starting in 2030.
We will add a stand alone induction burner to play with. And I understand that induction boils water faster than gas, but neither boils water as fast as our electric kettles.
If I understand the Impulse correctly, it looks like it’s possible to get it very precise. Based on the two inductions I’ve used recently, it just took a few uses to get the feel of the heat level. My main complaint was it was way slower at cooling or heating than gas but again I think Impulse has addressed that.
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A few years ago I was at my brothers for a week and he has induction. Probably the first two days that I used it I was having issues with the levels, it was a small learning curve from using gas forever. By day three everything was so much easier to control, instead of thinking low/med/high it was more 1-100. I still miss having it. You do need one that is running on 220v, I’m sure all built in ones are doing that.
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Still haven’t seen one in person but pretty sure I want one.
Something isn’t adding up with this. A 10KW burner is like 45A at 220V and if you have four of them that’s 180A (now that’s a 100% power continuous which is unlikely but still). They even say that the impulse induction cooktop works on a 120V plug. How is this so? Am I missing something? Is my math completely off?
The battery? Did you watch the vid all the way through? There’s a point in there where he says the battery is “net charging” despite using the burner.
Before seeing this vid I didn’t realize how “smart” this stove is. He points out that the burner realizes when he removes the egg from the pan and automatically reduces power. This is a really nice feature when you don’t want to monkey with the temp nob in order not to burn something you want to keep in the pan after removing the main thing.
Didn’t see the video, but here’s an interview with Sam D’Amico that lays everything out (and where the idea came from) Impulse Labs' Sam D'Amico Explains How He Built a Mind-Blowing Stove - Heatmap News. Looks pretty cool, but is pretty expensive, although you might be able to get rebates from the government. I think I’d still install this with 240V though.
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There’s a rebate. I want to say about $1,600. Will check.