How to: Remove Induction Pan Stucked to an Induction Cooker

Hello there guys! How are you today?

I had another AHA! moment and so I thought of sharing what happened today.

We were boiling the oxtail tripe for Kare-kare when we ran out of gas. Fortunately, we were able to purchase an induction cooker before so we used it instead.

One thing that I've learned the hard way is to never leave your induction cooker if you're cooking something. It makes sense because an induction cooker cooks faster than your traditional gas stove. I delegated the cooking to my mom but she then left it in the lowest settings. What we didn't know was that the pot had overflown and when I checked it out, the pot was stuck in the induction cooker.

And so I thought: how can I remove the induction pan stuck in the induction cooker? I wasn't able to take a picture but imagine lifting the pan and you will also see that the induction cooker is also lifted. That's how it's very much stucked to each other.

I immediately thought of not using utensils to separate the pan because it could damage the induction cooker. Then I thought that the fluid from the boiled oxtail tripe was sticky and it burnt on the edges of the pan. Why not that I try to use water?

Of course you have to unplug first the appliance when you do this so that there won't be a possibility of being electrocuted.

After unplugging, put a bit of room temperature water around the area of the pot and try scrubbing it with your finger just to dilute the stickiness. Use a dry cloth and carefully wipe it off.

I did this and thought that the problem might be solved. However, it didn't.

Then I thought of something that made me a little nervous. I put some water around the area and plugged the appliance. I turned the induction cooker on and waited for about 2-3 seconds (the water that I added underneath the pan was bubbling) before trying to lift again the pan. Hopefully, it worked!