Read this thread with interest. I don't have the CHS system but built my own modeled off of theirs. The only difference is I'm using a bag instead of the basket. Been getting pretty consistent 70% efficiency by crushing my own grains at a 0.30in gap. I use a commercial style induction burner and...
I've been using an induction hotplate for about a year now - started using it soon after I started brewing actually. It's a 1800w 'Winco' commercial induction cooker which I found on Craigslist for $100Cad. With reflectix I can get a boil for my 5 gal batches no problem. It's not a leaping boil...