Over the last week, the Yale Blog has detailed different products to save electricity and of course money. For new construction and remodelling, induction is the greenest cooking technology and a great way to save both.
Every day, I eat oatmeal and have the choice of boiling water on a Thermador 22,000 BTU wok, a Viking prfessional cooktop or an induction burner. Induction is by far the fastest to a boil...
Other attributes:
1. Simmer: Boil to simmer in seconds
2. Control: Induction is immediate response
3. Child safety: Induction is instant on/off, so there is much less residual heat
4. Efficiency: Induction is 90% efficient, gas 60% and electric 55%.
5. Less Venting: Less heat escaping means less venting as well as less of a drag on HVAC systems, which is a further savings of electricity
Induction cooktops now start at about $1399 versus $2200 for a pro cooktop.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteIs there such thing as an induction range? e.g. Can you buy an induction cooktop that also has a gas oven? There probably isn't but I thought I'd ask.
Diva has started manufacturing a 36 inch induction range. Viking and Electrolux are producing a 30- inch in 2009
ReplyDeletePresently, there is not an induction/gas combo on the market. Elecetrolux has a wall oven that will fit under their induction cooktop