Save Our Planet Tip
08/11/2023 07:48:20 PM
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Lower your energy usage by buying a portable induction burner to use with your flat bottom magnetic stainless steel and cast iron cookware. The induction burner could become a test run for your next stove purchase.
Induction cooking works by creating a magnetic field between the pot and the magnetic coils beneath the cooking surface. The energy created in the electromagnetic field heats the contents of the pot.” A large drawback with induction stove tops is that cookware of aluminum, copper or glass, including Pyrex will not work without a magnetic layer added to the bottom.
The major advantage is that induction cooking is about 84% energy efficient compared to gas burners at 40%-55% and about 65%-74% for traditional electric ranges. Electric smooth tops are much less energy efficient than ones with exposed coil burners.
A safety feature with induction cooking is that the magnetic burner stays cool when on, even with an empty pot; however, both heat up from the pot’s contents.
Consumer Reports has useful information on induction cooking.
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