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Gourmets Get Ready for Induction Cooking
Get ready for a revolution in the kitchen is the kitchen door. What cell phone made by the telecommunications industry, induction cooking is now doing to the food industry. While technology has been around for decades, in recent years has been greatly improved and are being accepted in Europe and Japan. There can be no doubt that magnetic induction promises to be an option kitchen more attractive in the market. In this article we will discuss how induction cooking works, how it differs from electricity and gas burners and explain the advantages and disadvantages of new technology.
So far, there have been two basic methods of cooking. Both methods follow the same basic principles. In the chemical method, a combustible material such as wood, coal or gas is burned to generate heat, while the electrical method accomplishes the same by running a current through a coil, or, more recently, a halogen bulb full. (A third option, the oven only to generate enough heat to the kitchen is the microwave, which generates heat within the food itself.) Magnetic induction is a completely different technology.
A crash course in basic physics explains how it works. When a conductor is placed in the presence of a magnetic field, electricity is produced in the conductor. The result is an electromagnet. In induction cooking, an electromagnet is placed below the cooking surface. When lit, a source of current passes through the electromagnet, producing a magnetic field. A large metal object on the surface to lift the current and generate heat. Voila! Now we're cooking!
The biggest difference between induction cooking and its counterparts is where the heat is generated. Electricity and gas burners produce heat in a burner. The heat is transferred more or less efficient, a cooking vessel and its contents. By contrast, induction cook tops generate heat in the vessel itself, while the burner is maintained cold. Since there is no transfer of heat from the burner to the pan, there is virtually no heat loss. Studies have shown that induction cooking can be up to 90% energy efficient compared with electric cooker and gas, which are 47% and 40% yield, respectively. Besides efficiency, the kitchen induction is the best choice when it comes to security issues. Because the cooking surface stays cool (at room temperature for example) there is no burned hands or hot pads and no flames sending potentially dangerous fumes in the air. Best of all, with the heat focused in the right place, the kitchen – and the chef – Stays cool and comfortable.
However, the true luxury of induction cooking, things that distinguishes it as the Porsche of cook tops is the accuracy and control that gives the chef. By varying the field strength magnetic field, heat generated in the pot responds instantly. This means that water boils in half the amount of time taking the electric and gas. The low temperatures, and the high significance can pull your double boiler! One experiment showed chocolate chips melting at a temperature so low that held their shape until spread with a spoon. Induction heaters are ideal for caterers as well, since they have low temperatures and keep food warm better than any alternative.
Unfortunately there are a couple of big drawbacks to induction cooktops. To bread to hold power must be magnetic, ie it must contain iron. Therefore, cast iron pots and pans and steel are necessary. Test your utensils Kitchen, by passing a magnet across the pan. If the magnet sticks, the pan will work. Some kitchen utensils, made with layers of aluminum and copper for distribution, continue to function well in an induction cooktop, provided the surface of the pan is steel.
The second disadvantage is missing. For some reason, Induction cooking has been slower to take off in the United States has across the Atlantic. Therefore, it is still difficult to find, and models are more expensive. (Prices start at well over a thousand dollars.) However, as the market increases, look for prices to fall steadily. If you can not wait there are several websites where you can order a induction cooktop and have delivered to your home. Installation is relatively easy.
After using a induction hob is easy to imagine the day when we will look back on electric stoves or gas with the same astonishment and nostalgia as we do cooking Grandma's old wood.
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