You may have heard of an ‘induction range cooker’ but not know precisely what this means, and how this differs from a standard range cooker. Induction cooking doesn’t use the traditional method of heating a hob which is infrared radiation generated from a gas flame or from electrical wires. Range cookers with an induction hob use an alternating electrical current to create something called an ‘eddy current’ which in turn produces resistive heating- and that’s how the food gets cooked. This intuitive method of heating is safer, quicker and more effective than traditional heating methods.
Induction hobs are particularly popular amongst customers as they are much safer than traditional hobs. There are two main reasons for this: the first is that induction heating is completely flameless, so you are free from the risks associated with a naked flame in the kitchen.
The second reason that induction cooking is so much safer is that only the pan itself is heated, not the surrounding area. This is because a magnetic field is generated between the hob and the pan so the plate itself does not become hot. The hob will actually shut down if there is nothing placed on it so there’s no more worrying about accidentally leaving it on! These safety features are brilliant if you have small children running around the kitchen and are worried about them harming themselves.
Tired of scrubbing round the curves and indents of a traditional hobs? A range cooker with an induction hob consists of one completely flat surface, making it easy to wipe clean after a messy bolognese or unruly tomato soup.
You might not believe it, but induction hobs actually cook your food quicker than regular gas or electric hobs. Induction hobs heat up more quickly, provides greater thermal efficiency ensuring much less energy is wasted and also they produce a more consistent level of heat.
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