Hybrid Induction Cooking: Best of Both Worlds
What’s Hybrid Cooking?
When most people hear the word “hybrid,” the first thing that pops into their head are cars powered by two different fuel sources: gasoline and electricity. Other words that come to mind are fuel-efficient and green. That’s because hybrid cars are known for being stingy on fuel consumption, which makes it one of the smartest ways to go green.
Another fuel-efficient hybrid that comes to mind is hybrid cooktops. These amazing cooktops bring the hybrid concept to the kitchen—combining induction and radiant cooking. Because appliances are known as one of the leading causes of high energy bills for the home, a hybrid cooktop is an excellent choice for a kitchen upgrade.
Efficiency of Energy
Ever read the directions on food packaging or a recipe card where it asks you to preheat your oven? Some ovens require as much as 30 minutes of preheating before reaching the proper temperature. What a waste!
Electrolux offers a series of hybrid cooktops that feature up to 25 digital preset touch settings so cooking can start on a moment’s notice. No wasting energy from preheating. The hybrid cooktops from Electrolux save as much as 73% percent of the energy consumed by a gas cooktop and 22% when compared to electric coil cooktops.
How about a hybrid induction cooktop that can boil water in just 90 seconds?—(based on using a 6-quart pot (10” diameter) and 1 quart of tepid (lukewarm) water, placed on a 10” induction burner with Power Boost by Electrolux). From lukewarm to 212° in 90 seconds—now that’s efficient use of energy!
Burner Options
The most popular configurations for hybrid induction cooktops are 4 and 5 burners. Since some burners are induction while others are electric, how do you tell them apart?
Temperature Control
It doesn’t matter if you’re the family chef putting together dinner for the night or the chef of a local diner, hybrid induction cooktops will impress both of you. One of the ways this is accomplished is temperature control—an absolute requirement for cooking. This is where induction cooktops can really show their stuff as it is nearly instantaneous to go from a gentle simmer to a rapid boil. Even at lower temperature settings, adjustments can be done with pinpoint accuracy.
Induction-Ready Cookware
One of the nicest benefits of a hybrid induction cooktop is keeping your favorite pots/pans instead of buying all-magnetic cookware. Why magnetic? For an induction burner to function, the base of the pot/pan must be magnetic. If you’re not sure if your cookware is magnetic, place one of your fridge magnets on it. If it sticks, soup’s on! If the magnet doesn’t stick, don’t throw it out—save that pot/pan for use on the electric burners.
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