Induction Cooktops

[Ms. Bee]

(02-15-2013 18:49)eaw Wrote:  Jennifer
It heats the metal pan only. it must be ferrous --magnetic-think steel/iron
It uses the principal of magnetic induction only heats the pan/pot.
Yes it's a magnetic wave exciting the iron atoms creating heat.
Used in industry to heat bearings to expand for a tighter fit on shafts.

Thanks for the explanation.
I had read about them at one time because I was interested, although now I was a little foggy on the actual details. Suppose this is why the video show the eggs only cooking in the pan and not on the stove. Must make clean up, with not burning stuff on the stove a snap. My understanding was that Europeans have been using induction cooking for many, many years. And at $350. that is not a bad price!