It seems everywhere we look these days, someone is switching over from old, outdated stovetop technology to induction technology. Whether you’re in California which passed a law banning gas stoves in new buildings at the end of the decade, or you’re simply looking to remodel your kitchen, more and more people are ditching gas and electric stoves for induction. And why wouldn’t they? Induction really is the way to go for a number of reasons.
What Is Induction?
Induction technology utilizes electromagnetic energy to generate heat directly in your cookware to cook your food. Induction cooktops have coils underneath the cooking surface that generate a magnetic field which reacts to metal in your cookware, vibrating the molecules and generating heat. This is in stark contrast to your old gas or electric stove generating heat below and around your cookware to indirectly heat up your food, a very outdated and inefficient cooking method. While traditional stoves only use about 30% of their heat for cooking, induction cooktops use as much as 90% of their energy for cooking!
So now that we know what induction cooking is, how do we decide which induction cooktop to go with? We don’t want just any ordinary induction cooktop, we want one that’s loaded with plenty of features to make our lives easier. Enter the Nuwave Precision Induction Cooktop, also known as the PIC!
Nuwave Cooktop Features
- Precision
- Other cooktops limit your options to vague temperature settings like low, medium and high. This forces you to guess your actual cooking temperature, leaving you with potentially inaccurate results. The PIC doesn’t have this problem and instead offers the ability to set a cooking temperature in precise 5 or 10-degree increments as low as 100°F or as high as 575°F in some models. Now you can know precisely how hot your food is cooking at so you can prepare even the most intricate and delicate recipes with confidence. Melt chocolate without it burning or coagulating or make delicious bearnaise sauce with ease.
- Power
- The PIC offers advanced induction cooking technology you won’t find in just any ordinary cooktop. The ceramic glass cooking surface is shatter-proof for your safety while sitting closer to the induction heating coils than other cooktops. This brings your cookware closer to the induction coils for faster heating. And the PIC even has more induction coils under its cooking surface than most cooktops to deliver more consistent heating without any hot or cold spots. Plus certain PIC models utilize up to 1,800 watts of energy to power those induction coils, helping the PIC heat up much faster than other induction cooktops.
- Portability
- You can’t have the best portable induction cooktop without being portable and the PIC has that in spades! As long as you have access to a standard wall outlet, you can take your PIC just about anywhere and cook with precision and power. All PIC models have adjustable wattage settings to help ensure you can cook no matter your electric supply. So whether you’re in an RV or at a campsite, you can enjoy precision induction technology. The PIC is even compact enough to make transport easy, many models offering an optional carrying case to make travel that much easier.
- Versatility
- With its vast temperature range and portability, the PIC can handle just about any cooking task you may have. Sear a steak at high heat or melt chocolate at a low heat and keep it melted without burning. You can even prepare super delicate sauces like hollandaise that require super precise temperatures. You can sear, boil, sauté, simmer, deep fry, slow cook or melt on the PIC and your food will turn out perfect! And since its portable, you can either cook right in your kitchen or bring the PIC to your dinner table or buffet to keep your meals warm and ready to eat. With large, easy-to-read buttons for all of the common temperature settings, it’s incredibly easy to quickly adjust the temperature to suit your needs!
- Safety
- All PICs are designed with safety in mind. When the built-in timer reaches zero, the PIC automatically shuts off and stops cooking so no more restless nights wondering if you turned off the stove! Plus, the PIC utilizes a delayed shutoff when a pan is removed from the cooking surface. This means you can sauté or flip your food and quickly return your pan to the PIC surface and it will continue to cook like normal; but if you remove your pan entirely, the PIC will shut off for your safety.
Conclusion
Induction cooking technology is here to stay. Whether you’re upgrading your kitchen or just looking for a convenient way to cook when travelling, you’ll want an induction cooktop loaded with features that will make your life easier. The Precision Induction Cooktop from Nuwave is just that cooktop. Try it for yourself and see how the Nuwave Cooktop features will improve your life!
