Speed, control, and cleaning ease are among the advantages of induction cooktops. Now safety can be added to the list.
Thermador's 36" induction cooktop includes built-in sensors that detect surface temperature and spills. The unit shuts off if something boils over or if a pot boils dry. With five available heating zones, including a zone for large pots and pans and a high power zone, the cooktop can handle anything from delicate sauces to boiling pots of spaghetti.
Popular in Europe, induction cookers are the choice of many professionals. But the technology has been slow to catch on with American homeowners. The Thermador cooktop is parent company Bosch's first induction cooktop to be introduced to American consumers.
Induction cooking uses electromagnetic technology to directly heat only the contents of the pan, leaving the surrounding cooking surface cooler to the touch.
The cooktops are more expensive than other ceramic-top electric cooktops. Induction cookers are substantially more energy efficient, however, using about half the power of a standard electric cooktop.
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