@tokiomitohsaka7770ปีที่แล้ว +3
Interesting trick with the boiling water, I’ll remember that.
You are amused at Uncle Roger’s rant, so I will make a counter rant about Induction:
I very much disagree with Uncle Roger on induction; it is simply the best type of stove. Gas stoves are inefficient, most of the energy is heating the room, so your AC works harder and wastes more energy, it is responsible for indoor pollution that harms your health (even if you do have a vent, they usually aren’t that good unless you get an expensive one. If you want to test how good your vent is, use turmeric in your cooking and see how far the smell spreads around the house while the vent is turned on), they needlessly emit CO2 which is a greenhouse gas, and about 4% of the methane being extracted from the ground gets leaked into the atmosphere (and methane is 28 times worse than CO2 for climate change, so that 4% becomes significant), and having gas in your home is a fire hazard.
Induction is much more efficient, safer, cleaner, better for the environment, and you can control the heat perfectly. The only downsides is that you can’t use aluminium, copper, or clay pots without an adapter (flat piece of steel with a handle).
I have a commercial 3.5Kw induction wok station in my kitchen (bought it used from a restaurant that closed because of COVID) and it is a powerhouse that gets that wok hei effect perfectly.
I guess you could tell that I love induction stoves a lot, been using it exclusively for over a decade and would never go back to gas.
@ChefJamesMakinson ปีที่แล้ว +4
I have used all types of stoves throughout my years of cooking professionally. induction does have many benefits and economically it is much more efficientI still. However, I still prefer gas stoves to any other type, as they are much more flexible to cook with different methods than having to use a specific type of material to be able to create the heat. But for many people that wish just to have something more efficient at home, they are good choice.
@tokiomitohsaka7770ปีที่แล้ว
@@ChefJamesMakinson I respect that, and I recognise that in professional kitchens, being able to use aluminium pans (which not only conduct heat really well, but being very light is an advantage), and copper pans (which are the best heat conductors) are a big advantage. But for a home use, I really can’t see myself ever going back to gas.
@radityakazutoปีที่แล้ว +1
@@tokiomitohsaka7770 right because some Japanese apartement/house very narrow and didn't have enough space for making a proper kitchen, so hard to put gas stove on that minimum space safely, so that many peoples prefer to buy food from restaurant instead or making instant food in their residences
@tokiomitohsaka7770ปีที่แล้ว
@@radityakazuto Most homes in Japan have a gas stove and even little gas grills (because most homes didn’t have a full sized oven), I didn’t even know that induction existed for most of my life. Also, most people work too many hours, which is why a lot of people choose to eat outside (and also you can find really good foods for cheap). Families with kids typically have one parent stay at home while the parent with the higher income focuses on career, and the stay at home parent would cook often.
But that’s not relevant in my case, I have been living in Europe for 15 years now, and I have discovered induction about a decade ago, I did not know what it was back then.
Induction is really good at precisely controlling heat, even slightly better than gas, unlike electric (non-induction) stoves or using solid fuels which suck at heat control. The only advantage of gas is that you can use aluminium, copper, and clay pots without an adapter plate. For restaurants, where you cook all day, having a lightweight pan from aluminium is an advantage, or copper for the absolute highest thermal conductivity, but at home you don’t do it all day, so there is no reason to not use steel, cast iron, or a hybrid pan/pot (as long as you can stick a magnet to the bottom, it will work with induction).
I cook every day, and since my favourite pans and pots are either cast iron (enamelled and raw), carbon steel, or stainless steel, I absolutely lose nothing from using induction. It is powerful (you can measure it by how quickly it can take a litre of water from room temperature to boiling with the same pot) and very easy to use. It is also extremely easy to clean.
