CHRIS BENZ
Napa Climate NOW!
For years, home cooks have preferred gas stoves over electric stoves when it comes to cooking because of the ability to adjust cooking temperatures quickly. But with the advent of versatile electric-powered induction cooktops, increasing concerns about indoor air pollution associated with gas stoves, the climate implications of relying on natural gas, and other hazards, there are many reasons to reconsider our love affair with gas stoves.
Induction cooktops are an option for cooking with electricity. Induction technology uses an electromagnetic field to heat the pan but not the burner. Restaurants, including the French Laundry, have transitioned to induction cooking because of the extremely fast heating time and precise control it provides, and because it keeps the kitchen cooler by not relying on warming the surface or surrounding area.