What is an induction stove?
What is an induction stove?
In an induction stove, a cooking vessel is placed on top of a coil of copper wire with an alternating electric current passing through it. The resulting oscillating magnetic field wirelessly induces an electrical current in the vessel. This large eddy current flowing through the resistance of the vessel results in resistive heating.
How does induction cooking work?
The flow of an alternating current (AC) creates an electromagnetic field on an induction stovetop that excites the molecules in pots and pans that aren’t good conductors, like iron or steel. When these metal molecules are excited, they heat up quickly. They also cool down quickly.
You won’t see the stovetop glow red like you might a standard electric stovetop. And when the molecular connection between cookware and the stovetop is broken, the heat stops being produced.
You may like
