In space, there is only one type of cooktop I will use: Induction.
When I had a big kitchen on Earth, I loved to cook on gas. I hated any kind of electric stove. But induction turns out to be the dream. I can achieve all the heat and precise temperature changes of gas with none of the actual flames. I like induction better because it gives me a precision I can dial in by the number and that is consistent, even at very low temperatures.
Want to reduce a sauce, stirring it occasionally over a low temperature? Induction for the win.
Want to stir-fry something fast and hot in a big wok? Again, it’s induction.
It takes some getting used to, at first. I look for a number now instead of a flame height. And matching the pan to the dish is even more important with induction than with gas. Carbon steel can get to shockingly high temperatures. Cast iron heats more slowly but holds the heat — at a very precise range — longer. Cheap pans with no ferrous metal don’t work at all.
I will never go back to gas. In a small kitchen, especially, induction gives you design option that would be wildly expensive with gas.
Induction is also so versatile that you can drop a burner in anywhere you want it.
Want a big cook surface that’s much like a slide-in stovetop?
Drop this 36-inch induction cooktop into your counter and you have five powerful burners in a cooking center that’s a match to any traditional gas stovetop in cooking ability.
But induction cook surfaces are available in so many shapes and sizes, that you could drop a small burner in that allows you to face people sitting at the counter or whatever else you have in mind.
Put a double burner anywhere in the kitchen
This slender Karinear built-in cooktop would fit anywhere — no matter how small your kitchen — giving you an excellent cooking surface that fits where you have space for it or where it’s convenient to cook.
It is only 10 inches wide.
How often do you use all of your burners anyway?
The Flex Zone style of this one also makes it easy to move your pan around on the surface or cook on a large pan. Or use the two areas as two separate burners.
Building a custom cooking space with more than one of these is also a tempting idea.
Drop a single burner anywhere
Why limit your design to traditional ideas, though?
With this single-burner built-in induction cooktop, you can have a burner anywhere you want. Put it in the island or in the breakfast nook.
It requires installation but when your space is small, innovation is necessary.
You don’t even need to install this one
Or forget the installation and set this induction cooktop right on the counter and cook.
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