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Their utility isn't limited. Restaurant chefs love them.
We just don't have the infra. Buildings and backbone would need retrofits.
And that would obviously be too much of burden for the betterment of things. Small changes but unfortunately dismissed as not a silver bullet.
Again, like I said, practically all residential needs would be met by their use.
There is a slight limitation on what kind of cookware you can use on them. The pots and pans have to be ferromagnetic. Aluminium cookware doesn't work and it looks like stainless can be hit or miss depending on how it's made. It's not a big issue unless most of your cookware doesn't work on it.
Do restaurants use a lot of cheap aluminum crap, or prefer shit that will last?
Also: retrofits for existing ones if the former, but new restaurants would prefer induction if infra allowed
With the exception of the non-reactive pans which are rare, it's all aluminum
I only used induction burners for heating cream to make custard. For careful control of temperature they are great. Wouldn't use them to saute though
Oh! I've heard different reports and noticed I need to make very few accommodations, mostly cutting my lazy bullshit. I'm kind of interested in this.
I mean, when all the gas burners would in use, I would use our portable induction burner for other things like boiling pasta or whatever but for things requiring precise temperature control I started avoiding the gas stoves.
I can tell you're a genuine line cook, wanna give this one an edit pass later?
what does that mean?