1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,561 Have you heard about induction cooktops? 2 00:00:02,561 --> 00:00:06,521 I sure have, but every time I mention them and how cool they are, 3 00:00:06,521 --> 00:00:09,089 there’s always somebody getting up in my bus- 4 00:00:09,322 --> 00:00:11,698 oh crap, the power went out. 5 00:00:12,303 --> 00:00:17,179 Well, I guess my family’s just gonna starve tonight since I don’t have that gas stove anymore. 6 00:00:17,179 --> 00:00:19,758 Hold on, let me go grab the candles. 7 00:00:19,758 --> 00:00:20,546 [match strikes] 8 00:00:21,081 --> 00:00:22,014 Oh? 9 00:00:22,014 --> 00:00:23,735 What’s this? 10 00:00:23,735 --> 00:00:25,262 Hold on, I need more light. 11 00:00:30,101 --> 00:00:33,003 Ohhh, it’s my old camping stove! 12 00:00:33,003 --> 00:00:34,437 I wonder if it still works. 13 00:00:35,856 --> 00:00:36,623 [thud] 14 00:00:37,623 --> 00:00:38,703 Here goes nothing! 15 00:00:40,354 --> 00:00:41,152 [gasp] 16 00:00:41,152 --> 00:00:42,555 It does! 17 00:00:42,788 --> 00:00:44,198 That’s cool. 18 00:00:44,687 --> 00:00:48,644 Well, too bad we’re not camping otherwise this could really come in handy right now. 19 00:00:50,249 --> 00:00:52,662 Please tell me you understand the point of that joke. 20 00:00:52,662 --> 00:01:00,120 I have to tell you that using a camping stove indoors is dangerous and that you should follow all manufacturer warnings and instructions. 21 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:01,976 Uh, but aside from power outages, 22 00:01:01,976 --> 00:01:10,532 there’s another little “gotcha” that comes up with surprising frequency any time I talk about how cool it is to cook with the power of magnets. 23 00:01:11,439 --> 00:01:13,258 But what about woks? 24 00:01:13,258 --> 00:01:15,739 You’re not thinking about cultures that use woks! 25 00:01:15,739 --> 00:01:20,466 And proper woks don’t work with induction cooktops, so whaddya say to that? 26 00:01:20,466 --> 00:01:23,463 I say… check your assumptions. 27 00:01:23,463 --> 00:01:26,491 Because look at what I’ve got here. 28 00:01:26,491 --> 00:01:29,355 This is an induction wok! 29 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,280 It would appear that induction woks actually exist. 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,379 This one’s carbon steel and has a round bottom and everything! 31 00:01:36,379 --> 00:01:43,343 And this isn’t very fancy - it plugs into a standard wall outlet and it cost about $200. 32 00:01:43,343 --> 00:01:49,421 That’s not a cheap kitchen gadget, to be sure, but it’s also pretty reasonable for what this is. 33 00:01:49,421 --> 00:01:52,796 Now, real quick and very important caveat, 34 00:01:52,796 --> 00:01:58,423 this video should absolutely not be seen as an endorsement of this particular product. 35 00:01:58,423 --> 00:02:01,647 For one, I have never cooked with a wok. 36 00:02:01,647 --> 00:02:07,433 Well, a good one anyway and I definitely do not have any decent wok skills. 37 00:02:07,433 --> 00:02:12,955 So I cannot really vouch for how well this wok handles all your wok needs. 38 00:02:12,955 --> 00:02:21,741 I also already have several complaints about this thing - it seems to be trying too hard and some features are confusing and don’t seem that necessary 39 00:02:21,741 --> 00:02:27,112 but the bottom line is…  it exists and is a product you can buy today. 40 00:02:27,112 --> 00:02:28,924 The technology has arrived. 41 00:02:28,924 --> 00:02:34,243 And I would argue, based on what I've gathered about the important factors in this style of cooking, 42 00:02:34,243 --> 00:02:36,707 it’s actually pretty great to wok this way. 43 00:02:36,707 --> 00:02:37,640 [sudden Aerosmith riff] 44 00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:40,560 For those who aren’t familiar with induction cooking already,   45 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:45,472 I’ll explain how it works in a moment but first I want to pose a simple question: 46 00:02:45,472 --> 00:02:48,956 what are we asking our cooktops to do? 47 00:02:48,956 --> 00:02:55,651 Regardless of the technology, be it an open flame, a cast-iron wood stove, or an electric heating element, 48 00:02:55,651 --> 00:03:00,761 we’re just trying to heat up pieces of cookware so that we can… cook in them. 49 00:03:00,761 --> 00:03:01,643 That’s it. 50 00:03:01,643 --> 00:03:04,122 It’s not really any more complicated than that. 51 00:03:04,122 --> 00:03:08,589 We just need to get a pan or pot or skillet or griddle or dutch oven or, yes, 52 00:03:08,589 --> 00:03:10,824 wok hot. 53 00:03:10,824 --> 00:03:15,503 People have strong opinions on which  method for getting cookware hot is the best, 54 00:03:15,503 --> 00:03:20,306 but in the end all of them are simply producing  a lot of heat right below the cookware, 55 00:03:20,306 --> 00:03:26,388 then that heat is transferred into the cookware and  eventually into the food you’re trying to cook. 56 00:03:26,388 --> 00:03:29,912 Induction cooking is completely different, though. 57 00:03:29,912 --> 00:03:36,516 Power electronics send a high-frequency alternating current through coils of wire below the cooking surface, 58 00:03:36,516 --> 00:03:44,408 and thanks to electromagnetic induction, that induces electrical currents inside of the cookware placed atop those coils. 59 00:03:44,408 --> 00:03:51,540 Those currents, as they travel through the metal of he cookware, end up producing heat through a process called joule heating. 60 00:03:51,540 --> 00:03:56,176 And that means the cookware itself becomes a heating element. 61 00:03:56,176 --> 00:04:00,244 No heat transfer from hot thing to cold cookware occurs, 62 00:04:00,244 --> 00:04:05,050 instead the cookware itself is the thing which gets hot. 63 00:04:05,050 --> 00:04:11,163 It’s similar to how wireless phone charging works, but at much, MUCH higher power levels. 64 00:04:11,163 --> 00:04:14,263 There are tons of benefits to this approach. 65 00:04:14,263 --> 00:04:18,920 For one, it offers the same instant heat output that gas does. 66 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:25,175 You don’t have to wait for the heating element to warm up because your cookware is the heating element. 67 00:04:25,175 --> 00:04:31,324 Similarly, when you turn the heat down, there’s no lag like in a traditional electric stove. 68 00:04:31,324 --> 00:04:36,664 Stop inducing currents in the cookware and the cookware instantly stops producing heat, 69 00:04:36,664 --> 00:04:39,179 just the same as shutting off a gas flame. 70 00:04:39,179 --> 00:04:44,469 So you get all the control of a gas stove but you also get none of its downsides 71 00:04:44,469 --> 00:04:54,720 such as the wild amounts of excess heat they produce in the kitchen as a large majority of heat emitted from the gas burners goes around the cookware. 72 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:00,245 Start noticing that and you may become a bit annoyed  by your gas stove, especially in the summer. 73 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,709 That just doesn’t happen with an induction stove 74 00:05:03,709 --> 00:05:08,995 since nearly all of the heat produced is coming from the cookware itself. 75 00:05:08,995 --> 00:05:13,233 That also means the surface of the cooktop never gets that hot. 76 00:05:13,233 --> 00:05:20,640 It’s only as hot as the bottom of the cookware, making cleanup a breeze and making the stove safer for the childrens. 77 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:26,189 If you’ve never had the chance to play with an induction cooktop before and you’re induction-curious, 78 00:05:26,189 --> 00:05:31,628 there are plenty of inexpensive options these days which let you take it for a test drive. 79 00:05:31,628 --> 00:05:37,409 Note, however, that most of these plug-in units are… not the best. 80 00:05:37,409 --> 00:05:43,191 They’re built to cost - this unit from Ikea currently retails for $60 US dollars 81 00:05:43,191 --> 00:05:48,681 - and some nicer features you might find in a proper cooktop are omitted. 82 00:05:48,681 --> 00:05:56,861 The most frustrating thing with these is their kind of clunky touch controls, limited power output selections (just 9 in this case) 83 00:05:56,861 --> 00:06:02,376 and they tend to produce more noise than a true induction cooktop or range will, 84 00:06:02,376 --> 00:06:11,711 both fan noise as it cools the electronics inside of here and high-frequency ringing sounds caused by tiny vibrations in the cookware. 85 00:06:11,711 --> 00:06:18,991 Still, they’re very impressive for what they are  and this one lives next to my conventional electric stove to supplement it. 86 00:06:18,991 --> 00:06:24,714 To check if your cookware is compatible with an induction cooktop (which is their major downside), 87 00:06:24,714 --> 00:06:27,269 see if a magnet will stick to the bottom. 88 00:06:27,269 --> 00:06:29,660 If it will, you should be good to go. 89 00:06:29,660 --> 00:06:35,459 But if it doesn’t, sadly that piece of cookware won’t work with an induction cooktop. 90 00:06:35,459 --> 00:06:38,058 But then, there’s woks. 91 00:06:38,058 --> 00:06:41,347 Traditionally, woks have a round bottom. 92 00:06:41,347 --> 00:06:47,265 There are woks with flat-bottoms to allow them to work on traditional electric or induction cooktops, 93 00:06:47,265 --> 00:06:50,367 but many people would say those aren’t even woks. 94 00:06:50,367 --> 00:06:55,546 A round bottom is much better for certain styles of cooking, particularly stir-frying. 95 00:06:55,546 --> 00:07:00,617 Woks used over a gas burner can be supported by a simple ring surrounding it, 96 00:07:00,617 --> 00:07:04,789 but on the flat-surface of an induction cooktop… 97 00:07:04,789 --> 00:07:07,116 uhh that doesn’t really work. 98 00:07:07,116 --> 00:07:15,872 Even if you got a round-bottom wok to sit correctly somehow, induction relies on the cookware being close to the induction coils. 99 00:07:15,872 --> 00:07:22,371 So a typical induction cooktop will work very poorly if at all with a round-bottom wok. 100 00:07:22,371 --> 00:07:25,487 But who’s to say we’re limited by the typical? 101 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,438 Certainly not this company because they’ve made this thing. 102 00:07:29,438 --> 00:07:37,948 It’s actually not far off at all from this Ikea unit, but the induction coil is formed into a bowl-shape just like the matching wok. 103 00:07:37,948 --> 00:07:40,221 That means you can put the wok in it. 104 00:07:40,221 --> 00:07:42,464 And now you have an induction wok! 105 00:07:42,464 --> 00:07:46,858 Look at that! What was previously an impossibility is now a reality. 106 00:07:46,858 --> 00:07:52,211 And since this is powered by induction, the wok gets hot incredibly quickly. 107 00:07:52,211 --> 00:07:55,219 Look, right now the wok is stone cold. 108 00:07:55,219 --> 00:07:57,718 Now I’ll turn this unit on. 109 00:07:57,718 --> 00:08:03,140 After only 10 seconds of heating, watch how it reacts to water. 110 00:08:03,140 --> 00:08:07,070 Who says you need a gas flame for a hot wok right now? 111 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:15,143 When I first got this and followed the instructions to season it, the oil started smoking quite intensely after only about 30 seconds. 112 00:08:15,143 --> 00:08:18,421 It’s pretty dang hot pretty dang quick. 113 00:08:18,421 --> 00:08:22,356 Now again, I am not a good judge of a wok. 114 00:08:22,356 --> 00:08:30,142 This could very well be a pretty terrible wok, but I’m not really interested at all in singing the praises of this product. 115 00:08:30,142 --> 00:08:33,196 I just want to make you aware that it exists. 116 00:08:33,196 --> 00:08:36,410 There are a number of things that could be improved upon here, 117 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:43,497 and a proper cooktop freed from the limitations  of a North American power outlet would be even better than this. 118 00:08:43,497 --> 00:08:48,613 My only point today is that woks are not an induction gotcha, 119 00:08:48,613 --> 00:08:50,747 and I think I’ve proven that well-enough. 120 00:08:50,747 --> 00:08:57,452 But I do want to give some useful information on how this product you can actually buy actually performs, 121 00:08:57,452 --> 00:09:01,415 so let’s dig out the thermal camera and do some testing. 122 00:09:01,415 --> 00:09:05,969 First, let’s just look at where the heat ends up getting produced. 123 00:09:05,969 --> 00:09:10,676 Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s mostly generated in the center of the wok. 124 00:09:10,676 --> 00:09:17,073 From what I can tell this is usually what you want - however it’s more ring-shaped than you might expect. 125 00:09:17,073 --> 00:09:26,142 The direct center of the wok remains a little cooler than the areas surrounding it, though of course heat conduction means it still gets plenty hot. 126 00:09:26,142 --> 00:09:31,925 Since this is a round-bottom wok, you can move the wok to change which areas are getting heat, 127 00:09:31,925 --> 00:09:35,876 which can help replicate some traditional wok techniques. 128 00:09:35,876 --> 00:09:41,151 One thing that can only kind of be replicated, though, is tossing food. 129 00:09:41,151 --> 00:09:46,959 Obviously there’s nothing stopping you from removing the wok from the base and doing that goodness 130 00:09:46,959 --> 00:09:48,553 (you can tell I’m really good at it) 131 00:09:48,553 --> 00:09:49,852 except… 132 00:09:49,852 --> 00:09:55,231 uh, well when you lift the wok away from the induction coils, it stops heating. 133 00:09:55,231 --> 00:10:02,859 That’s not all that different from picking it up over a gas burner, but the induction unit complains when you do that. 134 00:10:02,859 --> 00:10:08,460 Most induction cooktops enter some sort of angry state when you remove the cookware from them, 135 00:10:08,460 --> 00:10:15,239 but it’s rather annoying when a wok does that since tossing is a commonly-used technique. 136 00:10:15,239 --> 00:10:22,647 In fairness this unit gives you a decent amount of time before entering a safety shut-off mode (10 seconds by my count), 137 00:10:22,647 --> 00:10:27,894 but it does enter an error state after that and requires resetting. 138 00:10:27,894 --> 00:10:29,622 I think that needs to be more generous. 139 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,560 We’ll add that to the “needs improvement” pile. 140 00:10:33,560 --> 00:10:37,791 What doesn’t need improvement, I think, is heat output. 141 00:10:37,791 --> 00:10:40,540 Pay attention to those numbers in the thermal camera. 142 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:43,289 This thing heats up extremely quickly. 143 00:10:43,289 --> 00:10:47,545 We’re approaching 500 degrees after only 30 seconds. 144 00:10:47,545 --> 00:10:56,697 Of course, heating the wok is only one part of the equation - cold food you put in here to cook will absorb a lot of that heat. 145 00:10:56,697 --> 00:10:58,933 I mean, that’s the point of cooking. 146 00:10:58,933 --> 00:11:02,981 And this fella is limited to a weedy little plug! 147 00:11:02,981 --> 00:11:09,008 It only pulls 1,500 watts from the wall, which is about 5,000 BTU/hr. 148 00:11:09,008 --> 00:11:11,492 That’s no match for fire, is it? 149 00:11:11,492 --> 00:11:15,423 Well, no, but to rehash an argument I once had online 150 00:11:15,423 --> 00:11:18,244 (the very fuel of many of these videos) 151 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:23,348 induction technology means you cannot compare things quite so easily. 152 00:11:23,348 --> 00:11:31,708 Some people may scoff at the 5,000 BTU/hr this can put out - some proper wok burners will do 30,000 BTUs. 153 00:11:31,708 --> 00:11:40,196 But remember that essentially every watt of heat this  pulls from the wall is becoming heat directly in the wok. 154 00:11:40,196 --> 00:11:46,553 While I’m sure those 30,000 BTU  rocket burners can get a wok hotter than this thing can, 155 00:11:46,553 --> 00:11:51,384 since well over half of their heat energy ends up just going around the wok, 156 00:11:51,384 --> 00:11:57,166 the actual difference in cooking power is  likely much smaller than those numbers suggest. 157 00:11:57,166 --> 00:12:01,609 Oh but right, I said not to focus too much  on this particular unit so... 158 00:12:01,609 --> 00:12:04,587 don’t focus too much on this particular unit! 159 00:12:04,587 --> 00:12:12,117 If built-in to a proper cooktop or range, this wouldn’t be limited to an ordinary plug and could be much more powerful. 160 00:12:12,117 --> 00:12:17,613 This whole video is simply - look at this! It’s an induction wok! 161 00:12:17,613 --> 00:12:19,849 So… look at this! 162 00:12:19,849 --> 00:12:21,261 It’s an induction wok! 163 00:12:21,261 --> 00:12:23,717 I’m wokin’ here! 164 00:12:23,717 --> 00:12:31,452 However, now I will get annoyed at this particular unit  because it annoys me in several particular ways. 165 00:12:31,452 --> 00:12:33,906 Firstly, the controls. 166 00:12:33,906 --> 00:12:37,655 I may be a simple person, and I may not know my way around a wok, 167 00:12:37,655 --> 00:12:40,990 but I really don’t know what on Earth is going on here. 168 00:12:40,990 --> 00:12:48,427 The simple unit from Ikea may arguably be too simple, but it at least offers 9 power levels. 169 00:12:48,427 --> 00:12:53,795 This only offers three: 600, 900, and 1,500 watts. 170 00:12:53,795 --> 00:12:55,307 But also … 171 00:12:55,307 --> 00:12:58,095 you set the temperature. 172 00:12:58,095 --> 00:13:03,025 Uh, since the cookware is the heating element in an induction cooktop, 173 00:13:03,025 --> 00:13:07,281 we can use temperature sensors to see how hot the cookware is getting. 174 00:13:07,281 --> 00:13:08,944 And this has one. 175 00:13:08,944 --> 00:13:12,395 But it’s not using it merely as a safety device, 176 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:19,397 it’s using it as a thermostat so it will react  to the temperature of the wok and keep it fairly constant. 177 00:13:19,397 --> 00:13:23,492 I think this could be a useful feature depending on what you're trying to do, 178 00:13:23,492 --> 00:13:25,900 but you have to choose a temperature. 179 00:13:25,900 --> 00:13:31,272 You cannot simply say “go” and change the power levels based on how the food’s cookin'. 180 00:13:31,272 --> 00:13:38,429 I suppose you could get used to this, and maybe that offers a layer of repeatability which might jibe with some brains, 181 00:13:38,429 --> 00:13:43,900 but I feel like that’s introducing a variable which is more confusing than it is helpful. 182 00:13:43,900 --> 00:13:49,847 I’d rather this just have a bunch of power levels - preferably changed with a knob for extra fine control 183 00:13:49,847 --> 00:13:52,168 and just let me do the thinking. 184 00:13:52,168 --> 00:13:57,364 The other incredibly irritating thing  this does is set a timer by default. 185 00:13:57,364 --> 00:14:02,853 Every time you switch this on, it will turn itself off after 20 minutes. 186 00:14:02,853 --> 00:14:07,546 Now, you can extend that time by turning this dial so it’s not like it’s a big deal, 187 00:14:07,546 --> 00:14:11,284 but as a default 20 minutes feels very short. 188 00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:14,352 And the dials are awful. 189 00:14:14,352 --> 00:14:20,154 Not, like, how they feel or anything but the arrangement is just overly complicated and confusing. 190 00:14:20,154 --> 00:14:23,681 You press this one to start it… but this one pauses it. 191 00:14:23,681 --> 00:14:26,523 And don’t press it again or it will shut off entirely. 192 00:14:26,523 --> 00:14:29,045 I just… it’s bad. 193 00:14:29,045 --> 00:14:35,163 It didn’t take too long to get used to the one  time I actually used this but it was irritating. 194 00:14:35,163 --> 00:14:39,274 And you’re right, I only used this one time because of my next annoyance: 195 00:14:39,274 --> 00:14:41,402 the wok itself. 196 00:14:41,402 --> 00:14:45,834 Look, if it’s not dishwasher safe I don’t have room for it in my life. 197 00:14:45,834 --> 00:14:49,666 That’s just how it is and I will not be taking any questions. 198 00:14:49,666 --> 00:14:56,428 Now, okay, I know that carbon steel woks which are properly seasoned are the bee’s meow according to some, 199 00:14:56,428 --> 00:14:59,040 but even if I were willing to embrace that lifestyle, 200 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,829 seasoning this with the wok unit isn’t that easy. 201 00:15:03,829 --> 00:15:08,141 You’ll be dealing with the hot spot in the middle and not getting much heat up the sides, 202 00:15:08,141 --> 00:15:13,170 and unfortunately this handle grip means you can’t use the oven to season it. 203 00:15:13,170 --> 00:15:18,677 Even setting that aside, this wok just feels kinda flimsy. 204 00:15:18,677 --> 00:15:27,781 Again, all of that is not a knock on the technology of induction or its appropriateness for wok-style cooking, just this particular wok. 205 00:15:27,781 --> 00:15:34,189 And if I found a better wok which was induction-capable and had the same general curvature as this one, 206 00:15:34,189 --> 00:15:37,220 it should work absolutely fine in this base. 207 00:15:37,220 --> 00:15:39,330 And maybe I’ll do that! 208 00:15:39,330 --> 00:15:46,641 I used this to stir-fry some vegetables and I will admit they came out a lot better than they usually do in my big flat skillet. 209 00:15:46,641 --> 00:15:50,445 So I am pretty confident that if I spent time learning to use this thing, 210 00:15:50,445 --> 00:15:53,059 I could eventually wok the wok. 211 00:15:53,059 --> 00:15:57,037 I just… gosh I really just hate washing dishes by hand. 212 00:15:57,037 --> 00:15:58,920 I have a machine for that and I love it dearly. 213 00:15:59,920 --> 00:16:03,581 Oh and by all means, please feel free to start a flame-war in the comments 214 00:16:03,581 --> 00:16:07,767 about non-stick coatings vs. cast iron vs. stainless steel vs. carbon steel. 215 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,643 It boosts engagement. 216 00:16:09,643 --> 00:16:12,898 Oh there’s one last weird thing you can do with this: 217 00:16:12,898 --> 00:16:18,257 if you're so inclined, you can program in a series of steps so it will, say, 218 00:16:18,257 --> 00:16:20,653 be at 400 degrees for 5 minutes, 219 00:16:20,653 --> 00:16:24,954 then 350 for 10, then 450 for 7. 220 00:16:24,954 --> 00:16:29,057 I mean I don’t really know who wants that but it’s there. 221 00:16:29,057 --> 00:16:36,441 But now, let me remind you for the umpteenth time that the point of this video is not to say this is a good product 222 00:16:36,441 --> 00:16:39,827 or which style of cooking is best or anything like that - 223 00:16:39,827 --> 00:16:44,280 it’s just to let you know induction woks exist. 224 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:52,293 Models on the market now are flawed in several ways that even this person has figured out so, there’s definitely room for improvement. 225 00:16:52,293 --> 00:16:57,420 But I think the proof-of-concept is quite sound, and the technology is ready. 226 00:16:57,420 --> 00:17:01,892 It just needs a few tweaks and then I think it’ll be a real wok in the park. 227 00:17:01,892 --> 00:17:09,250 What I think is likely to happen before too long is that proper induction cooktops with normal controls and higher power levels 228 00:17:09,250 --> 00:17:13,679 will start offering one or two bowl-shaped burners just like this. 229 00:17:13,679 --> 00:17:19,146 How common that will be in markets where  woks aren’t typical is a giant open question, of course, 230 00:17:19,146 --> 00:17:25,085 but I feel like there’s enough demand in the US for at least one appliance manufacturer to offer such a thing. 231 00:17:25,085 --> 00:17:30,505 And if that doesn’t happen, plug-in units like this will undoubtedly get better. 232 00:17:30,505 --> 00:17:33,071 They may remain power-limited here in the US, 233 00:17:33,071 --> 00:17:40,814 but I’d bet dual-voltage units might appear  which will put out 3 kilowatts if hooked up to a 240V supply. 234 00:17:40,814 --> 00:17:43,019 There are NEMA outlets for that, ya know. 235 00:17:43,019 --> 00:17:45,902 They’re just not common in today’s kitchens. 236 00:17:45,902 --> 00:17:51,566 To close this video out, I want to give my $0.02 on induction technology in general. 237 00:17:51,566 --> 00:17:54,072 I appreciate that it exists quite a lot, 238 00:17:54,072 --> 00:18:00,368 but I’ve also realized that I find radiant electric stoves to be just fine. 239 00:18:00,368 --> 00:18:07,882 Personally, I don’t find it challenging to manage their quirks, so while I said this unit lives next to my stove - 240 00:18:07,882 --> 00:18:09,961 I don’t actually use it all that much. 241 00:18:09,961 --> 00:18:13,433 Mainly I use it when I want to bring water to a boil. 242 00:18:13,433 --> 00:18:21,059 My conventional stove is only faster than this at that task if I'm using a pot large enough to cover its largest burners. 243 00:18:21,059 --> 00:18:24,778 So for most general needs, this is faster. 244 00:18:24,778 --> 00:18:33,233 And in fact it's replaced my electric kettle - I now use this stovetop kettle on this thing and it’s just as fast as a plug-in kettle, 245 00:18:33,233 --> 00:18:38,588 in fact it might be slightly faster since this will pull 1,800 watts from the wall. 246 00:18:38,588 --> 00:18:42,364 But generally I prefer cooking on the radiant stove. 247 00:18:42,364 --> 00:18:44,577 So that’s what I usually do. 248 00:18:44,577 --> 00:18:52,917 If you can’t stand electric stoves, though, and I realize many can’t, I think you’ll find induction to be a game-changer. 249 00:18:52,917 --> 00:19:03,922 It really is the best of both worlds, and if you haven’t already seen some of the wild demonstrations where 10kW of boost power brings a pot of water to a boil in seconds, 250 00:19:03,922 --> 00:19:07,146 well - look those up. They’re pretty impressive. 251 00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:11,743 And since this technology can be tweaked to work with woks, 252 00:19:11,743 --> 00:19:17,081 I think it’s ready to become the new normal no matter where you live or what you’re cooking. 253 00:19:17,081 --> 00:19:22,106 And don’t forget - if cooking over fire is an absolute requirement for you… 254 00:19:22,106 --> 00:19:25,875 there are many different ways to make that happen. 255 00:19:25,875 --> 00:19:30,801 Don’t let the gas company convince you that they’re the only flame in town. 256 00:19:31,657 --> 00:19:34,343 ♫ deliciously smooth jazz ♫ 257 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,800 I left out the other reason I keep this fella around: 258 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:40,659 Power outages. 259 00:19:40,659 --> 00:19:45,682 Yeah. My electric car lets me plug stuff into it, including this. 260 00:19:45,682 --> 00:19:49,581 And I tested its vehicle-to-load function over 24 hours 261 00:19:49,581 --> 00:19:58,806 and determined it could supply emergency power for my fridge, freezer, modem, laptop, some lights, and cooking needs for about a week if fully charged. 262 00:19:58,806 --> 00:20:01,725 Batteries, turns out, are pretty cool. 263 00:20:01,725 --> 00:20:05,673 It’s only as hot as the bottom of  the pot making cleanup a braayze… 264 00:20:06,883 --> 00:20:07,679 what? 265 00:20:09,819 --> 00:20:11,366 I almost got through that. 266 00:20:11,366 --> 00:20:13,240 ...making cleanup a bray - 267 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:14,431 I did it again! 268 00:20:14,431 --> 00:20:16,471 You all… buhfffh 269 00:20:17,076 --> 00:20:19,734 ...these days which le - beguhberklebub 270 00:20:20,298 --> 00:20:22,701 Was that enough wok puns? 271 00:20:22,701 --> 00:20:25,399 I guess you could say this video was a woky-talkie. 272 00:20:25,399 --> 00:20:28,347 Oh that'll surely get inducted into the bad pun wok of shame. 273 00:20:28,347 --> 00:20:31,347 Get it, 'cuz induction? 274 00:20:31,347 --> 00:20:34,461 Or was it another wok pun? 275 00:20:34,461 --> 00:20:36,461 为什么不是两者皆有呢？