WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:02.561 Have you heard about induction cooktops? 00:00:02.561 --> 00:00:06.521 I sure have, but every time I mention them and how cool they are, 00:00:06.521 --> 00:00:09.089 there’s always somebody getting up in my bus- 00:00:09.322 --> 00:00:11.698 oh crap, the power went out. 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. 00:00:17.179 --> 00:00:19.758 Hold on, let me go grab the candles. 00:00:19.758 --> 00:00:20.546 [match strikes] 00:00:21.081 --> 00:00:22.014 Oh? 00:00:22.014 --> 00:00:23.735 What’s this? 00:00:23.735 --> 00:00:25.262 Hold on, I need more light. 00:00:30.101 --> 00:00:33.003 Ohhh, it’s my old camping stove! 00:00:33.003 --> 00:00:34.437 I wonder if it still works. 00:00:35.856 --> 00:00:36.623 [thud] 00:00:37.623 --> 00:00:38.703 Here goes nothing! 00:00:40.354 --> 00:00:41.152 [gasp] 00:00:41.152 --> 00:00:42.555 It does! 00:00:42.788 --> 00:00:44.198 That’s cool. 00:00:44.687 --> 00:00:48.644 Well, too bad we’re not camping otherwise this could really come in handy right now. 00:00:50.249 --> 00:00:52.662 Please tell me you understand the point of that joke. 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. 00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:01.976 Uh, but aside from power outages, 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. 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:13.258 But what about woks? 00:01:13.258 --> 00:01:15.739 You’re not thinking about cultures that use woks! 00:01:15.739 --> 00:01:20.466 And proper woks don’t work with induction cooktops, so whaddya say to that? 00:01:20.466 --> 00:01:23.463 I say… check your assumptions. 00:01:23.463 --> 00:01:26.491 Because look at what I’ve got here. 00:01:26.491 --> 00:01:29.355 This is an induction wok! 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:33.280 It would appear that induction woks actually exist. 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:36.379 This one’s carbon steel and has a round bottom and everything! 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. 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. 00:01:49.421 --> 00:01:52.796 Now, real quick and very important caveat, 00:01:52.796 --> 00:01:58.423 this video should absolutely not be seen as an endorsement of this particular product. 00:01:58.423 --> 00:02:01.647 For one, I have never cooked with a wok. 00:02:01.647 --> 00:02:07.433 Well, a good one anyway and I definitely do not have any decent wok skills. 00:02:07.433 --> 00:02:12.955 So I cannot really vouch for how well this wok handles all your wok needs. 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 00:02:21.741 --> 00:02:27.112 but the bottom line is…  it exists and is a product you can buy today. 00:02:27.112 --> 00:02:28.924 The technology has arrived. 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, 00:02:34.243 --> 00:02:36.707 it’s actually pretty great to wok this way. 00:02:36.707 --> 00:02:37.640 [sudden Aerosmith riff] 00:02:37.640 --> 00:02:40.560 For those who aren’t familiar with induction cooking already,   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: 00:02:45.472 --> 00:02:48.956 what are we asking our cooktops to do? 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, 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. 00:03:00.761 --> 00:03:01.643 That’s it. 00:03:01.643 --> 00:03:04.122 It’s not really any more complicated than that. 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, 00:03:08.589 --> 00:03:10.824 wok hot. 00:03:10.824 --> 00:03:15.503 People have strong opinions on which  method for getting cookware hot is the best, 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, 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. 00:03:26.388 --> 00:03:29.912 Induction cooking is completely different, though. 00:03:29.912 --> 00:03:36.516 Power electronics send a high-frequency alternating current through coils of wire below the cooking surface, 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. 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. 00:03:51.540 --> 00:03:56.176 And that means the cookware itself becomes a heating element. 00:03:56.176 --> 00:04:00.244 No heat transfer from hot thing to cold cookware occurs, 00:04:00.244 --> 00:04:05.050 instead the cookware itself is the thing which gets hot. 00:04:05.050 --> 00:04:11.163 It’s similar to how wireless phone charging works, but at much, MUCH higher power levels. 00:04:11.163 --> 00:04:14.263 There are tons of benefits to this approach. 00:04:14.263 --> 00:04:18.920 For one, it offers the same instant heat output that gas does. 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. 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. 00:04:31.324 --> 00:04:36.664 Stop inducing currents in the cookware and the cookware instantly stops producing heat, 00:04:36.664 --> 00:04:39.179 just the same as shutting off a gas flame. 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 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. 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. 00:05:00.880 --> 00:05:03.709 That just doesn’t happen with an induction stove 00:05:03.709 --> 00:05:08.995 since nearly all of the heat produced is coming from the cookware itself. 00:05:08.995 --> 00:05:13.233 That also means the surface of the cooktop never gets that hot. 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. 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, 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. 00:05:31.628 --> 00:05:37.409 Note, however, that most of these plug-in units are… not the best. 00:05:37.409 --> 00:05:43.191 They’re built to cost - this unit from Ikea currently retails for $60 US dollars 00:05:43.191 --> 00:05:48.681 - and some nicer features you might find in a proper cooktop are omitted. 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) 00:05:56.861 --> 00:06:02.376 and they tend to produce more noise than a true induction cooktop or range will, 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. 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. 00:06:18.991 --> 00:06:24.714 To check if your cookware is compatible with an induction cooktop (which is their major downside), 00:06:24.714 --> 00:06:27.269 see if a magnet will stick to the bottom. 00:06:27.269 --> 00:06:29.660 If it will, you should be good to go. 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. 00:06:35.459 --> 00:06:38.058 But then, there’s woks. 00:06:38.058 --> 00:06:41.347 Traditionally, woks have a round bottom. 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, 00:06:47.265 --> 00:06:50.367 but many people would say those aren’t even woks. 00:06:50.367 --> 00:06:55.546 A round bottom is much better for certain styles of cooking, particularly stir-frying. 00:06:55.546 --> 00:07:00.617 Woks used over a gas burner can be supported by a simple ring surrounding it, 00:07:00.617 --> 00:07:04.789 but on the flat-surface of an induction cooktop… 00:07:04.789 --> 00:07:07.116 uhh that doesn’t really work. 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. 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. 00:07:22.371 --> 00:07:25.487 But who’s to say we’re limited by the typical? 00:07:25.600 --> 00:07:29.438 Certainly not this company because they’ve made this thing. 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. 00:07:37.948 --> 00:07:40.221 That means you can put the wok in it. 00:07:40.221 --> 00:07:42.464 And now you have an induction wok! 00:07:42.464 --> 00:07:46.858 Look at that! What was previously an impossibility is now a reality. 00:07:46.858 --> 00:07:52.211 And since this is powered by induction, the wok gets hot incredibly quickly. 00:07:52.211 --> 00:07:55.219 Look, right now the wok is stone cold. 00:07:55.219 --> 00:07:57.718 Now I’ll turn this unit on. 00:07:57.718 --> 00:08:03.140 After only 10 seconds of heating, watch how it reacts to water. 00:08:03.140 --> 00:08:07.070 Who says you need a gas flame for a hot wok right now? 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. 00:08:15.143 --> 00:08:18.421 It’s pretty dang hot pretty dang quick. 00:08:18.421 --> 00:08:22.356 Now again, I am not a good judge of a wok. 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. 00:08:30.142 --> 00:08:33.196 I just want to make you aware that it exists. 00:08:33.196 --> 00:08:36.410 There are a number of things that could be improved upon here, 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. 00:08:43.497 --> 00:08:48.613 My only point today is that woks are not an induction gotcha, 00:08:48.613 --> 00:08:50.747 and I think I’ve proven that well-enough. 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, 00:08:57.452 --> 00:09:01.415 so let’s dig out the thermal camera and do some testing. 00:09:01.415 --> 00:09:05.969 First, let’s just look at where the heat ends up getting produced. 00:09:05.969 --> 00:09:10.676 Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s mostly generated in the center of the wok. 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. 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. 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, 00:09:31.925 --> 00:09:35.876 which can help replicate some traditional wok techniques. 00:09:35.876 --> 00:09:41.151 One thing that can only kind of be replicated, though, is tossing food. 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 00:09:46.959 --> 00:09:48.553 (you can tell I’m really good at it) 00:09:48.553 --> 00:09:49.852 except… 00:09:49.852 --> 00:09:55.231 uh, well when you lift the wok away from the induction coils, it stops heating. 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. 00:10:02.859 --> 00:10:08.460 Most induction cooktops enter some sort of angry state when you remove the cookware from them, 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. 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), 00:10:22.647 --> 00:10:27.894 but it does enter an error state after that and requires resetting. 00:10:27.894 --> 00:10:29.622 I think that needs to be more generous. 00:10:30.160 --> 00:10:33.560 We’ll add that to the “needs improvement” pile. 00:10:33.560 --> 00:10:37.791 What doesn’t need improvement, I think, is heat output. 00:10:37.791 --> 00:10:40.540 Pay attention to those numbers in the thermal camera. 00:10:40.540 --> 00:10:43.289 This thing heats up extremely quickly. 00:10:43.289 --> 00:10:47.545 We’re approaching 500 degrees after only 30 seconds. 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. 00:10:56.697 --> 00:10:58.933 I mean, that’s the point of cooking. 00:10:58.933 --> 00:11:02.981 And this fella is limited to a weedy little plug! 00:11:02.981 --> 00:11:09.008 It only pulls 1,500 watts from the wall, which is about 5,000 BTU/hr. 00:11:09.008 --> 00:11:11.492 That’s no match for fire, is it? 00:11:11.492 --> 00:11:15.423 Well, no, but to rehash an argument I once had online 00:11:15.423 --> 00:11:18.244 (the very fuel of many of these videos) 00:11:18.244 --> 00:11:23.348 induction technology means you cannot compare things quite so easily. 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. 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. 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, 00:11:46.553 --> 00:11:51.384 since well over half of their heat energy ends up just going around the wok, 00:11:51.384 --> 00:11:57.166 the actual difference in cooking power is  likely much smaller than those numbers suggest. 00:11:57.166 --> 00:12:01.609 Oh but right, I said not to focus too much  on this particular unit so... 00:12:01.609 --> 00:12:04.587 don’t focus too much on this particular unit! 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. 00:12:12.117 --> 00:12:17.613 This whole video is simply - look at this! It’s an induction wok! 00:12:17.613 --> 00:12:19.849 So… look at this! 00:12:19.849 --> 00:12:21.261 It’s an induction wok! 00:12:21.261 --> 00:12:23.717 I’m wokin’ here! 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. 00:12:31.452 --> 00:12:33.906 Firstly, the controls. 00:12:33.906 --> 00:12:37.655 I may be a simple person, and I may not know my way around a wok, 00:12:37.655 --> 00:12:40.990 but I really don’t know what on Earth is going on here. 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. 00:12:48.427 --> 00:12:53.795 This only offers three: 600, 900, and 1,500 watts. 00:12:53.795 --> 00:12:55.307 But also … 00:12:55.307 --> 00:12:58.095 you set the temperature. 00:12:58.095 --> 00:13:03.025 Uh, since the cookware is the heating element in an induction cooktop, 00:13:03.025 --> 00:13:07.281 we can use temperature sensors to see how hot the cookware is getting. 00:13:07.281 --> 00:13:08.944 And this has one. 00:13:08.944 --> 00:13:12.395 But it’s not using it merely as a safety device, 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. 00:13:19.397 --> 00:13:23.492 I think this could be a useful feature depending on what you're trying to do, 00:13:23.492 --> 00:13:25.900 but you have to choose a temperature. 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'. 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, 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. 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 00:13:49.847 --> 00:13:52.168 and just let me do the thinking. 00:13:52.168 --> 00:13:57.364 The other incredibly irritating thing  this does is set a timer by default. 00:13:57.364 --> 00:14:02.853 Every time you switch this on, it will turn itself off after 20 minutes. 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, 00:14:07.546 --> 00:14:11.284 but as a default 20 minutes feels very short. 00:14:11.284 --> 00:14:14.352 And the dials are awful. 00:14:14.352 --> 00:14:20.154 Not, like, how they feel or anything but the arrangement is just overly complicated and confusing. 00:14:20.154 --> 00:14:23.681 You press this one to start it… but this one pauses it. 00:14:23.681 --> 00:14:26.523 And don’t press it again or it will shut off entirely. 00:14:26.523 --> 00:14:29.045 I just… it’s bad. 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. 00:14:35.163 --> 00:14:39.274 And you’re right, I only used this one time because of my next annoyance: 00:14:39.274 --> 00:14:41.402 the wok itself. 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. 00:14:45.834 --> 00:14:49.666 That’s just how it is and I will not be taking any questions. 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, 00:14:56.428 --> 00:14:59.040 but even if I were willing to embrace that lifestyle, 00:14:59.680 --> 00:15:03.829 seasoning this with the wok unit isn’t that easy. 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, 00:15:08.141 --> 00:15:13.170 and unfortunately this handle grip means you can’t use the oven to season it. 00:15:13.170 --> 00:15:18.677 Even setting that aside, this wok just feels kinda flimsy. 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. 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, 00:15:34.189 --> 00:15:37.220 it should work absolutely fine in this base. 00:15:37.220 --> 00:15:39.330 And maybe I’ll do that! 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. 00:15:46.641 --> 00:15:50.445 So I am pretty confident that if I spent time learning to use this thing, 00:15:50.445 --> 00:15:53.059 I could eventually wok the wok. 00:15:53.059 --> 00:15:57.037 I just… gosh I really just hate washing dishes by hand. 00:15:57.037 --> 00:15:58.920 I have a machine for that and I love it dearly. 00:15:59.920 --> 00:16:03.581 Oh and by all means, please feel free to start a flame-war in the comments 00:16:03.581 --> 00:16:07.767 about non-stick coatings vs. cast iron vs. stainless steel vs. carbon steel. 00:16:07.767 --> 00:16:09.643 It boosts engagement. 00:16:09.643 --> 00:16:12.898 Oh there’s one last weird thing you can do with this: 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, 00:16:18.257 --> 00:16:20.653 be at 400 degrees for 5 minutes, 00:16:20.653 --> 00:16:24.954 then 350 for 10, then 450 for 7. 00:16:24.954 --> 00:16:29.057 I mean I don’t really know who wants that but it’s there. 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 00:16:36.441 --> 00:16:39.827 or which style of cooking is best or anything like that - 00:16:39.827 --> 00:16:44.280 it’s just to let you know induction woks exist. 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. 00:16:52.293 --> 00:16:57.420 But I think the proof-of-concept is quite sound, and the technology is ready. 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. 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 00:17:09.250 --> 00:17:13.679 will start offering one or two bowl-shaped burners just like this. 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, 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. 00:17:25.085 --> 00:17:30.505 And if that doesn’t happen, plug-in units like this will undoubtedly get better. 00:17:30.505 --> 00:17:33.071 They may remain power-limited here in the US, 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. 00:17:40.814 --> 00:17:43.019 There are NEMA outlets for that, ya know. 00:17:43.019 --> 00:17:45.902 They’re just not common in today’s kitchens. 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. 00:17:51.566 --> 00:17:54.072 I appreciate that it exists quite a lot, 00:17:54.072 --> 00:18:00.368 but I’ve also realized that I find radiant electric stoves to be just fine. 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 - 00:18:07.882 --> 00:18:09.961 I don’t actually use it all that much. 00:18:09.961 --> 00:18:13.433 Mainly I use it when I want to bring water to a boil. 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. 00:18:21.059 --> 00:18:24.778 So for most general needs, this is faster. 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, 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. 00:18:38.588 --> 00:18:42.364 But generally I prefer cooking on the radiant stove. 00:18:42.364 --> 00:18:44.577 So that’s what I usually do. 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. 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, 00:19:03.922 --> 00:19:07.146 well - look those up. They’re pretty impressive. 00:19:07.146 --> 00:19:11.743 And since this technology can be tweaked to work with woks, 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. 00:19:17.081 --> 00:19:22.106 And don’t forget - if cooking over fire is an absolute requirement for you… 00:19:22.106 --> 00:19:25.875 there are many different ways to make that happen. 00:19:25.875 --> 00:19:30.801 Don’t let the gas company convince you that they’re the only flame in town. 00:19:31.657 --> 00:19:34.343 ♫ deliciously smooth jazz ♫ 00:19:35.320 --> 00:19:38.800 I left out the other reason I keep this fella around: 00:19:38.800 --> 00:19:40.659 Power outages. 00:19:40.659 --> 00:19:45.682 Yeah. My electric car lets me plug stuff into it, including this. 00:19:45.682 --> 00:19:49.581 And I tested its vehicle-to-load function over 24 hours 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. 00:19:58.806 --> 00:20:01.725 Batteries, turns out, are pretty cool. 00:20:01.725 --> 00:20:05.673 It’s only as hot as the bottom of  the pot making cleanup a braayze… 00:20:06.883 --> 00:20:07.679 what? 00:20:09.819 --> 00:20:11.366 I almost got through that. 00:20:11.366 --> 00:20:13.240 ...making cleanup a bray - 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:14.431 I did it again! 00:20:14.431 --> 00:20:16.471 You all… buhfffh 00:20:17.076 --> 00:20:19.734 ...these days which le - beguhberklebub 00:20:20.298 --> 00:20:22.701 Was that enough wok puns? 00:20:22.701 --> 00:20:25.399 I guess you could say this video was a woky-talkie. 00:20:25.399 --> 00:20:28.347 Oh that'll surely get inducted into the bad pun wok of shame. 00:20:28.347 --> 00:20:31.347 Get it, 'cuz induction? 00:20:31.347 --> 00:20:34.461 Or was it another wok pun? 00:20:34.461 --> 00:20:36.461 为什么不是两者皆有呢？