Induction Cooktops
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes
3 statements about Induction Cooktops, every show
Sam D'Amico: Gas stoves lose 60% of their energy to ambient air
“Estimated around like 60% of the energy that comes out of your gas flame heats the room, not the pot. And meanwhile, induction is like, 95% plus, depending on a bunch of different internal electrical details.”
Sam D'Amico: Induction stoves run above 24 kHz to stay inaudible
“If you make it like lower than 24 kilohertz you'd hear it or like your pets might hear it or. Your kids might hear it or something, like something like that. So you have to put it just outside the human hearing range, but low enough that it's still efficient.”