For many of you, when you think of commercial cooktops, you think gas or electric. I’m here to tell you why you should consider a “not-so-new” technology, induction cooktops, and why Panasonic’s are the top of the line.
Panasonic’s new Met-ALL Commercial Induction Cooktops are incredibly powerful pieces of equipment coming in at 3500 Watts. For those of you unfamiliar with induction cooking, it uses electromagnetic energy to directly heat the pan. This essentially eliminates the need for the middle man, which are the coils used in electric stoves and the flames used in gas stoves.
Because of their portability and the lack of need for a hood, induction cooktops are commonly seen in hotels, buffets, country clubs, pretty much anywhere you would go for brunch. Despite their portability and overall convenience, they are super powerful and fit in perfectly in a commercial kitchen. Here are the top three reasons that you should consider a Panasonic Met-ALL INDUCTION cooktop for your commercial kitchen:
Induction cooktops can heat your pans in 25-50% less time than traditional electric or gas cooktops. The electromagnetic energy goes strictly from the cooktop to pan; there is no middleman. By eliminating the flames and electric coils, the cooktop only needs to heat the pan reducing the amount of time needed for the pan to get to the right cooking temperature.
With an induction cooktop from Panasonic, you will be able to better control the temperature at which you are cooking. The coils on an electric cooktop are very hard to regulate. With a gas range, you gain a little bit more control, however, with an induction cooktop, the heating elements are about as precise as you can get them.
Traditionally, an induction cooktop requires metal clad pans, so you must be thinking “But all my cookware is aluminum…” Well, Panasonic has crafted this ingenious technology that allows their induction cooktop to be used with a great variety of pans. From aluminum to iron, the Panasonic Met-ALL Induction cooktop has got you covered. With new, heavy-duty, metal-clad pans ranging in price from $50 to $200 per pan, this new technology can save you a lot of money.
By investing in the Met-ALL Induction cooktop you will save time, which is invaluable in a high-volume restaurant; you will gain improved control over the temperature, and you will be able to use the cookware that you have already invested in.
Pricing for this unit is comparable with similarly powered and featured models, however you have the great benefit of not having to buy new pans to use with this induction cooker. As previously stated, the Panasonic Met-ALL Commercial Induction Cooktops can be used with iron with stainless steel pans, iron sandwiched pans, aluminum layered with copper pans, and aluminum and copper pans on their own. This incredible technology is exclusive to Panasonic.