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Why I Cook With Induction

Jon Kung
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3 HN users recommended this explainer3 months2022–2023 score 3
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN points to it in gas-versus-induction threads as a professional chef making the positive case, including for wok cooking.

Chef Jon Kung explains why he cooks almost exclusively on induction, citing fast heating, cleanliness and precise temperature control. He shows a rounded induction wok burner.

“Jon Kung makes the positive case for an induction wok better than I can” (HN, 2023)

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@faitswulff Jan 2022 Recommends
on HN thread How bad is my gas stove?
Chef Jon Kung posted a video talking about cooking on induction that features a rounded induction cooktop for woks: [this video]
Chef on induction cooking with a rounded wok cooktop
@cespare Mar 2022 Recommends
on HN thread The case for induction cooking
It's true that most induction cooktops/ranges aren't great for woks, but in principle the induction surface doesn't have to be flat -- it can be a concave shape to match the wok. In fact these exist -- if you search for "induction wok burners" you can see some pictures. (I only recently became aware of this after watching this video of a chef who uses induction cooking in a small kitchen: [this video] ) Perhaps in the future there will be cooktops that include a wok depression on the surface, similar to how some gas stoves today include a built-in wok ring.
Chef using induction in a small kitchen
@femiagbabiaka Apr 2023 Recommends
on HN thread Chipotle plans to ditch gas grills at 100 new locations
> Doing a decent stir fry is all but impossible on either induction or standard electric. Not really. Jon Kung makes the positive case for an induction wok better than I can: [this video] . The usage of the wok precedes the gas burner by.. maybe 1500 years? Cooking on an electric range is just something to get used to.
Positive case for stir frying on induction wok

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@throw0101a Jul 2023 Cites it
on HN thread Cooking Air Quality
> […] specially anything with a wok, just doesn’t work with induction. J. Kenji López-Alt, who recently literally wrote the/a book on wok cooking, would disagree: * [link] See also Jon Kung, a professional chef (at least before going YT full-time): * [this video] A video from Yale Appliances (Boston, MA) who sell both gas and electric: * [link]
Professional chef cooking woks on induction

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