Saturday, March 21, 2009

Inductive Cooktops

This Choice magazine article gets the science wrong saying Al and Cu will not work with inductive cook tops. It also insists on close proximity. Both are wrong.


The following site covers the Pros and Cons of inductive cooker

  1. By heating only the pan there is low thermal inertia, things get to temperature more quickly
  2. There is less waste of energy, it is claimed it is more efficient than gas.


  3. From our families experience, it has the problem of not working well for blind people who need to feel the heat.
  4. It safer as there are no hot elements to start a fat fire if hot fat spills.


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I come from a Science family: My father Geoffrey Hill was Australia's first computer programmer on CSIRAC the fourth computer in the world. He is credited with invention of Computer music and the development of “Interprogram” a language before Basic. My PhD is in Atomic and Molecular Physics. I have researched the activated oxygen layer above the ozone layer, and 'Assigned' the world's smallest molecule. At the University of Toronto I researched high power UV lasers. I have specialized in automation in fibre optics. This developed into research in Machine Intellect and Robots. I have enjoyed work as an Explainer with Questacon and my time as a part-time soldier. I currently teach High School Science at Epping Boys’ High.