Luxury Kitchen Appliances are Taking Over

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By Colleen Bohen -- TWICE, 8/7/2006
New York— The abundance of celebrity
chefs dotting the pop culture horizon, the proliferation of food-related
programming in the mass media, and the emergence of the kitchen as the “new
living room” have turned up the heat on premium cooking appliances.
Vendors have responded to the consumer clamor by rolling out more commercial-look “pro” lines and introducing a fresh crop of induction cooktops, perhaps the most
pervasive “new” product this year. The technology, popular in Europe, creates a
magnetic field to heat steel and iron-based pots and pans while keeping the
cooking surface cool. Dealers can expect induction models from a wide range of
manufacturers including Fagor, which has two entries featuring touch controls
that carry suggested retails of $2,500 (four burners) and $3,300 (five burners).

I've always been amazed at some people's desire to outfit home kitchens with professional (or at least professional looking) appliances. Certainly, kitchen gear are tools, and when you're going to create something, having good tools (and knowing how to use them) are critical. For some it seems like having a dream kitchen is a way of living out your personal fantasies of being Nigella or Giada, even if you hardly ever cook. On the other hand, you don't have to be brillant driver to own a Porsche 911, as long as you take pleasure from driving it.

I am excited about induction technology, and am currently polling some experts for their opinions on the subject to share here.

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