Generally speaking, there are number of way to cook food but in order to do so we need to generate substantial heat. We are not talking about igniting fire from gas ranges which is the modern way to do it or the use of wood or coal. We have two technologies to sum up all these which are electrical that uses electrical and chemical that wood or coal or burning gas. There is another way of cooking food that uses another technology that instead of transferring heat to the cooking vessel to cook and the vessel itself gets heated to cook food. This is called as induction cooking.

The process of induction cooking includes having heat produced in the cooking appliance. This advance technology is known as induction heating performed by induction cook top. It generates heat using the vessel. There will be no wasted heat regardless of the size of your pan or pot. You can place a small pan and that would only be heated without the need to make any adjustment where as in a gas stove you need to adjust the flame based on the size of pan and same goes for flat top stove that use coils. These are energy efficient and its practical features are built on energy saving concept.

If you are thinking about buying an induction cook top for your kitchen, here are five things that you should consider.

1. Cooking time: Now a day we don't have time to spend on cooking and especially in cooking delicate cuisines and recipes. The induction cookers speed will vary according to the way of heating is distributed to the cookware, the electricity used to generate the heat and the amount of heat that is distributed. Thus cooking time is saved in this method.
2. Easy to use: You don't have to spare too much mental energy in figuring out how to work things out. You can choose an induction cooker that has neat layout and easy to use control panel.
3. Energy efficiency: It uses less energy as compare to gas stoves and other electrical cooking appliances. Induction cook tops can net you a lot of saving by being fuel-efficient. It allows food to cook more safely and quickly. You can also avoid food wastage and save precious time.
4. Portability: Many of the induction cookers sold today are easily portable as they advertised in the market. There are several things that might be affect portability, such as weight and dimensions. And induction cook top is light enough and small enough, but its portability may be lessened if it doesn't have long cord.
5. Design: Induction cooker has state of art technology inside, its outside appearance is undeniable important. Especially first class kitchens can't have inferior-looking induction cook tops. While buying one, pick an Induction Cooker that good works and has good looks to match your other kitchen appliances.

Induction cookers are currently being hailed as a safer and more energy efficient. It uses less energy as compare to traditional cooking stove or other flat tops. Hence it can be more worthy than the money that you are actually spending on it.