Induction Cooktops: How They Work and Why They're Surging in Popularity

• Global conflicts and soaring energy prices led Indian households to switch to induction cooktops.
• Sales of induction cooktops surged, with many models going out of stock online.
• Unlike gas stoves, induction cooktops use a copper coil to generate a rapidly changing magnetic field.
• This magnetic field induces electric currents in ferromagnetic cookware, heating the food directly.
• The cooktop surface remains relatively cool, and only ferromagnetic materials like iron or certain steels are compatible.