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Induction cooktops cut kitchen heat 10°C for UK restaurants

8/29/2026

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UK chefs are urging restaurants to replace gas hobs with electric induction cooktops to cool kitchens.
Induction cookers can lower kitchen temperatures by up to 10 °C compared with gas burners.
A UK gastropub cut energy use by two-thirds, saving £9,000.
The gastropub projects £65,000 savings over ten years.
Switching to induction reduced the pub’s carbon emissions by about two-thirds.

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UK chefs are urging restaurants to replace gas hobs with electric induction cooktops to cool kitchens.
Induction cookers can lower kitchen temperatures by up to 10 °C compared with gas burners.
A UK gastropub cut energy use by two-thirds, saving £9,000.
The gastropub projects £65,000 savings over ten years.
Switching to induction reduced the pub’s carbon emissions by about two-thirds.