Faster, safer and offering a more evenly radiated heat, induction technology is increasingly becoming the method by which most home chefs choose to cook. The heat source works by wirelessly heating ...

When a stove isn't an option or when you could just use an extra burner or two, using one of the best hot plates can be a convenient alternative. Plus, they're compact, so they’re easy to store away ...

Ashlee spent time as a newspaper reporter, AmeriCorps VISTA and an employee at a healthcare company before she landed at CNET. She loves to eat, write and watch "Golden Girls" (preferably all three at ...

Hot plates aren't hot any more. At least if you are calling portable induction burners hot plates. Which doesn't really make sense, because, well, they don't get hot. Cooking via induction does not ...

I made my stand in the gas-stove culture war at Ikea. Well, not at Ikea per se, but on the Ikea website — where I purchased the Tillreda, a single-burner induction cooktop, for $69.99. It's a hot ...