Exceptional purity of design: Top chefs have long since remodelled their kitchens, enabling them to enjoy the benefits of induction cooking. Energy use is more efficient thanks to the short heating-up time and rapid-response regulation of the heat supply. Here, the heat is generated in the pan, not on the actual cooktop. Gaggenau’s induction cooktops are operated via a Twist-Pad – this movable magnetic knob selects the cooking zone and the desired setting, and can be removed for ease of cleaning. The function “memory cooking” makes for even greater operating convenience, enabling frequently used cooking modes to be stored for each zone and called up at any time. The CI 482 induction cooktop for flush installation in marble worktops. The benefits are obvious in the generous space for pans, so the user simply has more room to work.