Induction Heater IHC-25PC

red dot: best of the best
red dot award: product design 2003

Cultural succession - styled culinary aesthetics. The place where cooking is done is always a place of tradition. Cooking methods are different everywhere - whether in woks or stoneware or earthenware pots. Up until a hundred years ago European culinary practice was dominated be the characteristic, big, cast iron range that included an oven for roasting and baking and also provided domestic heating. Such traditions need not necessarily be ousted by new technology. Varying and combining induction heating technology with familiar cooking utensils, the Induction Heater IHC-25PC creates a new interpretation. This induction heater has a detachable superstructure and the pot inside offers innovative developments - pots made of various different materials can be used, taking account of specific traditions and cultures. Up until now, for example, the ceramic cooking pots popular in Japan could not be used with IHC cookers. A special pot has now been developed in collaboration with local earthenware manufacturers that will stand up to induction heat. The design combines the lightness and traditional appeal of a clay pot with the heat-retaining characteristics of porcelain. The design of the Induction Heater IHC-25PC is innovative with regard to functionality, modularity and use of materials. The housing has been designed in collaboration with a manufacturer of cast ironware to recall the timeless cast iron cooking pot, combining natural materials with new technology. Functional requirements have been adjusted to modern times and culinary culture. Culture, technology and tradition seem to merge into a unity.