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Are cooktops a waste of space?

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Who has ever had four saucepans cooking at once? So why do we have four hotplates on cooktops?

Back in the day of all-in-one units, four hotplates were a nice fit on the top of the oven. These days the cooktop and ovens are usually separate but we've stuck with four hotplates.

In many homes and apartments it's worth re-thinking. Is this is a wise use of bench space? Two-saucepan cooktops are making an appearance and freeing up some bench space in smaller kitchens.

Aldi are taking it a step further with the Induction Cooking Plate. It's a stand-alone single-hotplate device that can be packed away when not in use.


Aldi says it has 8 temperature settings, 5 preset cooking functions, a timer, touch controls and overheat protection.

Could this be the future of smaller kitchens? Cost-savings in building. More bench space. Less energy consumption with the efficiency of induction cooking.

Another great example of less is more.

I don't mean this to be an ad, but Aldi have these from Wednesday 27 June while stocks last. $49.99 with a 3 year warranty. Similar devices are at Target and Big W.
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  1. Anonymous24 August 2018 at 19:30

    When I read this I said no way! I need 5! (just out of habit I suppose)

    After thinking about it, I think you're right, 2 would probably do it. I meal prep, portion and freeze most of the food, since doing this I've been able to move so many appliances off the kitchen bench knowing that I won't need it again for another 2 week and its been great to see the kitchen so clutter free.

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  2. david1 September 2018 at 15:44

    Hi Anonymous,
    Yes, so much of what we do is out of habit. I like your idea of making meals in bulk. Apart from clearing clutter, I imagine it also saves you a bunch of time and energy.

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