UK restaurants switch from gas to electric induction cookers amid summer heat

UK chefs are adopting electric induction cooking to reduce kitchen temperatures by up to 10 degrees Celsius, lower operating costs, and improve working conditions as heatwaves force closures and safety concerns mount.

First covered Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

UK restaurants switch from gas to electric induction cookers amid summer heat — Image via theguardian.com

Coverage

29d Guardian Environment The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric — As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C Leaping flames, searing heat, copious…

29d via Bluesky The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric — As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C

Primary sources

thetimes.com Restaurants close, cut menus and turn off fryers to beat heatwave — cited by 2 of the outlets above

thecaterer.com ‘Unfair and unsafe’: Restaurants and bakeries forced to close amid soaring temperatures — cited by 2 of the outlets above

cooksafecoalition.org Making The Switch downloads - Global Cooksafe Coalition (GCC) — cited by 2 of the outlets above

More coverage from around the web

britsafe.org Cooking without gas: induction’s safer, sustainable future for commercial kitchens | British Safety Council

britsafe.in Cooking without gas: induction’s safer, sustainable future for commercial kitchens | British Safety Council India

foodservicefootprint.com UK commercial kitchens commit to phasing out gas cookers - Foodservice Footprint

zenithcommercialcook.co.uk Gas vs electric range cookers – pros and cons for UK businesses

no2nuclearpower.org.uk Induction Cookers - No2NuclearPower

Discussion

Bluesky: @akshatrathi.bsky.social Akshat Rathi · 29d ago · 22 ♥ I had not thought about electric stove as a solution to heat waves. Cut emissions AND adapt to climate change! www.theguardian.com/environment/... · @fionaharvey.bsky.social Fiona Harvey · 29d ago · 17 ♥ If you cant stand the heat - go electric www.theguardian.com/environment/... · @fionaharvey.bsky.social Fiona Harvey · 29d ago · 11 ♥ Great article by @fionaharvey.bsky.social on huge range of advantages for chefs of induction v gas stoves. Cooler, quieter, cheaper, easier to clean, less air pollution, less carbon pollution... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Appeared in: 2026-08-30 (#13)

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