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Turbo Pot Introduces Advanced Cookware Solutions for the Home Chef

Turbo Pot® will be making its debut at the 2018 International Home + Housewares Show with a new gourmet line of high-performance pots and pans designed to be the fastest, most energy-efficient available for gas ranges.

Constructed of heavy-duty 304-grade stainless steel, the Turbo Pot cookware line by Eneron, Inc. is engineered to outperform the standard pot by a wide margin— significantly improving the heat transfer of open-flame range cooking. Turbo Pot heats up between 35 and 50 percent faster than regular cookware, allowing home chefs to save time and energy, and improve indoor air quality. The superior heating ability also means better temperature uniformity across cooking surfaces, faster temperature recovery times and higher production capacity, which opens up possibilities for practicing advanced cooking techniques and improving nutrient retention.

Turbo Pot’s sleek, intelligent design incorporates patented, highly conductive heat exchanger “fins” at the base of the cookware to dramatically improve heat transfer and optimize fuel efficiency. The technology has been independently tested in both the lab and field by premiere foodservice research and appliance testing facilities of major California utility companies, and used extensively by decorated master chefs, national restaurant chains and some of the country’s most sustainable restaurants and premiere culinary institutes. In fact, utility companies such as SoCal Gas and NiCor Gas offer rebates for commercial kitchens to use Turbo Pot products (a unique first for cookware) because of their proven energy-saving capability.

Lee Huang, founder and president of Eneron Inc., explains, “The gas stovetop is one of the least energy-efficient major appliances in the home—demonstrating a dismal 30 percent energy efficiency rating. The majority of the heat generated by the combustion of gas burners never makes it into the food being cooked, but escapes around the sides of the cookware and into the surrounding space.” This inefficiency means the process of cooking on open-flame burners is significantly longer than need be and comes with pesky side effects, such as cooking-related indoor air pollutants and the common frustration of unevenly cooked foods. When it comes to major cooking equipment, there are relatively few energy efficient options, and what is available tends to be cost-prohibitive.

“The Turbo Pot is one of the most exciting and cost-effective innovations developed for gas range top cooking. It revolutionizes the way we cook food and address thermal efficiency in the kitchen by uniquely focusing on the cookware component rather than costly major equipment upgrades,” Huang says.

The Turbo Pot is designed with fins that capture and guide the burner flame into channels to increase the contact of hot gases with the fins and increase the surface area for heat transfer. Huang says, “We have taken a very novel approach to improving heat transfer by essentially re-engineering the traditional “heat sink,” which is used to keep electronic components cool, to make cookware heat more efficiently. It is an effective and elegant solution to the most common performance issues and limitations we universally face when cooking with gas.”

Turbo Pot offers superior heat distribution and virtually eliminates hot spots that can lead to burned or undercooked food…and ruined meals. The cookware also saves more than 25 percent in cooking-related energy costs for a gas range and reduces cooking-related emissions of indoor air pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

“Turbo Pot is the smart way to keep indoor air fresh and healthy, especially during winter and summer months when kitchen ventilation may be minimized due to extreme outdoor temperatures,” says Huang. “By reducing fossil fuel consumption with every meal made, Turbo Pot helps combat climate change and is a must-have for sustainable living and for those looking to reduce their carbon footprint.”

In addition to its major time- and energy-saving advantages, Turbo Pot’s new four-piece FreshAir™ home series features the high-quality design and superior construction of high-end gourmet cookware. “The pots offer the same desirable features associated with top-tier cookware lines, including mirror-polished finishes, ‘keep-cool’ handles, heavy-duty construction and well-made riveting,” Huang says. “The unique design also has some serious eye-catching appeal that is sure to impress guests and spark conversation. It offers a very easy and effective way to modernize your kitchen.”

The FreshAir series name acknowledges the cookware’s unique ability to create cleaner indoor air and a greener planet by reducing energy use, cooking-related air pollutants and carbon emissions. The series includes the 2.2 Qt. Sauce Pan, 3.5 Qt. Casserole Pot, 8.1 Qt. Stock Pot and 2.5 Qt. Tea Kettle. Suggested retail prices for the products range affordably from $50 to $80.