Red Tag Appliance a variety of Induction cooktops including 30 inch and 36 inch induction cooktops. We also offer hybrid induction cooktops that give you even more flexibility in your cooking. Induction elements work by heating the cookware itself, not the cooktop. Because the heat is generated in the pot or pan, food can cook faster. This is called "rapid heat", a feature of induction elements which makes induction cooking much more energy efficient. Induction cooktops heat differently than traditional gas or electric cooktops. Induction cooktops generate heat in the cookware itself, not the cooktop. This leaves the induction cooktop surface cooler than traditional cooktops once the heat is turned off. Cooking with Induction is 70% more efficient than gas and 20% more efficient than electric.