Lotus burner for Asian cooking

AFTER being stuck in traffic, you reach home feeling exhausted and hungry. Your loved ones suggest eating out, but while it’s more convenient, you’re worried the food might be less nutritious and it can be expensive if you eat out regularly.

To help home cooks save time and money, Rinnai has developed the revolutionary Lotus Burner. Featuring the world’s first “double deck” design, it has won the 2012 Homedec Good Design Award – its third award following the 2009 Japan Good Design Award and 2009 Taiwan Good Design Product Award.

“A typical gas burner in homes has a flame rating of 4.2kW, with at least 40% heat efficiency,” says Rinnai marketing manager Jean Se. “It means the burner requires a gas input of 4.2kW and 40% of the heat produced goes into the pot or wok – 60% is actually lost in the air.”

Now, Rinnai has raised the bar with Lotus – this breakthrough burner, while using 4.2kW of gas, has a heat efficiency of 50%. Less heat escapes from the wok, resulting in faster cooking time without requiring more gas.

An internal test revealed that Rinnai’s Lotus burner took 257 seconds to heat up two litres of water, whereas a conventional burner took 336 seconds.

Apart from its high heat efficiency, the fully sealed burner double deck design allows for minimal cleaning and maintenance. Instead of featuring the conventional Rinnai has developed the revolutionary Lotus Burner that cooks food faster and uses less gas and requires less effort to clean.

two separate burner rings, Lotus stacks up the two rings in a double deck. Simmering is done by the lower deck flame while stir- frying uses both the upper and lower deck flames.

Having a single burner eliminates the need for a drip pan, burner ring and burner cap, so there are fewer parts to wash. The full seal also prevents any overflowing liquid from spilling into the stovetop’s inner compartment, so wiping the surface is suffice to keep it clean.

As each burner is equipped with a flame failure safety device, any gas leaks or sudden flame loss will result in an automatic cut- off of gas supply.

This year, Rinnai Malaysia marks 42 years in Malaysian households. It has been striving to produce reliable and quality gas stoves for the kitchen from 1973 to 2015.

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