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Do you know... What a French Top is?
A French Top is a fairly popular commercial cooking set-up, but until recently was not seen in home appliances. Now, there are a few companies offering it, although you never know how similar it will be to an actual commercial version. A French Top is typically a 24" x 24" area on the range top that is made from a heavy flat smooth steel plate with a high powered gas burner located in the center, but underneath the surface. (similar to the way a teppan-yaki griddle is made) The top also has a couple of unique features. Usually a 8" to 9" round plate section directly over the burner is removable. Then there could be 1 to 3 additional ring plates that, if removed, would enlarge the central opening. The idea of the French Top is that when all the plates are in place, you have a flat surface to move cookware around on, with high heat in the center gradually cooling off as you move further away. This can be great for controlling temperatures in several pans all together on one large flat surface. The removable plates offer you the option of having the flame contact the cookware. Remove the center plate (1) for 9" to 10" pots, the next ring (2) for 12" cookware and possibly another (3) for up to 16" cookware.
 In French cooking where several sauces are the focal point of the cuisine, the French Top cooking surface is very efficient and utilitarian, especially in a fast paced restaurant environment. In a home, you would need to decide if having 4 open burners is a better use of the space for your style of cooking. However, the French Top is becoming available more often and is worth looking into. Show another Do you know tidbit
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