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Liebherr CBS 1360 Thermador Freedom
Refrigerator/Freezer Induction Cooktop

A tiny kitchen does not mean being stuck with an even tinier Thermador’s Freedom line of induction cooktops offer one of
refrigerator and freezer. Liebherr’s CBS 1360 unit fits in narrow the most-efficient ways to prepare food, because they heat
spots—it’s a mere 24 inches wide and a hair less than 25 the pan directly through magnetic induction, not thermal
inches deep—yet still offers a combined 13 cubic feet of induction. This allows the pan to achieve the desired
storage space. temperature much more rapidly.
The Energy Star-rated CBS 1360 uses Liebherr’s patented The new Freedom Induction top also makes induction
BioFresh technology, which controls separate interior cooking much more flexible. Smart sensors in the ceramic
environments for food and produce to keep everything fresh glass surface adjust to the size of the pan, heating only the
up to three times longer than a conventional refrigerator. If area needed. Those findings go straight to a color
the homeowner wants to put food into cold storage quickly, touchscreen display to enable instant, precise temperature
the 1360 has a flash-freezing SuperFrost mode, which drops control that rival gas stoves. The touchscreen also provides
the freezer temperature to as low as minus 25 degrees live updates when the cookware is moved to another position.
Fahrenheit. Also, Liebherr’s FrostSafe system prevents cold air And, lack of heating elements provides nearly two-thirds more
from escaping when the door is open. cooking area. It’s large enough to accommodate a 21-inch-
Users will hardly know the 1360 is even in their kitchen, due by-13-inch pan, something no other range maker can
to its SuperQuiet technology. The environment won’t notice it currently claim.
much, either: This Liebherr unit, on average, uses about 490 Homeowners can prepare gourmet meals without being
kWh of electricity annually, for an average yearly operating power mad: Freedom Inductions units top out at 4,600 watts,
cost of about $47. but can operate on as little as 15 watts with smaller pans at
low temperatures.

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