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Techniques for designing and creating energy efficient cookware are provided. In accordance with the techniques cookware can include a cookware base having a cooking surface and heating surface. The heating surface can have a pattern of fins forming heat exchange channels. The fins can effectively i

Techniques for designing and creating energy efficient cookware are provided. In accordance with the techniques cookware can include a cookware base having a cooking surface and heating surface. The heating surface can have a pattern of fins forming heat exchange channels. The fins can effectively increase surface area and the channels can guide thermal energy to the perimeter of the cookware base while the fins absorb the thermal energy. The channel fins can improve energy transfer while providing even distribution throughout the cooking surface. The use of fins can also improve the mechanical strength to the cookware. Methods of making the energy efficient cookware are provided. A piece of cookware with a thick base can be provided by casting and by bonding a metal plate to the cookware body. Within the base, heat exchange channels are created by manufacturing processes such as casting or cutting to improve heat transfer.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of making a piece of energy efficient cookware comprising:providing the cookware, wherein the cookware has a wall and a base, and wherein the base includes a heating surface and a cooking surface;thickening the cookware base with a plate, wherein the plate is attached

What is claimed is: 1. A method of making a piece of energy efficient cookware comprising:providing the cookware, wherein the cookware has a wall and a base, and wherein the base includes a heating surface and a cooking surface;thickening the cookware base with a plate, wherein the plate is attached to the heating surface of the cookware base; andcutting a pattern of pairs of substantially parallel fins in the thickened cookware base, each pair of substantially parallel fins defines a respective heat exchange channel of a plurality of heat exchange channels operable to transfer thermal energy from a heat source to the cooking surface.