If you have you have ever considered induction cooking, now you can try it before you buy it. Induction cooking offers several benefits: it’s safer than gas, more precise and responsive than traditional electric coils, and can help save energy—and money—over time. Because induction heats the cookware directly and meals cook faster with greater control and less wasted heat. Redding Electric Utility is offering a free induction cooktop loaner program that allows customers to test an induction cooktop in their own kitchen before making the switch. This program is available to all active REU residential customers. There’s no cost to borrow a unit, and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. To find out more, call REU at (530) 339-7200.