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How electric stoves are poised to dethrone the mighty gas range
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Posted on 02/17/2022 2:25:26 PM PST by mylife

Tanuj Deora works in the energy industry - specifically to decarbonize energy systems. That's the technical term for efforts to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels. It's a vast and complex problem, but Deora and his family try to do their part. At their home in Northwest Washington, they have solar panels, LED lightbulbs and a hybrid minivan. In the kitchen, though, the issue of fossil fuel usage was more personal. Their natural gas cooktop was making Deora sick.

"I would get a headache whenever the gas was running," he says, so he started looking into replacing their gas stove.

But first, he had to sell his wife, Amy, on the idea. The two of them love to cook and make meals from scratch most nights. Amy believed that gas cooking was superior in performance. When they remodeled their kitchen in 2021, though, she agreed to try an induction stove. Five months later, they have no regrets. "This cooktop isn't just adequate for cooking - it's better than the gas stove was," Deora says.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: electricstove; gimmicks; inductionstove; stove
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To: mylife

41 posted on 02/17/2022 2:47:51 PM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Macoozie

correct, 90% of professional chefs use a gas stovetop


42 posted on 02/17/2022 2:49:26 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: facedown

As someone who has used electric stoves my entire life, I will tell you without question if I was a serious cook or chef I would never own one…

This is just a propaganda piece.


43 posted on 02/17/2022 2:50:14 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Pollard

There have been three enormous gas explosions within a mile or two of me, over the past two decades. Two destroyed houses, and one displaced an apartment building full of people.

I don’t remember that happening when I was young - we never worried about it, and frankly had more faith in the workmanship of the people who designed and maintained things back then, than I do now.

I kind of like electricity, now.


44 posted on 02/17/2022 2:50:43 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: mylife

You can’t use an electric range when the power is out. And you can’t use an electric range to save you from freezing if the power goes out or your furnace breaks down.

These people who want to force their choices on everyone else are not good people.


45 posted on 02/17/2022 2:56:01 PM PST by Revel
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To: mylife

When I lived in the UK.....LOVED my gas hob hated the gas oven.

Would LOVE to have a gas hob and electric oven here.

Nothing better than instant heat on the stove top.


46 posted on 02/17/2022 2:59:52 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!!! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦)
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To: mylife

There’s a Science called Chemistry and it’s best to follow its Laws, much like one should pay heed to the Laws of Physics to avoid damage to one’s self while going about everyday life.


47 posted on 02/17/2022 3:00:32 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: mylife

That picture with the glowing eyes, is not an induction range. I don’t care for that type either. But I love induction...much better than gas for several reasons. I’ll never go back.


48 posted on 02/17/2022 3:03:41 PM PST by woofer2425
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

That’s exactly what my husband wants.


49 posted on 02/17/2022 3:04:03 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: mylife

Gas stove top burners are far superior to electric.
It’s not even close.


50 posted on 02/17/2022 3:04:43 PM PST by EEGator
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To: hinckley buzzard

Induction cooktops are electric as well, but they heat your food in a completely different way. Induction cooktops use copper coils, which create a magnetic current with the pot or pan on top of the surface. Instead of passing heat along from surface to cookware to food, induction cooktops heat the cookware directly. The result is an evenly heated pot or pan and much less heat energy lost along the way.

Because of how induction cooktops transfer heat, the surface itself does not actually get hot. That means if you touch it, no worries. Spill food? You won’t have to scrape it off after you’re done, because it won’t cook onto the stovetop. That’s safer, and it makes cleanup a breeze.

https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/induction-vs-electric-cooktops-which-is-right-for-you-in-2021/


51 posted on 02/17/2022 3:06:30 PM PST by deport
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To: mylife

Not as long as my well doesn’t go dry.


52 posted on 02/17/2022 3:07:10 PM PST by Rannug (When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.l)
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To: EEGator

See post #51 that I just posted


53 posted on 02/17/2022 3:07:33 PM PST by deport
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To: facedown
I have an electric stove...and it sucks.

But I put up with it....rather have Nat Gas

54 posted on 02/17/2022 3:08:04 PM PST by Osage Orange (1961 VW Two Door Truck)
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To: mylife
My pacemaker and I say no thanks.

Find me one restaurant that cooks on anything but a gas stove top.

55 posted on 02/17/2022 3:08:26 PM PST by blackdog (# We Are Corn-Pop, turn off the news.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

agreed, gas ovens suck!


56 posted on 02/17/2022 3:08:54 PM PST by mylife (Julie with her open blouse.. her fingers graced the the surface of the sea...)
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To: deport

You are correct.


57 posted on 02/17/2022 3:08:54 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Pollard

$7500 plus the freight, plus floor joist supports. But my dream stove. I would never leave the kitchen.


58 posted on 02/17/2022 3:09:51 PM PST by blackdog (# We Are Corn-Pop, turn off the news.)
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To: hinckley buzzard; All

Going with an induction cooktop/range usually involves buying some new pots and pans.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-the-best-cookware-for-induction-cooktops-908920


59 posted on 02/17/2022 3:12:14 PM PST by Drago
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To: Drago

Going with an induction cooktop/range usually involves buying some new pots and pans.

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Yep the old ones burnt, beat up, etc are not for induction heating.


60 posted on 02/17/2022 3:14:05 PM PST by deport
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