I used to prefer gas ranges. I grew up with one and really liked that we could still cook when the power was out. Also, fire. I just... kinda like fire.

But learning about the dangers has changed my view. Funny enough, I recently moved into a new place and have an electric stove for the first time. My heart is upset at me, but I can't deny that it's better. Not only are there fewer dangers, but it seems to heat up really fast. Much faster than any of the gas stoves I've used (which have been in almost every house and apartment that I've lived in til now.) I set a pot to boil, go sit down, and it's bubbling before the YouTuber I'm watching finishes gargling their sponsor's balls.

(Kidding, of course. I always skip the sponsor placement.)

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Induction tops are the best. Instant heat, very safe and energy efficient. Not compatible with cheap non magnetic cookware though.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I think a big part of the issue is the wild variances on electric stove quality.

The landlord specials are dogshit and what most people have experience with. Even a bad gas stove is 10x better than those.

But once you get to quality electric ranges, and then induction options, they are superior to gas in basically every way. But very few people have experience with these, or the money to afford upgrading to them when their existing stoves breakdown unexpectedly. So most are stuck with the cheap crappy electric options.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

See this explains my experience. Shitty induction range and expensive gas range. Like, if I had a jennair induction to compare to I could make an intelligent analysis but as is I fucking love gas ranges. Very easy to see what you're getting as far as heat.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Fwiw my induction range has blue LEDs built into the glass top so so can see when the big burner is on. I thought it was a stupid gimmick, but it really makes a nice stand-in for that flame

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

I will never own another Jenn-Air. We had one for a brief period of time. It tried it's best to burn the house down 3 times by shorting out 2 twice and having the thermocouple induce a runaway the last time.

[–] Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago

I've got a higher range induction and there are worlds between that and the run of the mill portable induction stove I bought for cooking smelly/smoky stuff outside. So much so that I prefer the 80's electric hot plate of my mother.

That mobile induction abomination regulates like a microwave: full blast or nothing (in much too long pulses). Cooking on that is a challenge. My stovetop tho goes from just hand warm (keep warm function) to the fires of mount doom in 17 silky smooth steps. I could hardly believe my eyes when it boiled pasta water faster than my electric kettle. As nice as cooking is with that, the biggest advantage is the cleaning...

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

In Pornhub, gargling the balls is the content. It's all about context... condoms.

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I grew up with one and really liked that we could still cook when the power was out

Is this a north america joke I'm too European to understand? I heard America gets power outages but surely they are not frequent enough this would be something influencing what stove you buy

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Summer thunderstorms will knock out power, especially in the Midwest where tornadoes are common.

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 0 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It's called disaster preparedness