A quality electric makes a big difference fwiw. I’ve gone through several types depending on where I lived. I gotta admit that gas is my favorite to cook on. Just so many ways to control heat, where the heat is, and how quickly the heat can be changed. Most electric cooktops and ovens are shit unless you buy an upper tier brand, and even then heating a big coil under a glass top is inefficient AF.

Just switched to induction. While not the same as gas, and it does have a few peculiarities, it is by far better than standard electric cooktops. Way fast, more efficient, easy. These need to come down in price to help win over people used to gas.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 18 hours ago (6 children)

I have found gas consistently shit for cooking at low temperatures because you can't turn it down low enough. Minimum power on the lowest ring, nope, still far too hot right in the middle of the pan.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Guess I was lucky? Our burner had a very low setting, perfect for low heat and reducing things like jams or whatever.

Electric is horrible. It’s either full on or off. No moderation other than time.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Huh, never seen an electric cooker that is full on/off. That sounds terrible.

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, a good number of electrics do that. 100% or 0%, and they pulse between the two.

I think the core thing I have learned is getting a decent gas stove is easy. But it's real easy to get a shit electric.

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