New San Francisco rule change for major home renovations mandates all-electric
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I don't mind all-electric, except for cooking. Nothing beats cooking over a flame.
Having lived with both gas and induction, I really prefer induction. It can get things up to temperature faster and has the same level of control as gas.
It also doesn't heat the rest of the kitchen so much and I don't end up breathing the pollution
Second on having induction. Had it since 2011 and I’ll never go back to gas or electric coil.
Old house was gas and we liked it. Current house is induction and we love it. I still am amazed at how quickly things heat up.
IDK if you're in the US, but anywhere I've lived in the US, induction is expensive and only offered in "premium" homes. Instead we either get crappy electric coils or gas. I'd love to have induction, but am stuck with coils. From a recent comment of mine:
I think cost is probably the main factor. It looks like prices on induction ranges are coming down, but still priced as premium/luxury compared to the electric coils. I looked up the cheapest of both at the local big box home improvement store, and the cheapest option overall is $509 and available for pickup today. The cheapest induction range is $899 and is showing a 7 day lead time.
A lot of people in the US are also really attached to gas, and would choose gas over induction anyway. The cheapest gas ranges are just a little more expensive ($549) than the electric coils.
I think it's more that induction is something that gets installed during a major remodel. And it's fairly new, so it's only in the nicer places right now.
If it hadn't rusted out, I'd probably still be using a 1950s coil electric stove
If an open flame matters, so does the fuel producing it. As such, the only open flame cooking anybody should care about is a charcoal or wood grill outside.
Induction cooktops are pretty great for most cooking styles, and superior for very low simmers. About the only thing they don't do well are super high temperature woks and similar pots where getting the sides very hot is important.
tbh, your average gas range isn't going to have a wok burner either. You have to get a specialty burner for those, and they do come in both induction and gas now.
I actually find that a wok on a normal flat burner is tops for popcorn tho.
My apartment has a nice gas range that I put an induction cooktop on since I prefer it.
I've used both gas and induction, and the pan heats up faster on induction. My induction range can boil water faster than the microwave even.
Induction is so lovely and convenient. I've grown to be such a fan. Only time I really like a fire to cook with is camping with a campfire. Makes you feel more rooted in the moment and thankful for the positive things going on
