Plz be safe from this kind of love
(midwest.social)
CoupleMemesLaughs in electric stove superiority.
Which electric stove, though? Induction or resistive? Sure, neither will kill you via massive explosion (unless you really use your stove wrong), but inductive has better performance and is more forgiving if you spill soup etc on the element, whereas resistive stoves are cheap and don't require you to buy new pans.
The correct answer depends on your budget, so your comment cleverly disguises a class war within it.
Neither. Radiant heating with a ceran hob, which is very common where I live. Electric stoves are pretty much the default anyway, so this isn't really a class war over here.
Maybe the class war is whether it is inductive or not.
Even induction ones can be had for relatively cheap nowadays. They are just the best way to cook imo.
Everyone keeps saying this, but when my stove died last year I tried to convince the landlord to go induction but they are still twice as expensive as the cheap glass top resistive stoves.
Landlords gonna landlord. Just checked you can get an induction stove at IKEA for abojt 200€
I mean they did send me links of what they were looking at and involved me in the selection process. They really weren’t wrong about them being twice as expensive. And the one they went with was really nice except the fact that it wasn’t induction.
But yea I moved out of that place because I was tired of having a landlord lol.
Sure but going from 100 to 200€ is not that much for such a nicer experience. But I guess landlords have their reasons. Regardless of whether induction increases the value of the property
It was the difference of $600USD vs $1,300+USD and the oven in the induction units was crappier at that price range as well.
Calm down everyone, she just wants to know if he’s still got that spark.
she blew me away
“Take my breath aaawaaay…”
I know this is a joke etc. but anyone unaware of this, that would not do anything. The valve only stays open when it is hot, hence you have to keep pushing the button for a while before you can let go. These safety features are really old.
Your country must have better regulators than mine. This is not required or common in the USA except in gas fireplaces and outdoor propane appliances.
That’s not at all true, or at least not something you can rely on as general advice starting with “push the button” even.
Maybe on a newer model somehow? But how does it get hot if the gas is not on to start with?
My old gas stove would kill you if you turned the knob without lighting.
It's a failsafe system. Gas fireplaces have something similar. Prior to being lit, the pilot/valve has to be held open manually. While holding it open, the ignitor can be used to light the gas. Sometimes this is simultaneous (opening & lighting), while other times it's two separate mechanisms. In either case, when the gas is lit, a device known as a thermocouple keeps the gas valve held open as long as there is heat. There are electrical and mechanical varieties. If at any time no heat is detected (or the thermocouple fails), then the valve is closed.
Fireplaces need regular maintenance and sometimes a thermocouple fails because it's dirty.
I guess my oven was too old for that tech
Huh, I didn't know about that.
Don't rely on the interweb guy. Plenty of stoves still pour out gas if you open the valve.
Damn, there go my weekend plans to leave the stove on.
Most stoves in North America are electric/inductive anyway.
Anecdotally I see gas burning stoves a lot still in NA. I think there’s a culture that they’re “better” than resistive or induction stoves. Though that could just be local to my region, I’d have to look at the stats.
Edit: According to https://us.fotileglobal.com/pages/kitchen-stove-and-appliance-statistics
So yea looks like majority is electric, still quite a few with gas though.
Electric stoves now outnumber gas in U.S. households. Approximately 68% of homes cook with electricity, while 38% still use natural gas. In southern and midwestern states, electric stove usage often surpasses 70%, peaking at 90% in North Carolina. However, gas stoves remain popular in places like California, Illinois, and New Jersey, reflecting how local infrastructure and utility prices shape cooking preferences.
Explosive love
Why does it look like it was written by a six year old?
They were probably affected by the gas.
