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The gas industry is paying Instagram influencers to gush over gas stoves (2020)

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Post by ceejayoz »

jbotdev wrote: post #34

Forget climate and respiratory issues, I’ve gone induction out of pure convenience and don’t miss gas at all. My induction cook top heats up faster, has more precise control, retains less heat on the “burner”, and is way easier to clean. The only downsides I’ve found are you can’t char things on a flame, or use copper pots. It seems like people keep comparing gas to “regular” electric stoves, which are definitely inf…

> The only downsides I’ve found are you can’t char things on a flame...

Grab one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FPZACE

They're great for creme brulee, among other things.

Re: The gas industry is paying Instagram influencers to gush over gas stoves (2020)

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Post by freen »

Philorandroid wrote: post #13
h2odragon wrote: post #2

So who is paying for this week's "gas stoves should be banned" PR push, then?

No One Is, It's Spontaneous™

Ahh yes, Big Induction.

Well known astroturfers.

They’ve known since 1970 that climate change due to induction stoves… wait, sorry, confused them with Exxon.

Easy mistake.

Re: The gas industry is paying Instagram influencers to gush over gas stoves (2020)

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Post by rs999gti »

pclmulqdq wrote: post #25
rs999gti wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are any right wing EU, US, or CA parties supporting the gas stove ban or is just lefties and greenies doing it?

That's not the point - only a few loonies on the left are pushing it. Most of the left and the right are opposed. That makes it not a left/right issue.

No, I'm asking has any right leaning party or politician came out in the media and said yes we should ban gas stoves?

I've only seen the tweet from Biden appointed Trumka - https://mobile.twitter.com/TrumkaCPSC/status/161255345946272...

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Post by AYBABTME »

mikrl wrote: post #7

It’s politicized too which is ridiculous. I’ve seen takes that being pro gas cookery is right-wing. Yes, it’s obvious that gas heat and cooking could cause respiratory issues due to combustion. As a gourmand though, cooking on a gas range is the best experience wrt temp control and convenience. I prefer an electric oven, and the heating system I’m impartial to, though radiant hot water is what I fondly remember from…

You haven't used the fancy induction stoves, they beat everything in terms of temp control and speed. Plus you can program them and pair them with probes. See the Breville "Control Freak": https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/commercial/cmc850.ht...

It's a game changer in a kitchen.

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Post by [deleted] »

fvdessen wrote: post #20
api wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The makers of high power battery stoves maybe? For those who don't know these are stoves that have on board batteries allowing them to generate, for a period of time, far more heat than an ordinary house circuit would be able to power. This replicates some of the advantages of gas. But honestly I think the ban gas stoves thing is brought to you by the same people who gave us bans on plastic straws. "Let's maximally i…

The reason why there’s a battle about gas stoves is that people care a lot more about the way they cook than the way they heat their house, but if they cook with gas, then they heat with gas. So if you want to push people away from gas heating towards electric heat pumps, then you need to attack gas stoves

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Post by shapefrog »

pclmulqdq wrote: post #25
rs999gti wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are any right wing EU, US, or CA parties supporting the gas stove ban or is just lefties and greenies doing it?

That's not the point - only a few loonies on the left are pushing it. Most of the left and the right are opposed. That makes it not a left/right issue.

Fossil fuel gas hobs and boilers BANNED in all new-build homes from 2025.

UK Government legislation ... from a right wing government.

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Post by bob1029 »

The respiratory argument I really don't understand with specific regard to gas vs electric cooking.

I don't care if my range is powered by alien technology that magically sequesters carbon somewhere else - When you heat something above a certain temperature, you are producing all kinds of chemical compounds that are not going to be good for you. It doesn't really matter how the mass was brought to that temperature. The contribution of a gas range to indoor air quality is absolutely negligible compared to what comes out of a deep fryer or frying pan once you hit 400F+.

If the primary concern is everyone's health & safety, we should mandate high CFM extraction hoods be installed above every range and run public information campaigns to encourage their use.

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Post by _puk »

hospadar wrote: post #31

Induction maaaan! Switched from gas to induction and love it. I miss my stove every time i have to cook elsewhere. Mine is pretty much the cheapest induction range on the market (and i bought it used). Heats up way faster than gas (WAY FASTER, will get cast iron glowing if i leave an empty cast iron on the stove for a while at the highest setting), low/medium control is excellent and precise, and i really appreciate…

The Induction Industry Is Paying HN Influencers to Gush over Induction Stoves (2023)

Tongue in cheek, but nowadays it's so hard to establish what is a genuine appraisal and what isn't..

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