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Gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Re: Gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Post by dangus »

fullspectrumdev wrote: post #13
haizhung wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don’t care about the impact on your health or your children’s health? That seems short sighted to me.

A proper extractor fan mitigates the problem entirely. For a lot of cooking, gas is simply superior in almost every way to induction or electric. Induction has a few advantages in certain situations, but not many - gas is more flexible. Now there is something to be said about people using insufficient extraction or not maintaining their ventilation/extraction systems for sure, or grossly underspeccing them so that th…

How many people can afford a proper extractor fan?

I’ve literally never seen a rental with one.

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Post by fifafu »

fullspectrumdev wrote: post #13
haizhung wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don’t care about the impact on your health or your children’s health? That seems short sighted to me.

A proper extractor fan mitigates the problem entirely. For a lot of cooking, gas is simply superior in almost every way to induction or electric. Induction has a few advantages in certain situations, but not many - gas is more flexible. Now there is something to be said about people using insufficient extraction or not maintaining their ventilation/extraction systems for sure, or grossly underspeccing them so that th…

do you have an example where induction is less flexible? (of course assuming you have the proper cookware)

Re: Gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Post by lucidguppy »

I switched to electric radiant. I miss being able to manipulate the pan yes.

I like that it's more efficient. Gas kicked a LOT of heat into the kitchen.

I like that it didn't scorch the side of the saucepans.

Ultimately I switched to avoid burning fossil fuels. Every bit counts.

Re: Gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Post by tomrod »

dangus wrote: post #21
fullspectrumdev wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A proper extractor fan mitigates the problem entirely. For a lot of cooking, gas is simply superior in almost every way to induction or electric. Induction has a few advantages in certain situations, but not many - gas is more flexible. Now there is something to be said about people using insufficient extraction or not maintaining their ventilation/extraction systems for sure, or grossly underspeccing them so that th…

How many people can afford a proper extractor fan? I’ve literally never seen a rental with one.

Every rental I've had had one. That was eight units in total. We didn't get fancy rentals.

Re: Gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Post by kccqzy »

Jailbird wrote: post #5
dfgfek wrote: post #3

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After trying induction for a couple of years, I now believe it's superior to gas.

I keep reading the same experience as you did but it's really difficult to imagine it being so without actually having access to an induction stove to try it out. What I care about most is the rapid adjustment from high heat to low heat and vice versa within seconds; this is really important for many Asian cuisines. What I care about next is the amount of heat output at its highest and lowest setting. Of course I can't verify these attributes by looking at induction stoves in a store.

Re: Gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

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Post by reactordev »

0x1ceb00da wrote: post #9
vladmashk wrote: post #7

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Induction stoves are way better

You can't roast on induction

You absolutely can. You just need a roasting pan compatible with induction. An induction cooktop beats any other type in my experience. 1) I’m not breathing in harmful chemicals. 2) I’m not waiting around for the pots to get warm. 3) I feel like induction cooks faster than gas but I don’t have evidence. 4) While it’s more expensive to get into, it’s a lot healthier for you in terms of air quality and cooking quality.
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