Zvi have you actually tried induction? They have completely different and favorable properties.
You can buy an induction burner off Amazon for a paltry $50-$100.
They are the choice of rich people for new builds.
The inverse argument is that we know burning things indoors is bad, per the same physics you cited. It’s hard to tell HOW bad—some have argued that secondhand smoke if you live with someone 40 years who smokes right next to you “only” reduces your expected lifespan about a year—but it’s still bad.
And we know the stoves and plumbing also leak methane, which causes a lot of the warming, and they are a general fire hazard. Banning the stoves and gas supplies to homes would force everyone to switch to the superior alternatives...
Agreed with all of this, except the last sentence. Induction is superior, so let people learn of that and switch to it on their own time.
Also note that many cheap induction burners aren’t particularly great. They tend more towards making annoying noises, for one. You only get the full induction experience with the high quality equipment which puts you back a few k.
Depends I guess on your level of induction snobbishness, but wirecutter got good results with cheap models. It’s also relative—compared to what. This whole OP is about a gas stove, where you just kinda look at the flame and estimate how much heat it’s producing. Induction at least you can set a precise numerical value.
We switched to induction a couple of years ago, something that is built into the counter top with 4 “burners”.
And I have to say, it is fantastic, the speed is on par with gas, the control you get is also on par with gas.
Also if people are really worried about the air quality in their home, they really shouldn’t use candles or a laser printer.
The amount of particulates from those is just insane (where I live it is illegal to have a laser printer in the office, it has to be in a separate closed room—and if it is extensively used, the room has to have point exhaust)
Oh damn. Yeah I didn’t know about the laser printer emissions at all. I just have one in a common area where I live for the occasional print. I do spend most of my time in a room with a HEPA filter though.
(because particular pollution apparently has very high mortality rates, it seems like a smart thing to always be filtering the air in your most commonly occupied rooms. Just to be on the safe side, since effective filters are cheap.)
(where I live it is illegal to have a laser printer in the office, it has to be in a separate closed room—and if it is extensively used, the room has to have point exhaust)
Zvi have you actually tried induction? They have completely different and favorable properties.
You can buy an induction burner off Amazon for a paltry $50-$100.
They are the choice of rich people for new builds.
The inverse argument is that we know burning things indoors is bad, per the same physics you cited. It’s hard to tell HOW bad—some have argued that secondhand smoke if you live with someone 40 years who smokes right next to you “only” reduces your expected lifespan about a year—but it’s still bad.
And we know the stoves and plumbing also leak methane, which causes a lot of the warming, and they are a general fire hazard. Banning the stoves and gas supplies to homes would force everyone to switch to the superior alternatives...
Agreed with all of this, except the last sentence. Induction is superior, so let people learn of that and switch to it on their own time.
Also note that many cheap induction burners aren’t particularly great. They tend more towards making annoying noises, for one. You only get the full induction experience with the high quality equipment which puts you back a few k.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-portable-induction-cooktop/
Depends I guess on your level of induction snobbishness, but wirecutter got good results with cheap models. It’s also relative—compared to what. This whole OP is about a gas stove, where you just kinda look at the flame and estimate how much heat it’s producing. Induction at least you can set a precise numerical value.
We switched to induction a couple of years ago, something that is built into the counter top with 4 “burners”.
And I have to say, it is fantastic, the speed is on par with gas, the control you get is also on par with gas.
Also if people are really worried about the air quality in their home, they really shouldn’t use candles or a laser printer.
The amount of particulates from those is just insane (where I live it is illegal to have a laser printer in the office, it has to be in a separate closed room—and if it is extensively used, the room has to have point exhaust)
Oh damn. Yeah I didn’t know about the laser printer emissions at all. I just have one in a common area where I live for the occasional print. I do spend most of my time in a room with a HEPA filter though.
(because particular pollution apparently has very high mortality rates, it seems like a smart thing to always be filtering the air in your most commonly occupied rooms. Just to be on the safe side, since effective filters are cheap.)
Wow! Where is this?
Denmark.