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Use an induction cooktop. Much faster heat times than traditional electric

• dylan604 7y ago
  Sadly, renters don't get much input on any of the appliances. While suggesting a different type of electric stove is great for people with that control, most just suffer with the cheapest appliance the landlord could get away with providing.
  • ebg13 7y ago
    You can always put a portable induction top on top of your unused electric top.
    • selimthegrim 7y ago
      Heat diffuser too?
      • ebg13 7y ago
        A what? Do you mean one of these things? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_diffuser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_diffuser If so, then I don't think you'd ever need one? None of the use-cases for them seem like they would apply to a good induction stove.
        • selimthegrim 7y ago
          No I meant for an electric stove
          • ebg13 7y ago
            But the goal is to make your cooktop _more_ responsive, not _less_ responsive.
        • kbutler 7y ago
          An induction-compatible disc that heats up via induction and transfers that heat by conduction to your non-induction-compatible cookware. Simple, inexpensive, inefficient, and possibly damaging. https://www.centurylife.org/the-inefficiency-of-induction-converter-discs-aka-induction-interface-discs-and-what-your-real-alternatives-are/ https://www.centurylife.org/the-inefficiency-of-induction-co...
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• ebg13 7y ago
  And also nearly zero waste heat so your kitchen doesn't get so hot while cooking.