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I assume you already have experimented with different pans, and have experienced the same difficulties with all of them? I would agree that gas is still superi

I assume you already have experimented with different pans, and have experienced the same difficulties with all of them? I would agree that gas is still superior, but overall, induction has been working extremely well for us, and the safety benefit around smaller children may outweigh the culinary benefits of gas cooking for us.

lupire 6y ago
Gas is also toxic.
- microtherion 6y ago
  Around here, the gas used for cooking is natural gas, which is not toxic in the technical sense of the word, though one could theoretically suffocate from it. I say "theoretically" because I can't recall hearing of a single instance of such a death, while deaths from e.g. carbon monoxide poisoning are far from uncommon.
  - swiley 6y ago
    It feels toxic enough. I always open the back door when we have our natural gas oven on because it makes breathing unpleasant otherwise.
    - lucian1900 6y ago
      That is the additional gas that is mixed in to help you notice a leak. Natural gas itself is odourless and you’re unlikely to notice it.
  - senkora 6y ago
    Natural gas stoves still have health risks: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/5/7/21247602/gas-stove-cooking-indoor-air-pollution-health-risks https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/5/7/21247602...
    - microtherion 6y ago
      Interesting! I did not know much of that.
globular-toast 6y ago
I have high quality cookware, mostly stainless steel and cast iron. They're not the same brand or anything. I'm not prepared to spend hundreds of pounds experimenting with different types of pans. I highly doubt it would make a difference anyway. Can't wait to be back on gas.
- microtherion 6y ago
  Yeah, I did not mean to suggest you buy different pans, merely that you try a few of those you already have. But it sounds like you just have a poorly performing induction range, where no pan in the world can help. This is not, however, inherent in the technology as such.

lupire 6y ago

Gas is also toxic.

microtherion 6y ago
Around here, the gas used for cooking is natural gas, which is not toxic in the technical sense of the word, though one could theoretically suffocate from it. I say "theoretically" because I can't recall hearing of a single instance of such a death, while deaths from e.g. carbon monoxide poisoning are far from uncommon.
- swiley 6y ago
  It feels toxic enough. I always open the back door when we have our natural gas oven on because it makes breathing unpleasant otherwise.
  - lucian1900 6y ago
    That is the additional gas that is mixed in to help you notice a leak. Natural gas itself is odourless and you’re unlikely to notice it.
- senkora 6y ago
  Natural gas stoves still have health risks: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/5/7/21247602/gas-stove-cooking-indoor-air-pollution-health-risks https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/5/7/21247602...
  - microtherion 6y ago
    Interesting! I did not know much of that.

globular-toast 6y ago

I have high quality cookware, mostly stainless steel and cast iron. They're not the same brand or anything. I'm not prepared to spend hundreds of pounds experimenting with different types of pans. I highly doubt it would make a difference anyway. Can't wait to be back on gas.

microtherion 6y ago
Yeah, I did not mean to suggest you buy different pans, merely that you try a few of those you already have. But it sounds like you just have a poorly performing induction range, where no pan in the world can help. This is not, however, inherent in the technology as such.