I don't know if my (electric) stove is unusual in some way, but it goes to crazy high heat immediately. As in hotter than any gas stove I've used, to the point

I don't know if my (electric) stove is unusual in some way, but it goes to crazy high heat immediately. As in hotter than any gas stove I've used, to the point that a minute or two on the max setting will burn all the seasoning off my cast iron pan and fill the house with smoke. Whenever I see a recipe or advice for things like searing steaks, I mentally replace "high heat" with 5, "medium heat" with 3, and "low heat" with 1.