My gas stove heats the pot, but also the cabinets above and around the stove and the entire small kitchen. Just being able to feel the air temperature go up by

My gas stove heats the pot, but also the cabinets above and around the stove and the entire small kitchen. Just being able to feel the air temperature go up by a couple of degrees would certainly suggest it's throwing off more waste heat than what's actually going into the pan.