> But induction stoves are expensive. Starting around $1,000, they’re twice the price of a basic gas range. When I was in college, I wanted to be able to make

> But induction stoves are expensive. Starting around $1,000, they’re twice the price of a basic gas range. When I was in college, I wanted to be able to make pasta in my dorm room. The dining hall was fine, but it was my first time away from home, and I missed cooking pasta. The rules said that hotplates weren't allowed in dorms, so I bought a portable induction cooker for $60 off Amazon. It can't be a hotplate if it doesn't get hot! (And I didn't exactly ask permission.) For $60, it was great. It was small and light and plugged into a normal outlet, but could boil water in about the same time as a normal stove. If my apartment didn't already come with a gas stove, I could easily forego a standard range in favor of a couple of these portable cookers. I've never used a "real" induction range, but $1,000 seems awfully expensive compared to $60 per burner...