Depends on where you live. Around here (SW Germany) non-induction electric stoves with resistive heating elements under a special glass ("Ceranfeld") are much m

Depends on where you live. Around here (SW Germany) non-induction electric stoves with resistive heating elements under a special glass ("Ceranfeld") are much more common for home-use than gas. So when these fail, swapping to induction is relatively easy; picking gas over electric means a lot of extra effort for many people. Personally, when buying new pots and pans in the last decade, I picked only those that work with induction (payed something like 20 Euro extra, in total); so when we finally swap the stove, we only have to replace one pan. Several friends make the same complaint, and I never understood why they didn't plan ahead (induction is not that new, especially when some of them only moved out from their parents in the last 5 to 10 years). The induction kettle of friends definitely is much faster than both their old kettle (1.[2,5] kW) and ours (2.2kW); and I am not sure if they even have a 3.7kW field. Edit: If course assuming that you eventually get a new stove anyway, at least at some point in the future. If you're settled in your house/flat for live and have a gas stove you're happy with & that will survive you, then the point is of course mood.