3 ms·
I briefly lived in a place with a gas range and no venting range hood (just a fan that... exhausted inwards?) and I effectively never use the range. Now I have
by xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
I briefly lived in a place with a gas range and no venting range hood (just a fan that... exhausted inwards?) and I effectively never use the range.
Now I have a large gas range and a large exhaust range hood which is always on whenever the gas is, and for some time after the gas is off. I keep a CO2 monitor next to the stovetop to help indicate general air quality. The air quality is often better than normal (~100ppm above outdoor levels) when I'm cooking (outdoor levels) because the range hood is so efficient.
It would certainly be more effective to not use gas at all, but gas powers a lot of utilities in my home and here it's much cheaper. I'd consider induction if I were on the market for a new range and oven but I'm not. I'd also have to get new cookware and figure out how to keep my coffee warm.
There exists counter top induction ranges, with for example one or two elements, that are very good and everyone should probably own.
- crackercrews 4y ago> There exists counter top induction ranges, with for example one or two elements, that are very good and everyone should probably own. I'm sure they're nice, but try telling that to a New Yorker. Counter space is at a premium.
- ceejayoz 4y agoThat's the brilliance of it. You can have it invisibly embedded in the counter. https://victoriaelizabethbarnes.com/induction-cooking-integrated-kitchen-countertop-invisible-burners-tpb/ https://victoriaelizabethbarnes.com/induction-cooking-integr...
- crackercrews 4y agoThe point is there isn't enough counter space as-is. Where do you chop things if you're cooking on the counter? These are beautiful but not practical for small apartments.
- ceejayoz 4y agoChop first, cook second. "Mise en place". Unless you forgo a cooktop entirely in favor of microwaving/baking everything, your objection applies to every cooking surface - electric range, gas range, induction cooktop. At least here it's a dual-use surface.
- crackercrews 4y agoOP was suggesting that everyone get a countertop induction unit. That includes people who have gas or electric ranges already. Getting a second countertop unit only makes sense for people with spare counters.
- xyzzy_plugh 4y agoThis is true, though in many countries in the world folks live in homes considered small by north American standards, and a countertop gas stove has been a staple of apartment cooking for some time now.
- SamBam 4y agoThat's honestly pretty great. Although now I will want a hood over my entire counter.