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> Resistance cooktops are slow and weak Resistive is just fine. No way I'm throwing out my 20 years old stove to save 2 minutes boiling water. Once the coil is
by eulgro 3y ago
> Resistance cooktops are slow and weak
Resistive is just fine. No way I'm throwing out my 20 years old stove to save 2 minutes boiling water. Once the coil is red hot there's virtually no time difference with induction.
- lostlogin 3y agoI’d challenge anything to a race with a decent induction cooktop. I doubt gas is quicker, it’s silly fast to boil water. That said, upgrading for this reason would be very silly.
- dan-robertson 3y agoI think the reason people usually don’t like resistive cooktops is that they change temperature slowly so it is hard to adjust things to the right temperature.
- YurgenJurgensen 3y agoAlso they're capable of melting dark coloured soft plastic with radiant heat even when they've been switched off.
- cmclaughlin 3y agoThey also transfer heat to the house, whereas induction does not. Huge benefit in hotter climates
- vel0city 3y ago> No way I'm throwing out my 20 years old stove to save 2 minutes boiling water A normal electric stove isn't even going to be two minutes slower to boil. Depending on the stoves in question, the resistive stove might even be faster to a boil than the gas stove, even if the gas stove is rated for more BTUs.