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Be careful with the firewood, there may be a link between lung cancer and fireplaces https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37542784/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3
by sunnybeetroot 3y ago
Be careful with the firewood, there may be a link between lung cancer and fireplaces https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37542784/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37542784/
- Gigachad 3y agoAlso gas stoves
- sunnybeetroot 3y agoLooks like you’re right https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1181299405/gas-stoves-pollute-homes-with-benzene-which-is-linked-to-cancer https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1181299405/gas-stoves-pollute...
- erikerikson 3y agoCome to the induction side, it's amazing and eventually just normal. I truly love our cooktop and am sad using anything else. I no longer need a slow cooker, I can keep a steady simmer for days, and nothing gets a faster boil.
- southernplaces7 3y agoAny particular devices you recommend? I'm not quite sure of what you're referring to with induction, or how it works well as a slow cooker? Honestly curious.
- erikerikson 3y agoSee Wikipedia for a bit more detail[0] but induction cooktops use a magnet to directly heat your cookware. They can heat faster and more exactly while remaining more consistent over time. They are safer because the cooktop surface is not heated and is often actively cooled but also because they can detect the pan being removed or not really being on the burner and disable themselves after a bit. The magnet gives far greater control over the results for better range. With electric coils and gas, I rarely had the consistency or stability of the high/low temperature that is trivial on my induction stove which allows me to use it the same way I use use a slow cooker. You may need new cookware since it'll need to be magnetic/ferrous. I've had a few issues with the Samsung we bought (not nearly as many as the other Samsung appliances we bought at the same time. So I wouldn't necessarily suggest that brand specifically and I don't remember the brand names I used in the UK before returning to the US. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking
- southernplaces7 3y agoThanks for the tips!. As for Samsung, agreed. I avoid it for appliances. A relative of mine has a Samsung refrigerator and a large Samsung oven. The fridge has done relatively okay (but far from what its price justifies), but the oven has been a shit show from day one.
- 1over137 3y agoAnd advice how to stop the buzzing?
- aaronbrethorst 3y agoOn my induction range, the buzzing only happens when I’m pumping 40 amps through a pot and its contents. The range boils water so quickly that I don’t find it annoying. Ymmv
- erikerikson 3y agoI have experienced varying levels of buzzing that can sometimes be reduced by centering the cookware better but it had been minor, doesn't bother me, and I believe it's part of normal operation.
- Gigachad 3y agoYou may as well ask how to stop the gas stove clicking on ignition or the extraction fan from droning. Cooking makes sound.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoTo be honest, the handful of years you might live longer is not worth the cost of not being able to enjoy a wood fire.
- vineyardmike 3y agoI'd take a few extra years with my family over a wood fire tbh. Very few things are worth years of your life when they have safe replacements.