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At my last house, I removed the gas stove and replaced it with induction. I had two motivations: * Gas stoves are awful for indoor air quality * Compared to i

At my last house, I removed the gas stove and replaced it with induction. I had two motivations: * Gas stoves are awful for indoor air quality * Compared to induction, they're awful to cook on

tmnvix 2y ago
If only manufacturers would use knobs instead of those horrible and often unintuitive touch interfaces. Here's hoping the slow acknowledgement that touch controls in vehicles are usually a bad idea makes its way to other appliances.
- ericd 2y ago
  Yeah, options are limited, but there are a few. We got an LG one from Costco with knobs (was a major filter for us).
- dzhiurgis 2y ago
  Not gonna happen. Touch interface is cheaper, more reliable and easier to clean. Maybe someone will make one with pot motion sensor where turning pot around controls levels. But I’m not holding hope.
  - XorNot 2y ago
    Samsung make one with a magnetic knob for controlling it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4OhGdPjmc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4OhGdPjmc4 So the underlying surface is smooth but you can have a physical control.
    - dzhiurgis 2y ago
      Hmm. Reminds me Mustang Mach-E has a fake rotary finger knob thats touching a screen. Might make a good retrofit for induction cooktops...
2muchcoffeeman 2y ago
If only we all lived in houses!
- BobaFloutist 2y ago
  I haven't gotten around to trying it, but I've heard a lot of good things about getting a cheapish induction hotplate and using it for a lot of cooking.
- hindsightbias 2y ago
  The concrete sidewalk is a lot like induction, as long as the sun is out.
- _carbyau_ 2y ago
  I am fortunate enough to have jumped from owning an apartment to owning a house in the last year. The freedom is amazing. And renting is woeful. Landlords renting out anything don't benefit from solar, so they don't install it. Landlords renting out apartments won't want the fees for EV chargers or ripping out gas or even having aircon. Not all landlords are obstinate about it, some are nice. But the financial incentives are certainly not there. When I was renting an apartment and talking to people about solar, EV, gas vs electric, heat pumps... I definitely felt like I was a second class citizen.

At my last house, I removed the gas stove and replaced it with induction. I had two motivations: * Gas stoves are awful for indoor air quality * Compared to induction, they're awful to cook on

tmnvix 2y ago

If only manufacturers would use knobs instead of those horrible and often unintuitive touch interfaces. Here's hoping the slow acknowledgement that touch controls in vehicles are usually a bad idea makes its way to other appliances.

ericd 2y ago
Yeah, options are limited, but there are a few. We got an LG one from Costco with knobs (was a major filter for us).
dzhiurgis 2y ago
Not gonna happen. Touch interface is cheaper, more reliable and easier to clean. Maybe someone will make one with pot motion sensor where turning pot around controls levels. But I’m not holding hope.
- XorNot 2y ago
  Samsung make one with a magnetic knob for controlling it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4OhGdPjmc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4OhGdPjmc4 So the underlying surface is smooth but you can have a physical control.
  - dzhiurgis 2y ago
    Hmm. Reminds me Mustang Mach-E has a fake rotary finger knob thats touching a screen. Might make a good retrofit for induction cooktops...

2muchcoffeeman 2y ago

If only we all lived in houses!

BobaFloutist 2y ago
I haven't gotten around to trying it, but I've heard a lot of good things about getting a cheapish induction hotplate and using it for a lot of cooking.
hindsightbias 2y ago
The concrete sidewalk is a lot like induction, as long as the sun is out.
_carbyau_ 2y ago
I am fortunate enough to have jumped from owning an apartment to owning a house in the last year. The freedom is amazing. And renting is woeful. Landlords renting out anything don't benefit from solar, so they don't install it. Landlords renting out apartments won't want the fees for EV chargers or ripping out gas or even having aircon. Not all landlords are obstinate about it, some are nice. But the financial incentives are certainly not there. When I was renting an apartment and talking to people about solar, EV, gas vs electric, heat pumps... I definitely felt like I was a second class citizen.