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European Stoves Leaking Cancer-Causing Benzene
- jerlam 8mo agoThe US too: 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...
- Insanity 8mo agoI wonder how much these are still being used though. None of my friends or family in EU use these, it's mostly induction stoves nowadays.
- mekdoonggi 8mo agoStill very common in the US. Predictably, there is also some phenomenon of people who loudly prefer gas for some reason.
- rsynnott 8mo agoThe US's voltage issues make installing powerful electric stoves more expensive than it is in Europe, AIUI; for anything decent you need three phase there. Hence this bizarre (and very expensive) product: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/copper-charlie-induction-stove-review/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/copper-charlie-in...
- Insanity 8mo agoYeah, moving from EU (induction) cooking to Canadian (electric) stove took some getting used to. Boiling water takes so much longer lol.
- rsynnott 8mo agoThey'd be extremely rare in new builds, at least in Ireland, but some older houses would still have them. Interestingly, they were seen as kind of a high-end option for a long time; before induction stoves became a thing, the _default_ was halogen stoves (and before those resistive electric stoves), but gas stoves were kind of seen as an upgrade (they _are_, IMO, better to cook on than halogen, and also more expensive to install because gas, so I suppose it kind of tracks). Induction has mostly taken over, tho.
- mekdoonggi 8mo agoI have a tabletop induction burner in my apartment which I can cook 95% of my family meals on to eliminate the use of the gas stove. Takes up counter space, but research increasingly supports this. Also, with a special pot you can make hotpot at home too!