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I 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.
by Insanity 7mo ago
I 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 7mo agoStill very common in the US. Predictably, there is also some phenomenon of people who loudly prefer gas for some reason.
- rsynnott 7mo 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 7mo agoYeah, moving from EU (induction) cooking to Canadian (electric) stove took some getting used to. Boiling water takes so much longer lol.
- rsynnott 7mo 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.