The state is the first to put labels on the appliances pointing consumers to evidence about the harms of cooking with gas. Appliance manufacturers are…
$3,400 for the stove because induction is rare here and they do not have base models
IKEA sells a 4-zone induction cooktop for $500 in the U.S.
Granted, this is more expensive than $380 I’d have to pay for a 4-zone induction cooktop from IKEA here in Sweden, but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than the $3400 you had to pay.
$3,400 for the stove because induction is rare here and they do not have base models
WTF? The most expensive one they have in media markt in Spain cost 2000 Euro. Normal models cost around 300. You could have told me, I would just send you one.
Yeah, fortunately in my case we replaced an electric stove with induction so the power circuit was already in place.
I could see installing or removing a gas line would be a huge headache. We do have a gas furnace and water heater. I can’t imagine what would be involved in swapping them out.
I mean this isn’t a discussion about what stove you should use if you have one stove. This is a discussion about which is superior and which you should pursue if given the opportunity.
There are a painful number of Americans (and now Germans) who still prefer gas over induction for one reason or the other. A large portion of the Americans in my experience think this way because of the lobbying campaigns of gas companies to make gas seem better or safer than it is.
So ya, if you rent (increasingly most people because late stage capitalism) I’m not talking about how much worse your stove is compared to induction to shame you. I’m talking to everyone who has an opportunity to change someone’s mind on it, buy a new stove for a new construction, or replace their stove when it dies (or sooner if you can swing it).
And there’s no way the gas stove doesn’t cost more over even it’s first couple of years compared to induction. The price of gas will only go up with time, electricity will only go down with time.
Yup, I think too, a lot of it is media driven. If you look at the cooking shows on TV it’s all gas unless they are doing grilling then it’s 50/50 gas vs. charcoal.
Key reasons people choose the stoves they choose:
“It came with the place.” Unless something breaks, you use the stove you have.
Price.
My induction stove was over $1,000. I wouldn’t trade it for anything, but yeah.
Compared to $300 to $500 for electric and $500 to $700 for gas (plus gas line installation if you don’t have it.)
Must be nice. Mine cost a fortune and still isn’t usable.
IKEA sells a 4-zone induction cooktop for $500 in the U.S.
Granted, this is more expensive than $380 I’d have to pay for a 4-zone induction cooktop from IKEA here in Sweden, but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than the $3400 you had to pay.
WTF? The most expensive one they have in media markt in Spain cost 2000 Euro. Normal models cost around 300. You could have told me, I would just send you one.
Yeah, fortunately in my case we replaced an electric stove with induction so the power circuit was already in place.
I could see installing or removing a gas line would be a huge headache. We do have a gas furnace and water heater. I can’t imagine what would be involved in swapping them out.
I mean this isn’t a discussion about what stove you should use if you have one stove. This is a discussion about which is superior and which you should pursue if given the opportunity.
There are a painful number of Americans (and now Germans) who still prefer gas over induction for one reason or the other. A large portion of the Americans in my experience think this way because of the lobbying campaigns of gas companies to make gas seem better or safer than it is.
So ya, if you rent (increasingly most people because late stage capitalism) I’m not talking about how much worse your stove is compared to induction to shame you. I’m talking to everyone who has an opportunity to change someone’s mind on it, buy a new stove for a new construction, or replace their stove when it dies (or sooner if you can swing it).
And there’s no way the gas stove doesn’t cost more over even it’s first couple of years compared to induction. The price of gas will only go up with time, electricity will only go down with time.
Yup, I think too, a lot of it is media driven. If you look at the cooking shows on TV it’s all gas unless they are doing grilling then it’s 50/50 gas vs. charcoal.