Should I Ditch My Gas Appliances?
www.nytimes.com
They’re a big source of greenhouse gases. Here’s what to think about if you’re considering switching to electric.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20498531

The financial part of the article is why we’re seeing extensive adoption in rural locations, where people depend on propane, but not in urban areas which are hooked up to the methane distribution system. Getting universal adoption is going to require making electricity cheap and providing support for the appliance switch itself.

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    14 days ago

    As someone who grew up using an inexpensive resistive stove; they’re really not that bad once used to their quarks and slowness in changing temperature. If anything, I burned far more food trying to learn a friend’s gas stove than I ever did with my old resistive heater.

    Saying that, after picking up a really nice used portable induction burner, they are genuinely a upgrade, besides the limitation in pan size due to burner size, which doesn’t really exist for other types of stove.

    The greatest benefit to a smart induction burner is the precision maintaining a particular temp, alongside the efficiency gains which lead to much less wasted heat in the house during summer.