23
submitted 1 year ago by MobBarley@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org
all 10 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] JohnDumpling@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We recently switched to induction at home. The benefits are awesome:

  • no smell
  • much higher efficiency
  • automatically turns off when there are no pots on the stove
  • a special mode for frying which regulates the temperature of oil to prevent it from burning
  • no heat leaking to the sides of the pot, so the handles remain cold (of course until heat conductivity comes to play)

Absolutely no regrets.

[-] squaresinger@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Induction is amazing. No downsides compared to any other technology (maybe except price, but it's not that crazy anymore either).

I cannot understand why anyone would use anything else in a new kitchen.

[-] CCatMan@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

Which brand did you pick up? I'm shopping.

[-] JohnDumpling@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

I just checked, this specific model seems to be unavailable in the US - the cheapest option from Bosch is Series 500 for ~$1,800 (woah)

[-] CCatMan@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's ok maybe the IRA here can help offset. I don't know if they include anything for electric appliances.

[-] Zamboniman@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

This has been known for a while, but this information seems to be gaining more traction lately with the general public. The recommendations are to ensure you have an exhaust fan that vents to the outside above your range, and to use it each and every time your range is turned on. Of course, that's not something most people do.

[-] squaresinger@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Btw, looks like you accidentally posted this 4x. Do you maybe want to delete the other three to focus the discussion?

[-] misguidedfunk@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

While there are risk factors associated with gas appliances, I think it’s incredibly high handed to just tell people to go buy non gas appliances. Good ventilation should be absolutely codified in municipal codes, but not everyone can just eat the ancillary costs associated with swapping out new stoves and fuel sources.

[-] lemdoeswhatreddont@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In a world where everyone owns their home I'd probably agree.

In markets where almost everyone is renting, pushing safety costs onto the owner makes sense to me, renters have no financial incentive to upgrade and usually aren't allowed anyways.

EV charging faces some similar hurdles, and in both cases lawmakers seem skittish about imposing costs specifically onto landlords like this. If the property is owned explicitly for turning a profit, it seems reasonable to expect them to invest in stuff like this too.

e: and if those costs are too high... there's a long line of people who'd love the landlords to fuck off and sell it back to the market.

this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
23 points (100.0% liked)

World News

22057 readers
54 users here now

Breaking news from around the world.

News that is American but has an international facet may also be posted here.


Guidelines for submissions:

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.


For US News, see the US News community.


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS