Surveys showed that most people had no preference for gas water heaters and furnaces over electric ones. So the gas companies found a different appliance to focus on. For decades, sleek industry campaigns have portrayed gas stoves […] as a coveted symbol of class and sophistication
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The sales pitches worked. The prevalence of gas stoves in new single-family American homes climbed from less than 30 percent during the 1970s to about 50 percent in 2019.
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Beginning in the 1990s, the industry faced a new challenge: mounting evidence that burning gas indoors can contribute to serious health problems. […]
Cooking is the No. 1 way you’re polluting your home.
You have more control over temperature on an induction cooktop than you have with a gas cooktop, but there is a learning curve. Samsung induction cooktops show a blue “virtual flame”, which can help a new user visualize the amount of heat going to the pan.
My partner insisted on a gas stove despite my protests in our last two places because of the “control”. The few times we used electric or induction cookers on vacation she would get really frustrated.
Cut to our current place that just came with an electric cooker with no option for gas. A few months in and she’s got no complaints and even comments on how it’s not that different once you get used to it.
The learning curve is real, and some people will push back at first, but if forced to, I’m pretty sure every single person can figure out cooking just as well with electric.
