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[–] 8 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Even then induction is faster and cooks more even, maybe restaurants need open flame, but yeah I don't think anyone at home needs gas anymore. If you don't care how you cook you can go electric. If you really care in many ways induction is better than gas.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Really, the only thing you can't do on an electric range that you can do on a typical gas cooker is, for example, directly fire a pepper.

    And you really don't need to do that. You can just do it under the broiler, for example. I also don't even insist on induction. A mid-range radiant top is STILL better than gas, in my opinion, though the induction is worth it if you can afford it.

    People will bring up woks a lot, but a gas range also can't draw out the real advantages of a wok and you're better off with an outdoor chimney cooker or a dedicated wok burner (induction with a small torch or gas bottle) if that's what you really care about.

    Plus, I must again point out how fucking AWFUL it is to clean a gas cooktop compared to how trivially easy it is to clean a glass-top electric cooker. The time saved cleaning more than makes up for the advantages people list with gas even if we grant those advantages exist. Which I clearly don't.

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