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Centrist take: If you can't get a decent sear on a gas stove you need to learn how to cook.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I agree with your point, but I hope you’re not seriously buying into the whole “gas stoves are a health risk” bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I have no opinion of gas stoves, although they would not be my personal preference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I assumed the beef with gas (pun partially intended) was it's burning a fossil fuel and releasing CO² whereas electric could potentially be drawing from carbon free sources.
Not that gas stoves are a direct risk to the user (although the one in the OP might be if that's the best it can do)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No? Really? You don't think gas and its combustion byproducts can ever be bad for you?

What are the known health effects from NO2 exposure?

In a 1992 meta-analysis of studies on this topic, scientists at the EPA and Duke University found that nitrogen dioxide exposure that is comparable to that from a gas stove increases the odds of children developing a respiratory illness by about 20 percent.

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In addition to acute effects such as asthma symptoms, long-term nitrogen dioxide exposure has also been linked to chronic lung disease and increased mortality in general.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/