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Let's settle this for once and all:

Gas, electric, or induction?

>> No.11009262

>>11009257
Gas > induction > elctric

>> No.11009264

>>11009257
u cant beat a campfire bud

>> No.11009278

>>11009257
Microwave

>> No.11009281

Gas. Faggot.

>> No.11009288

>>11009257
Expensive Gas > Expensive induction > Expensive electric > Cheap induction > Cheap Electric > Cheap Gas

>> No.11009289

>>11009257
>Not cooking your steaks on a volcanic fumarole
>2018

>> No.11009293

propane

>> No.11009295

>>11009257
I like fire so gas, but electric I think is more reliable and less spotty
I always assumed induction was just electric part 2, but I literally have no way of gaguing whether or not it heats well and I don’t cook on induction often enough to know better

>> No.11009300

>>11009288
Bruh, what? The first half started out fine but I'd take cheap gas over cheap electric or induction any day.

>> No.11009317

>>11009289
my volcano is a lactose intolerant vegetarian sorry

>> No.11009336

Obviously solar cooking stands supreme. It's the greenest. Or just entirely eat raw, whole foods you sick uncivilized mongrels, and for the sake of god don't get vaccines or buy gmos. They're unhealthy and humans didn't evolve with them, unlike dogs which we evolved with and they understand us.

>> No.11009341

>>11009300
by cheap gas i mean the one that can kill you while you're sleeping

>> No.11009364

Whatever's there when you move in
inb4 poor

>> No.11009367

>>11009257
Gas. No question about it.

>> No.11009379

>>11009341
You've been watching too many stupid hollywood movies. Gas stoves in NYC are standard and the gas is scented so if there's some leak anyone in their right mind can smell it.

>> No.11009396

>>11009341
It has this weird rotten egg smell.

>> No.11009404

it's 2018, so clearly induction. the rest is shit from the past and deserves to be killed off

>> No.11009416

>>11009341
maybe if you're sleeping on the floor propane's heavier than air natural gas is lighter.

>> No.11009424

Everybody says gas, but reviews consistently show electric stoves boil water significantly faster than gas stoves.

>> No.11009427

>>11009295
Induction is great for slower cooking methods but you can't raise and lower a pan to rapidly change the temperature when, for example, sauteeing.

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11009439

The final solution in home cooking.

>> No.11009453

>>11009424
I think you mean induction stoves, not normal electric. And while that is an advantage for induction, there are many more which tilt the blance far in the favor of gas.

>>11009427
Not really. Every induction cooktop I have used has failed hard when you're trying to maintain an even low simmer. Instead of constant heat, the device flip-flops between "off" and "far too fucking hot".

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>>11009257
>not cooking over a wood fire.

Ask me how I know your food is shit.

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>>11009293

>> No.11010817

What is the most reliable stove brand? GE? LG?

>> No.11011593
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11011593

There's no need to have gas or propane at home.
i would understand if it's at a restaurant's kitchen, but at home an induction/electric oven is far superior especially if children are involved.

>> No.11011604

>>11011593
I want to use a cast iron and it scratches glasstop electric and induction ranges.

>inb4 electric coil - I'm not going back to that nasty shit

>> No.11011610

I am a great fan of induction because it is so fucking fast and efficient but I admit the pulsed power regulation at low and very low settings for a low simmer suck. AFAIK the really expensive industrial models dont have that isse, but they are like three times as big as normal household tops and several more times as expensive.

>> No.11011617

>>11011604
>it scratches glasstop electric and induction ranges
??? NO it doesnt, as long as you dont have sand and grit on your glasstop. That shit is usually dragged into the kitchen hiding between the roots and leaves of leeks. and celeriac roots. Just wipe the bottom off the pan and the glasstop with a clean towel before putting the pan on the burner.

>> No.11011657

>>11009427
But that's wrong, induction raises the pan temperature fastest and loses it even faster due to no little heat in the top.

>> No.11011659

i'd rather use a toaster oven than an electric stove

>> No.11011842

>>11011617
>t. buttmad glasstop fag

>> No.11011959

In my country (Norway), nobody has gas stoves, everybody uses electric, but I did temporarily live in a bedsit where the shared kitchen bizarrely used gas, and I loved it. Much faster response than electric and just great. However, in 2018, with induction, I really don't see any advantage to gas. The only thing induction cannot do well is wok, because there is no heat climbing up the edges of the pan. Otherwise, what's not to love? Enormous power, instant reaction, no heat retention...

>> No.11012022

>>11011959
Induction cooking is serious health risk.
Before I eat out anywhere, I phone ahead to make sure that they don't use induction cooking.

>> No.11012058

I regret not getting gas. I moved into a new house, the old pipes were capped and I would have had some extra work to do to hook us a gas stove. I got a really good deal on a stove with a flat electric cooktop. its fukkin trash. It doesnt even get hot enough to deep fry in a pot of oil, ive come to find out. it gets red hot for a few seconds then basically turns off. the fuck? even a coil cooktop is way better than this. the top also scratches easily and was damaged the first time I used it. Im gonna sell it at some point and get a gas stove. this is a nightmare.

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11012064

None of you people are using hobo stoves?

>> No.11012069

>>11009257
whatever, fag. i have no control over what new place i move in has, and i'm not fucking carrying an oven and stove with me to my new place. if it gets hot enough to boil, i'm good to go, i don't think pans care about the heat source

>> No.11012073

>>11011842
all-caps NO was accidental. Seriously, cast iron wont scratch the surface

>> No.11012080

>>11009264
>>>/out/

ah who am i kidding they only use meme stoves they bought at REI

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Gas is superior by far

>> No.11012144

>>11009257
induction all the way, shit works instantly

>> No.11012214

>>11009257
Most of you faggots don't even have a choice, renting or living with mummy.

>> No.11012261

>>11012022
How is induction cooking a health risk?

>> No.11012268

Can't think of a less masculine thing than a stove without fire

>> No.11012281

I induction works about as good as gas but the big difference is that you can't lift the pan. Also scratching the induction stove surface is an issue so you can't fuck around with the pan as you want which i find limiting.
Still the best option if there is no piping in your house. Those propane bottles suck.

>> No.11012741

>>11009257
Best compromise is an electric+gas combination.

>> No.11012766

>>11012268
I can, and that is worrying about your masculinity being threatened by what stove you cook on. Industrial induction tops have 5.000W and more per field, 20.000W with four burners. That is more energy than some small motorcycles. Harnessing that force to prepare food, how is that not manly?

>> No.11012773

>>11009396
Lived in a nice house when I was younger and swore by gas, all poor friends had electric or induction ovens. First time I went to a house with a cheap gas oven I couldn't believe how much gas was escaping without being a combusted. The rotten egg smell was everywhere - not sure how the family survived.

>> No.11012780

>>11012080
I relate to this post.

>> No.11012788

>>11012268
Reminds me of the people that think shifting gears with a dial is less manly than handling a big shaft.

>> No.11012813

>>11009257
Induction is the beast, would not go back to gas.
Not much experience with electrical.
Induction much easier to clean as well.

>> No.11012843

>>11009257
Gas is definitely the best in terms of performance, since you have the most control over heat. However I'm terms of practicality, induction and electric are much easier to clean.

Personally I'd choose electric, just because it's easy to clean and you can use any type of pot/pan. It's also much more affordable and reliable.

>> No.11012876

>>11012843
>It's also much more affordable and reliable.

Agreed in general, but those two points are bass-ackwards. Generally speaking electricity costs about 3x what gas does for the same amount of energy. And gas stoves have far fewer parts in them making them much more reliable. Ignition goes out? Use a match. Power goes out? It still works. Etc.

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11013009

heat is heat idiots. you really think it makes a difference whether my hot pocket is cooked over a flame or an electric coil?

>> No.11013045

>>11013009
Tell that to the wok

>> No.11013059

>>11013009
I can control heat far more quickly and more easily with a gas burner. A coil takes too long to heat and cool.

>> No.11013134

Do restaurants ever use induction?

>> No.11013205

>>11013134
Most restaurants in Europe do.

>> No.11013220

>>11013134
The place I got trained at did, and it's the reason I think induction is the best method. Heats up very fast, easy to control, and cooking during summer is a lot more bearable with inudction than with gas.

>> No.11013420

induction hands down

gas is such a meme

>> No.11013433

I have never seen a difference.

I go with electric because it's cheaper.

>> No.11014127

>>11013220
>cooking during summer is a lot more bearable with inudction than with gas.
Why?

>> No.11014146

>>11009257
Gas, because it's covered in my HOA monthly assessment, so it's like cooking for free.

>> No.11014154

>>11014127
Because gas radiates shit tons of heat, which induction does not

>> No.11014210
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>>11012261
The process involves the generation of extremely harmful EMF fields.

I certainly wouldn't be eating anything that was cooked via the induction radioactive method.

>> No.11014361

>>11009288
>Cheap Electric
that's me, everything heats up real nice in that one spot.

>> No.11014378

>>11009257
it doesn't fucking matter. what matters is the food you cook on it.

>> No.11014629

My electric stove broke, and it's going to be more expensive to fix it than buy a new one. Gas is not an option.

Should I get another electric smoothtop or an induction stove instead?

>> No.11015194

>>11009295
literally the only benefit of induction is eliminating the risk of burning yourself or whatever you drop/spill on the stove
other than that it's basically electric

>> No.11015226

>>11015194
Induction heats faster and uses less electricity. Max heat is usually higher on induction stoves than regular electric.

>> No.11015228

>>11015226
I didn't know this. Thanks anon.

>> No.11015242

Rubbing your hands together so that they warm up and then putting them under your pan

>> No.11015244

>>11015228
The downside is that your cookware has to be induction-compatible. If a magnet sticks to the bottom of a pan, you can use it on induction stove. It it doesn't, you can't -- it just won't heat.

Induction stove also requires the pan have completely flat bottom, just like regular electric stoves. Induction/electric can't work around slightly warped bottom surface like gas flames can.

>> No.11015255

>>11015194
>>11015226
Conventional electric also retains a lot of heat.

>> No.11015920

>>11012876
This is true, yeah. In the long run you will save money for energy usage. I still think gas stoves are a pain to clean though, and in terms of reliability you're right about power cuts. That said, with every gas stove I've owned they've always required the most maintenance. Especially with the burners not lighting. But perhaps I was just unlucky.

Another thing also to consider is the fact it's much more comfortable to leave an electric stove unwatched. Whereas with gas, especially when boiling water or cooking pasta, you run the risk of the water boiling over and extinguishing the flame.

>> No.11015935

>>11009257
induction so you don't kill yourself

>> No.11015964

>>11015244
>Induction/electric can't work around slightly warped bottom surface like gas flames can.

That's wrong though and I know that because I have a warped pan and pot that work just fine. Do they have uneven heat spots? Sure, but at the end of the day they both work and get the job done.

>> No.11015971

i grew up on cheap electric ranges.

they're all i know. i'm too scared to deviate.

>> No.11016059

>>11009257
Directly over OR under a chimney starter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4aI_O8kcN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUAUJHBY-EI
It even works for Woks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VYa5Eyqpw

>> No.11016215

>>11009257
>settle this once and for all
>implying that you won't autistically post this exact same topic after the thread dies
I hate autists so much

>> No.11016231

>>11009257
I’m moving next month and I need to buy a stove. Can’t get gas because the building doesn’t have gas. Should I get electric or induction?

>> No.11016233

>>11009289
Kekd

>> No.11016249

>>11009289
>Not cooking with the freshest volcanic rock, delivered on demand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9UzR1gHT0

>> No.11016431

gas. flame is how you cook food. you can toast tortillas on a flame, so theres that. maybe we can switch to home propane, idk, we are all fucked, the oceans will rise and drown us all anyway

>> No.11016441

>>11009341
CO2? Didn't knew people cooked with that.

>> No.11016444

>>11016431
>ignoring the sheer potency of high-intensity infrared
>>11016249
>>11016059

>> No.11016452

You can know if someone is poor and has never tasted a good meal if they own an electric stove.

>> No.11016455

>>11009289
that one TzHaar nigga

>> No.11016536

Anything but gas is just dumb okay I cannot fucking stand it please I do not want to find out what the different numbers mean please just let me look at some flames it's so easy induction/electric can actually FUCK OFF

>> No.11016635

>>11016536
Imagine getting this buttblasted over nothing.

>> No.11016768

>>11015244
>nduction stove also requires the pan have completely flat bottom, just like regular electric stoves. Induction/electric can't work around slightly warped bottom surface
That is nonsene, I can lift my pans and pots half an inch off the surface and the induction will keep working just fine.Try that with a wobbly pot on a glass ceramic field.

>> No.11016774

>>11015971
Get yourself an IKEA Tillreda portable induction top, it will change your life for the better, seriously.

>> No.11016791

>>11016536
based

>> No.11016806

>>11012069
Get a better sustainable job and buy a place you pleb. Then you can make it what you want and not mi ove :^)

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>>11009257
radiation

>> No.11017590

>>11013220
Yeah that actually makes sense.

>> No.11017599

>>11016536
redpilled

>> No.11018700

expensive gas with good ventilation is better, but induction is the all-round king.

>> No.11018790

>>11009257
I've lived with gas for about 8 years now.
I still prefer electric and have no idea why you faggots think gas is so great.