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leviwhite9 t1_iwry5bp wrote

Reply to comment by ConfusedNegi in Moving to a new town as a fresh out of college student by Oliveros257

Goddamn electric hobs are the worst thing to happen to kitchens since I don't know what.

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ConfusedNegi t1_iws00qt wrote

I imagine induction would be significantly better but I prefer gas as well. I only wish powerful vent hoods were the standard instead of the exception. Who thought a puny microwave venting right back into the kitchen was a good idea?

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leviwhite9 t1_iwsjost wrote

Brother! Another legitimate home cook!

You're right tbf, I've not yet had any time with an induction top.... Perhaps I should get a splitter for the stove and get a desktop induction..... Then I'd need even more different pans though......

The vent shit should be illegal straight up no stops. I generally don't even run mine in favor of making a draft through the house and out the nearest point. I can choke out a horse in a matter of minutes depending on what I'm making. Ridic.

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Askefyr t1_iwuvotv wrote

Induction is better in some regards, worse in others. Because it used magnets, it's hella fast - but it still cycles like an electric stovetop. However, the hob needs the cookware to heat it, which means it'll turn off the moment you take it off the heat.

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ConfusedNegi t1_iwuwr0l wrote

I was under the impression that it cycles faster and can do fractional power instead of just fully on and off. I don't think I'd mind it turning off as long as I don't need to manually switch it back on after putting the pan down again. At some point I'll buy a decent countertop induction burner to give it a thorough try. I only wish they had knobs instead of buttons.

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Askefyr t1_iwv33if wrote

I think it might depend on the hob, to be fair. Mine definitely cycled.

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