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Electric stoves come in two forms though: ceramic, where you have an old-fashioned spiral which heats up the plate your pan sits on and plainly sucks imho. Or induction which heats your pan directly though an electromagnetic field. The latter is more efficient and modern cast iron pans work perfectly fine on them, no need for an enamel coating

Last few years I alternated between induction and gas due to moving around, induction is a clear winner for me.

I’m a convert. Induction is so much better. Heats cast iron like you wouldn’t believe.

Try induction. It's so much better than standard electric, and in my opinion, also better than gas.

gas stoves rule

I used to say that also but dammit, induction stoves are even better. The clear winner is my pasta pot on the big burner boils water significantly faster than gas used to

Actually I’ve noticed fairly frequently that I no longer have time to prep while things are getting up to temp - I’ve had to change my habits to do essentially all prep ahead of time (ok the pasta water still takes a bit but instead of turning it on high before doing prep, I use medium high to give me more time)

Some people have problems with their cookware, but I was already using cast iron, which works beautifully, and multilayer stainless which works beautifully. I do keep a couple non-stick skillets for eggs, or visitors to use, and had to get special ones since most won’t work.

The only real problem with induction is it isn’t commonly available (in the US), and can be expensive. I paid way more than I wanted to, because induction and air fryer which I wanted, only came with “smart” and double oven which I didn’t want to pay for …… and I never did see a floor model so had to buy without actually seeing it

I'm currently in an Airbnb with a gas range, and fuck do I miss this shit. I have an electric range at home, and it's just shit. I feel like gandalf or some shit just turning down the heat and having it actually happen instantly is some next level shit.

Gas with cast iron and stainless is top tier. I do my best to stay healthy but sometimes I make choices for quality of life over quantity. Gas stoves is one I'll make when given the chance I love them. I've admittedly only tried induction a couple times. For electric they're awesome but it doesn't seem like you can maneuver the pans as well especially for something like a wok it doesn't compete. Plus aside from anything practical playing with fire is just more fun, it's satisfying

Routing our range hood to vent outside is the single best upgrade we've done to our house (but also the most annoying to DIY). I'd love to have induction but with gas the outside vented range makes the issue non existent.

Even with electric, range hoods should be required to vent outside always. I don't know why it's still legal to build homes that vent inside.

Huh never realized that for gas but makes sense. Parents had a gas stove that I hated turning it on as a teen cause if it didn't light I felt like I had to wait some time, don't recall thinking of the fan even then which would have been the obvious solution but then I wouldn't be sure the gas hasn't accumulated cause well no Google back then to check.

Usually gave it like 4 clicks (of the spark trying to light it) if not lit then wait a bit. I sort of wish I understood gasses better, even if I knew high school chemistry well at the time. Never had a gas one since I've been adult to think of that part.

but there is NO SMOKE

Where in the world are they still the default?

Once You get access to (pipes), it's commonly way cheaper. Extra cheaper if You have old house, made with old tech that would be extra expensive to turn into electric heating.

If You have fair income, ok, go full electric, but for many who lives from check to check in many areas, the gas do matter.

The difference may be quite big if You live in country without fairly cheap nuclear energy, unsure i'd call green energy extra cheap. Then often mining lobby may do harm even to gov, to keep unclean and expensive energy as main source of any electricity.

Also is gas so default? Afaik, if some gonna build whole building, within new tech, it is more common to go full electricity, without any gas connection - many decide to skip getting pipes (save lots once), even if that would mean paying slightly more (per year, long term, but who knows future prices, for how long calculations).

You should look for a place with an induction stove, so much better than gas.

We wanted our first house to have a gas stove, but we ended up with a house with a nasty old electric stove. It lasted about a year, then quit, so we started looking for a new one.

We pulled it out, and there was an old capped gas connection. We had the gas company inspect it, and they said it was fine, so we got a gas stove and hooked it up!

People switch from gas to electric often, but I've never known anyone to go the other way, as much as they'd kike to. It's just too much trouble and expense to run the new gas line.

It’s also impossible to clean

I think that’s also an advantage of induction. Admittedly I haven’t used an electric glass top, but the induction glass top doesn’t get hot except directly where the pan touches. So far it’s been trivial to keep clean