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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by globular-toast on Saturday April 10, 2021 @06:32AM (#26760448)
Also currently have an induction hob and hate it for the very same reason. Well, I also hate it because induction is complete crap for cooking. Mine has two settings: 0-6 = nothing, 7 = burnt. I've no idea what 8 and 9 are for (maybe boiling water, but it's still slower than my kettle). Then add the fact that it tries to regulate heat by cycling on and off, meaning you cycle between burning and nothing, and it makes an annoying sound while doing so. Plus the fact it heats a pathetically small area in the middle of the pan and nothing else, making frying an egg way more difficult than it should be.

Luckily I'm going back to gas very soon.

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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by microtherion on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:02AM (#26761172)
I assume you already have experimented with different pans, and have experienced the same difficulties with all of them?

I would agree that gas is still superior, but overall, induction has been working extremely well for us, and the safety benefit around smaller children may outweigh the culinary benefits of gas cooking for us.

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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by globular-toast on Saturday April 10, 2021 @11:48AM (#26762330)
I have high quality cookware, mostly stainless steel and cast iron. They're not the same brand or anything. I'm not prepared to spend hundreds of pounds experimenting with different types of pans. I highly doubt it would make a difference anyway. Can't wait to be back on gas.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by microtherion on Sunday April 11, 2021 @12:46AM (#26767533)
Yeah, I did not mean to suggest you buy different pans, merely that you try a few of those you already have. But it sounds like you just have a poorly performing induction range, where no pan in the world can help.

This is not, however, inherent in the technology as such.

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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by lupire on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:37AM (#26761401)
Gas is also toxic.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by microtherion on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:46AM (#26761458)
Around here, the gas used for cooking is natural gas, which is not toxic in the technical sense of the word, though one could theoretically suffocate from it.

I say "theoretically" because I can't recall hearing of a single instance of such a death, while deaths from e.g. carbon monoxide poisoning are far from uncommon.

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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by senkora on Saturday April 10, 2021 @05:48PM (#26765445)
Natural gas stoves still have health risks:

https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/5/7/21247602...

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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by microtherion on Sunday April 11, 2021 @12:39AM (#26767506)
Interesting! I did not know much of that.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by swiley on Saturday April 10, 2021 @10:09AM (#26761593)
It feels toxic enough. I always open the back door when we have our natural gas oven on because it makes breathing unpleasant otherwise.
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Re:Some Thoughts on Smart Canes by lucian1900 on Saturday April 10, 2021 @10:52AM (#26761891)
That is the additional gas that is mixed in to help you notice a leak. Natural gas itself is odourless and you’re unlikely to notice it.
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