Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
by ch4s3 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:45AM
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Saying that one of the most famous chef's ever cooked on a crappy range is a poor argument for legally banning the alternative. You, as you've mentioned like myself prefer a gas range. I gladly acknowledge that induction is equally suitable. However banning gas in new apartment construction forces people by law to use the thing we both agree isn't very good, sine few building will be built with induction.
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Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
by asdfasgasdgasdg on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:51AM
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I honestly don't know all the tradeoffs here. I lived with electric coils for a few years when I was in a rental apartment and somehow we were still happy. It's not ideal but I can certainly picture criteria under which it's the optimal policy.
The point about Julia Child is that she was creating works of art using this supposedly unusable tool. If she can manage that, your average Joe should be able to bang together some burgers and saute some vegetables on one.
Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
by Malician on Sunday December 26, 2021 @09:09PM
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I didn't know what the big deal was and thought it was silly until I actually lived in a place with a gas stove. Definitely motivated me to cook more. Induction also excellent. I'm not saying I physically can't cook with electric but it's unpleasant
Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
by DarylZero on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:30AM
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That doesn't really follow. An inferior tool may be prohibitively hard to use for a beginner while an expert effortlessly compensates.
Re:New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
by asdfasgasdgasdg on Sunday December 26, 2021 @12:32PM
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It doesn't follow in the sense of being a formal logical syllogism, but it is nonetheless true. You can learn to cook on electric coils. Millions of people have. You can make both beginner and expert food on them. And Childs' use of them is evidence, but not proof, of this fact.