How bad is my gas stove?

Re:How bad is my gas stove? by laumars on Saturday January 15, 2022 @10:35AM (#29947111)

Induction hubs are electric but not all electric hub are induction. I’m not certain what you have there, sounds a little like halogen zones though those are old and uncommon.

Induction doesn’t work by producing heat. It works by using electro magnets to excite the metal pots causing them to heat. This makes induction much more efficient than conventional electric (more efficient than gas too) but also fast to react to adjustments in heat settings because you’re not relying on conduction.

https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/help/buying-advice/cooking-pr...

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Re:How bad is my gas stove? by Macha on Saturday January 15, 2022 @10:36AM (#29947123)

Yeah, no idea either, I rent my current place so it's just whatever the landlord put in years ago and there's only a brand name but no model number on the hob itself.

EDIT: from the link, a ceramic hob matches most closely

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Re:How bad is my gas stove? by laumars on Saturday January 15, 2022 @10:42AM (#29947174)

Yeah ceramic hobs are one of the, if not the, worst types of hob you have. I feel for your pain there because my first house had them and I found them to be borderline unusable.

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