I just removed the stupid efficiency comment. Not worth the agita, and I'm probably mistaken.

With induction charging you're trying to charge a battery and unfortunately producing heat in the process which is unwanted and entirely a waste.

With induction stoves pretty much all the electricity is converted to heat in the bottom of the pan which is exactly what you want. A minor portion is lost elsewhere in the circuitry but not much in the grand scheme of things.

Efficiency refers to the ration between what you put in towards a goal and how much of it actually turned into that goal. Things that produce rhat with electricity tend to be 100% efficient because any waste usually happens to be heat.

An induction stove certain shouldn't have lower efficiency compared to a regular electric stove so maybe check if it's not a local issue.

OK. I'll accept that.

My electrical bill is (a fair bit) higher than with the old electric stove, though. That's interesting.

I still love it, and have no intentions of giving it up.

if you love it, maybe you just cook more? :)

Where does the wasted energy from your induction stove go?

No, it actually does very well by that measure. Nothing needless to cooking is heated.

Incorrect, it actually is much more efficient.

I thought induction was the most efficient cooking method, since no wasted energy goes into heating the air around the pan.