I accidentally just reasoned about kettle for another comment, but removed that part again.

First, TIL: Since in the US the mains voltage is 120V, kettle there have less power (or would trip the circuit protection/burn out old sockets) than our 240V kettles (Amazon offers plenty 2200W units, might be a legal limit). It's obvious, but I totally forgot to consider this.

Anyway, the main failures to expect from a kettle is a failing heating element or leaky sealing. Both can be avoided by using induction. But with induction stoves becoming the norm for new kitchens (at least around here), all you need is a suitable, passive kettle instead of the kettle+base. Plus a 3.7kW induction field will be faster to boil water than something that plugs into a 240V/16A socket.

Only reason to go with a standalone kettle appliance are "smart" kettles with more precise temperature control (some teas should be prepared at specific temperatures).

TL;Dr: Upgrade to an inductive stove, get a passive kettle for it, be happy :)

>But with induction stoves becoming the norm for new kitchens (at least around here), all you need is a suitable, passive kettle instead of the kettle+base.

One of the nice features of any modern kettle is that it automatically and audibly shuts off after the water starts boiling, so you know your water is ready and you don't forget and get a burnt kettle from leaving it boiling for an hour. You won't get that with a passive induction kettle.

Induction is great, but an electric kettle costs like 10 bucks while changing your stove is a huge investment that includes replacing all your pots and pans, plus if you were using gas before now your household electricity consumption grows very noticeably. Not really a comparable option in my opinion.

Depends on where you live. Around here (SW Germany) non-induction electric stoves with resistive heating elements under a special glass ("Ceranfeld") are much more common for home-use than gas. So when these fail, swapping to induction is relatively easy; picking gas over electric means a lot of extra effort for many people.

Personally, when buying new pots and pans in the last decade, I picked only those that work with induction (payed something like 20 Euro extra, in total); so when we finally swap the stove, we only have to replace one pan. Several friends make the same complaint, and I never understood why they didn't plan ahead (induction is not that new, especially when some of them only moved out from their parents in the last 5 to 10 years).

The induction kettle of friends definitely is much faster than both their old kettle (1.[2,5] kW) and ours (2.2kW); and I am not sure if they even have a 3.7kW field.

Edit: If course assuming that you eventually get a new stove anyway, at least at some point in the future. If you're settled in your house/flat for live and have a gas stove you're happy with & that will survive you, then the point is of course mood.

Something to note is that resistive and (much more commonly) gas heating is prone to warping cookware, which isn't an issue with those types of heat. However, once warped they heat unevenly over induction. So, you may find yourself having to change some of your cookware anyway (I'm in the same boat btw)

Induction hobs are a daft idea because -- as you point out -- they are incompatible with most saucepans.