Oliveros257 OP t1_iwrocwl wrote on November 17, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Reply to comment by ConfusedNegi in Moving to a new town as a fresh out of college student by Oliveros257

I have an electric stove right now and the fire alarm is buggy in my dorm, but this is definitely an investment I want to make latter on.

ConfusedNegi t1_iwrw0xz wrote on November 17, 2022 at 9:54 PM

Honestly the cast iron makes the temperature of an electric stove more consistent. Instead of cycling intensely on and off, the cast iron sort of filters it by slowly absorbing heat. You aren't going to be tossing the pan, just don't slam it down on a glass top.

leviwhite9 t1_iwry5bp wrote on November 17, 2022 at 10:09 PM

Goddamn electric hobs are the worst thing to happen to kitchens since I don't know what.

ConfusedNegi t1_iws00qt wrote on November 17, 2022 at 10:22 PM

I imagine induction would be significantly better but I prefer gas as well. I only wish powerful vent hoods were the standard instead of the exception. Who thought a puny microwave venting right back into the kitchen was a good idea?

leviwhite9 t1_iwsjost wrote on November 18, 2022 at 12:50 AM

Brother! Another legitimate home cook!

You're right tbf, I've not yet had any time with an induction top.... Perhaps I should get a splitter for the stove and get a desktop induction..... Then I'd need even more different pans though......

The vent shit should be illegal straight up no stops. I generally don't even run mine in favor of making a draft through the house and out the nearest point. I can choke out a horse in a matter of minutes depending on what I'm making. Ridic.

Askefyr t1_iwuvotv wrote on November 18, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Induction is better in some regards, worse in others. Because it used magnets, it's hella fast - but it still cycles like an electric stovetop. However, the hob needs the cookware to heat it, which means it'll turn off the moment you take it off the heat.

ConfusedNegi t1_iwuwr0l wrote on November 18, 2022 at 3:17 PM

I was under the impression that it cycles faster and can do fractional power instead of just fully on and off. I don't think I'd mind it turning off as long as I don't need to manually switch it back on after putting the pan down again. At some point I'll buy a decent countertop induction burner to give it a thorough try. I only wish they had knobs instead of buttons.

Askefyr t1_iwv33if wrote on November 18, 2022 at 4:01 PM

I think it might depend on the hob, to be fair. Mine definitely cycled.