Post ARqfaYXRPPRnfSiix6 by TechConnectify@mas.to
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 (DIR) Post #ARqfaYXRPPRnfSiix6 by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T20:02:08Z
       
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       I've been boiling a lot of water you guys.As I suspected, in all but one case my standard radiant cooktop is boiling the same water in the same cookware *faster* than my old gas stove could manage. Even its smallest burners are coming out ahead!The only test it's lost so far is 4 quarts in a big pot. Compared to the scary-ass "quick boil" fire monster, this electric stove is... 90 seconds slower.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfaZ9N8NmxZ6T14i by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T21:02:37Z
       
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       Since I'm sure people will keep asking, here's why I didn't go induction:1. I don't care to have the best of the best (tortured midwesterner) and think standard electric is Fine™2. Cost delta for models with other features I wanted was absurd3. I have a lot of cookware that doesn't work with it, and since market penetration in the US is still pretty poor, induction-compatible cookware often needs seeking out. I'd rather have the cruder option that's guaranteed to work with whatever I want
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfaZfHDlJFA3OUnw by User47@vmst.io
       2023-01-20T21:28:16Z
       
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       @TechConnectify all this time I assumed you were going induction. So… Is it one of those dumb coil cooktops with the pans that always get dirty? Or a glass cooktop that is supposed to never scuff but does one year in? Or… I sure hope something better because those both are miserable
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfaaDf9uoashTxOy by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T21:32:05Z
       
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       @User47 it's a glass-ceramic cooktop. As far as the whole scuffing thing, my mom and dad have a 15-year-old one that's seen daily use and it looks fine. You just have to clean them regularly, and if it gets extreme you can buff them out.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfaayoKcWrEvXbtI by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T21:33:49Z
       
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       @User47 genuinely the only thing I don't like about glass ceramic cooktops is that cookware tends to slide around on them.I learned long ago how to manage the thermal rubber band effect, so induction to me seems more a luxury than a necessity.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfacm7elZGo9cVOK by Dogtorevie@meow.social
       2023-01-20T22:09:05Z
       
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       @TechConnectify you've mentioned the thermal rubber band effect a few times, mind clarifying what that is? Or is it something that will be content later?
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfadJResDsTVD7Ka by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T22:36:01Z
       
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       @Dogtorevie The main complaint people have about conventional electric stoves is that they're slow to respond. So when they're cold, they take a minute before they really start heating things. And more importantly, when you shut them off - they still pump out heat for a while. People not used to that oven end up with boil-overs because there is no "instant-off"To me, this is just a thing you learn and keep in mind. But others have a hard time managing it.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfadkk1O3bq9yusS by purple@nya.social
       2023-01-20T22:40:27.358Z
       
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       @TechConnectify@mas.to @Dogtorevie@meow.social eh as a conventional electric stove enjoyer, the lack of heat output from gas stoves is always frustrating. i find that i have much worse control and response from a gas stove because it is reliant on ambient air currents to do its job.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfaemCDSob0xfame by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T22:39:20Z
       
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       @Dogtorevie I call it a thermal rubber band because that's sorta what it feels like. It's easy to "overshoot" your target because temps will still climb for a while after you turn the heat down.It requires more attention, basically. There's always the fallback of "pick the pot up" if you're headed to a boil-over, and to me this feels like an easy-enough thing to do, but others really hate the extra management tasks. Differently built brains, I'd say.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARqfnEI20I9GdHYW3c by TechConnectify@mas.to
       2023-01-20T22:42:22Z
       
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       @purple @Dogtorevie I can't say I share this perspective, but I am thoroughly disillusioned from gas stoves at this point.I forgot how lovely it is to be able to just... touch the handles!