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Spending some time at my folks' place and using their glass-ceramic electric cooktop.
Let me tell you folks, once you start to get the brain nugget that gas stoves aren't that great you start to even appreciate bog-standard electric stoves.
It is so nice to be able to stir a simmering pot without the exhaust (!) flying around the pot and searing your hand a little.
And you know what? I even ran into that problem where you can't just turn the burner down because of the thermal inertia. Nearly had a pot boil over.
But upon reflection, I think I would rather get used to that then deal with the indoor air pollution. And, like I said, it is legitimately easier from a heat-on-skin perspective cook with an electric stove. That's kinda cool, actually.
@TechConnectify Yes, but induction is king.
@snazzyq I'm more excited about the potential for induction stoves with batteries in them, that way they can plug into a normal outlet, then I am about induction cooking itself.
I just... from the experience I had with my little single plug-in burner, I have enough stuff that either works poorly with induction or is really freaking loud for some reason that I think I might value the universal compatibility nature of standard electric more than the speed of induction.
@TechConnectify My induction burners definitely make some noise, but you forget about it once your pot of water boils in 90 seconds.
@snazzyq I'm not putting it past there being something wrong with my little burner, but the stuff I'm talking about was ear splitting.
Regardless, I get what you mean. But for me I think I would still classify induction as a luxury with a few compromises.
But I am a forever tortured midwesterner
@TechConnectify Yeah, most aren’t that loud, I reckon. Our range makes a little bit of a static/whistle noise dependent on the resonance of the pan/pot, but it’s certainly not ear splitting.
@snazzyq if you want to hear what I'm talking about, at 13:30 or so I'm trying different cookware.
All of my laminated pots and pans are making that racket, it's just my kettle that stopped
https://youtu.be/RpoXFk-ixZc
@snazzyq but, I'm fully willing to accept that it's just some unlucky combination of bad cookware or that cooktop just isn't very good. And what was confusing to me is that I really don't think it was making this noise when I first started using the cooktop. It was only after I disassembled it that it got loud, but I can't figure out any reason that would make a difference.
Anyway, I've still got gas for now so I have time to try some more stuff out
I have two instruction cooktops. One in my RV and one in my home. Neither induction cooktop makes a noticeable amount of noise beyond a very slight hum.