Yes, I know it’s not technically just methane, but methane is its primary constituent.

“Fossil gas” is also probably a suitable term, but I like “fossil methane” because it gets that spooky chemical name benefit.

  • too_high_for_this@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    10 months ago

    Yeah, they can, but they don’t. Every electric stove I’ve ever used has had long pauses between cycles. My current (heh) electric stove can barely boil water and getting constant heat for like a custard or hollandaise is literally impossible. And it’s not an old POS, it’s a newish Samsung glass top.

    I literally boil water in a 120v kettle faster than my stove. A gas stove boils faster than both.

    But obviously induction wins. Something like 95% efficiency plus temp control. I just wish they didn’t whine like a CRT TV.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      Yeah they can and they do lol. I just fried some liver on a glass top, can’t tell it turns on and off. The liver fried steady. Back when I had coil I didn’t even know that it turned on and off. That how little it makes a difference: I can’t even tell without being informed about it academically.

      • too_high_for_this@sh.itjust.works
        21·
        10 months ago

        Oh yeah, you’re probably right. If you couldn’t tell, it’s definitely because they’re the same. I’ll go back to the dozens of kitchens I’ve worked in and tell them they should switch to electric.

        I’m a professional chef, bud. I’ve cooked more meals than you will ever eat. I have tens of thousands of hours behind all manner of cooking appliances.

        Induction > Gas >>>> Coil

        There’s no question. And since my electricity is generated mostly by fossil fuels anyway, there’s literally no reason to spend $$$ for induction range+pans.

        • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
          11·
          10 months ago

          Commercial kitchens want to flambe and all that stuff that normal people don’t do. This was about “wild fluctuations” that you claim. There are no “wild fluctuations”. They are so minor that I have to be informed academically that they even exist.

          Ah you’re emotionally invested in this, that explains it. Cheers.