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Kate Fall's avatar

I think electric stoves are considerably cheaper than gas stoves.

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Scott Gaynor's avatar

No they are not.

And the fancy induction stoves that people will cite when telling you that тАЬelectric stovesтАЭ are just as good as electric are significantly more expensive.

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Steve's avatar

Yeah, I suppose induction stoves may be considered currently "fancy", but we got one a few years ago and ours is frickin' awesome!

Water boils SO much faster (water for spaghetti boiling in a couple minutes), can put a pot on a very low temp without worrying about the fire sputtering out and gas filling the kitchen, since the glass doesn't get especially hot, the top is much easier to clean, not to mention no burned handles, hands etc from flame around the pot. (I don't work for or have investments in manufacturers of induction stoves as a disclaimer for what is sounding like an ad)

Prices will drop and this technology will become the standard, suspect. I like flame for a lot of things, but save it for my barbecue and grill.

Cars with internal combustion engines were considered "fancy" at one time...

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Scott Gaynor's avatar

I have a gas stove, dryer hot water heater and boiler (main/2nd floor are heated with hot water radiators). Basement has three small electric heaters. I live in Pittsburgh.

Last month, I paid $149 for gas; summer itтАЩs ~$40-50. Electric is $198; when not using the electric heaters itтАЩs ~$50; summer with AC is ~$150.

With all electric my electric bill would easily be >$500 (never mind adding a EV).

But yeahтАжelectric is awesome! (Nope)

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