Why Induction Stoves Are Better for You and the Environment
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- Induction stovetops are an energy-efficient alternative to traditional gas stoves.
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I bought my induction cooktop about 4 years ago. I wanted better control over temperature when shallow and deep frying. I was very pleased. I also bought some cast iron cookware for this cooktop, and feel that they are about as non-stick as the non-stick pans I was using before. Also, I am sure I'm ingesting less teflon, nylon, and other plastics because I can use stainless steel utensils on my cast iron. The iron i ingest is also better for my body than the other stuff.
Iron cookware is really not usable. The kitchen is not a gym.
@@amirprog - Cast iron pots and pans work just fine with induction stoves. Look it up!
@@amirprog I love my cast iron, but if cast iron is too heavy for you, have you looked into carbon steel? It is amazing! Super lightweight, incredibly durable, and super usable.
@mateoneedham6807 I recently saw a thin walled cast iron wok... I also have carbon steel woks for both my induction hob and a couple more for firepit cooking. The carbon steel woks all get seasoned like cast iron to create the nonstick effect.
Cast iron, stainless, and carbon steel all work with induction, and all have their particular roles depending on your cooking style. Horses for courses, n'at.
It's a shame it's so expensive, I'd love to give it a try.
Try the induction hobs, the individual units are cheap enough to test the technology. Induction hotplate is handy as an extra burner in effect.
The cheapest portable induction cooktop I found is under $50, there's a few close to $40. In my opinion, a couple cooktops are just as good as a stove, and then I would use my regular oven for baking things. I'm on a budget too, but I cook a lot so it's a worthy investment for my health.
@@baileescott401 the induction cookers I went with were the NuWave Flex and Gold... the Gold is a bit bigger with higher temperature range, but the Flex are cheaper and more portable for when I use one for solar cooking testing or just need a second pot going like for rice or noodles for a stir-fry.
I am curious about the features of the other brands of the induction hobs.
Rebates are available if you live in US
I purchased one of those induction burners and love it. Like he said no hot surfaces except the pan used.
The burner I have is a little bit noisey, but it helps me to remember that i have a pot on it!
Once you try induction you say, where were you all my life. It's incredible, much better than gas or any other means of heating a pan/pot.
We have great grandkids, not having a hot appliance surface sounds like a great idea.
The surface gets hot from the hot pan so you do have to be careful after you’re done cooking. I’ve had an induction stove for many years and love it.
@@TallyRocky Thank you for the feedback. Would it be as hot as an electric element stove?
@@jhoodfysh no, not nearly as hot. It's the same heat as any glass surface would be if you put a hot pan on it.
@@jhoodfysh NO, but the glass top where you had placed the pot to cook is hot enough to burn fingers for several minutes. It’s just a matter of heat transfer. Another great thing about induction is that it warms the kitchen much less than electric (nicer for the air conditioning bills).
It does require iron pots and pans. That's the major drawback, as I see it. What about non-stick? What about aluminum or aluminum-ceramic? Into the landfills, I guess.
It works with non-stick too. A lot of induction-ready pans have non-stick coating
@DynaCatlovesme - Use those aged-out aluminum pans for your geraniums on the porch.
You have the world in your palm to look up this information. It's quite easy. The phone is a key that unlocks the world. Lots of literature about the subject.
We've lived with gas stoves for years, we'll be fine.
Wow that amazing
And how do thry work using aluminum pans, or cast iron?
Cast iron is still fine, but an all-aluminium pan is not going to work.
@@lerkzor Sweet. Definitely worth considering. Never been a fan of gas.
I love my c
ew cast iron in conjunction with my induction cooktop. Old tech meets new tech in the best marriage ever. Just recycle the aluminum pans.
I have induction and I love cooking on it. I have used both gas and electric and will never go back to either.
@sarahconte9083 - To mitigate exposure to the by-products of grilling, par-cook your foods first and grill for finishing flavor and color.
So what do I do with all my aluminum pans
recycle them.
@zippyfoo2987 - Geraniums on the porch?
I'm sticking with gas, thank you very much.
For most of us, the choice was electric or gas and electric was way worse than gas. Now induction is better than gas but the information is only just getting out that its better and gas has major health issues. I think the public is getting use to the idea. The problem now is induction stoves are 50 to 100% more expensive than gas. We will get there but it isn't like consumers are sticking with gas all this time for no reason.
Yeah but it heats through vibration so it's basically going to kill you like a microwave. True story.
@@jbellfield Ever heard someone who died because of the microwave?
@@jbellfield it heats via magnetic induction. Like a wireless charger.
I never cooked with gas in a house, propane outside a few times... now I am using induction hobs, not a stove...or solar cookers of different types... and even wood camp stoves... or wood barbecue outside. The induction hobs I was testing for PV solar cooking to start with because of the lower controllable wattage setting. I can and have used an induction cooker during a multiple day power outage. Not going back to a range top of any kind.
You might say the fossil fuel industry is gaslighting us into believing gas is better.
I thought gas was after the meal. My bad😅
Not your bad! It is. I can provide plenty of proof.
I've been using induction stove for over a decade now. Never thought about how "environmentally better" it was.
If the electricity came from hydroelectric power, yes. Otherwise you're merely trading one pollution with another or just outsourcing pollution (NIMBY)
They don't talk about people who are sensitive to EMF'S, or how it effects people with pacemakers or other medical devices or bioelectrical issues like arrhythmia or epilepsy.
I was a kitchen manager, we cooked with gas, and I've lived in places that heated with forced air pumps with natural gas. It's made me ill every single time...
I really think they need to examine the effects of having 4 induction burners going at once on living tissue... until we become breatharians or zombies, methods of cooking will always be suspect to me.
The magnetic field is generally small. I'd guess the effective range is about the size of a basktball, with the greatest diameter at cooktop level. I don't see how this would interact much with the body.
It gets mentioned in the manuals for my induction cookers that can be downloaded and read before purchase like user manuals for most products are... they cover their tushies in manuals for the most part.
I didn't even consider the EMFs in this situation. Hmmmm. Food for thought. No pun intended.
Exactly!
Nice! Why hasn’t this been on Fox etc?
Good question ... you should ask them :-)
I thought he would compare ice melting time on an Induction comparing to gas. That would have made the point even better
That's what I thought! Mine boils water in 70 seconds.
Me too
I was in a corporate rental apartment for five months that had a double-element induction hotplate. Cooking on it was just like this video. If I ever need to replace my (electric) stove I'm definitely going with an Induction stove! Why are we stuck in the old mindset of it having to be gas or electric???
Aside from the obvious health perks to people and the environment, think of all the time this would save us EVERY day! Amazing. Hope this becomes cheaper and more accessible soon.
Cooking with gas cuz it saves me cash. i don't think that I'll ever stop. Because recently i just purchased a brand new gas stove top.
Very clever... usefull tip
Flame broiled/grilled tastes better.
Air fryer does the same thing and it's healthier.
For some things, there is no doubt! I'm sure not going to pan fry any of my steaks!!! But, for bacon and eggs, I put my cast iron skillet on that cooktop, hit the power, and the bacon is sizzling in about 30 seconds. The magnetic field essentially turns the iron into the heating element of the electric stove in a more efficient way.
No gas here. I have a few induction burners and an electric range.
Grandma Sue in central Indiana
Boo i thought he was going to show us how fast he can get ice into boiling water
Massive electrical requirements to outfit a restaurant with induction burners. Very costly too. Same thing with replacing gas heat furnaces with heat pumps. Electrical infrastructure to support everything green does not exist and it will take decades to build it along with astronomical costs. It will happen but way slower than comical 2030 targets.
You're behind the times, gramps. Heat pumps are 600% efficient now. czcams.com/video/CVLLNjSLJTQ/video.html
Doesn't mean I can't experiment with induction cookers for my off grid cooking PV solar cooking system... the portable PV solar power stations are pricey but I have been playing with Goal Zero/NuWave/Itaki combinations... was nice to be able to cook during the last power outage without having to resort to the biofueled camp stoves I also have... I can also use solar cooking (non powered) solar cookers like my DYI funnel cookers or my GoSun tube cookers... I don't have a restaurant and I don't use cook tops anymore.
I do admit I shut down my oil furnace because of basement flooding issues and bad house design... maybe I might do the heat pump thing instead of electric space heaters in an area where electric power is 85% hydroelectric with some solar and wind power, not sure about oil/gas percentages, but the PUD is moving to replace the hydrocarbon plants if any left... I understand that a lot of the country is burning carbon of electricity and so on.
oh, it IS true. As soimeone who's used induction for the last 10 years every day, You definitely DONT get as much control with induction as you do with gas/electric.
I get more control with my NuWave Flex and Gold induction hobs, I control wattage, set temperature and time. Less power needed to use it, low enough for solar PV cooking in a power outage. Hot enough for wok cooking stir-fry...low enough to not burn fruit sauces.
Californians
Are practical. 👍
I don't know why these old dinosaurs keep thinking that it's so bad just because we're going electronic in the future
It's not just a matter of stubbornness. Legislators, especially Republicans, get lots of donations from the fossil fuel industry. There is no way they're going to promote induction.
@Proud GayBoy Dragon we will always need petroleum to strip the earth of resources for batteries.
@@albclean That's a separate issue. Will always need some form of oil for lubrication and other things, at least. The issue is BURNING fossil fuels.
Going 100% green at such a rapid rate (2030ish) is comical. Electrical infrastructure will take many decades to build out at great expense. Clean, abundant cheap natural gas has a place for a very long time. Oil will have a place for a very long time until green infrastructure is in place.
@@steelhorses2004 Your knowledge on the subject is comical, fossil fuel shill.
Totally agree!
We bought an induction stove and were more than glad when it died prematurely.
While I have always preferred cast iron, this did not make a difference as it cooked unevenly and often scorched due to pulsing.
Burns were also much more a risk, as even though they due not directly make heat, there is residule heat and it was difficult to tell, resulting in household members getting burned.
In.the end, this video is no less the propaganda puff piece than the gas commercial it attacked
Ummmm induction is ONLY heating up the pan, not the stove itself. There should not be hot spots or residual heat at all on the stove.
@sh969 sorry, had it for a few years, and the stove top was dangerously hot for some time after cooking
@@carlstrohmeyer and are you sure you had induction and not a glass topped electric stove? Because, unless your induction stovetop had iron in the top, it shouldnt have gotten hot.
@@sh969😂 they thought it was induction and yes, electric glasstops always have a light indicating the glass surface is still hot 🤦
what about cooking with woks for the Asian community and restaurants
What about it? I’m sure given the tech they can also implement it maybe not a flat surface though
I'm guessing there are works with flat surfaces and induction ready.
The initial cost of gas stove vs induction stove is high. But the induction stove does not need expensive fuel. Gas stoves needs fuel to run. Fuel is expensive and with it being a limited resource. War, trade tensions, and effects of climate change will only make fuel cost more.
With PV many homes can have 100% free electricity. Even without PV electricity is much cheaper than gas and with efficient appliances, the cost gets even cheaper.
Gas companies are afraid, very afraid. Heat Pumps, Induction Stoves, efficient Electric Water heaters are going to effectively put them out of business.
I see the fossil fuel industry disinfo guys are logging on to CZcams to get in the comments
love my gas stove, showing these stupid commercials isn't going to change that, neither are the propaganda scare tactics
Enjoy constantly checking your pipes for gas leak.
@@milhouse14 Mercaptan is added to natural gas so you can smell any leak, which I nor anyone I know has ever had - do you people really think you have to check pipes for leaks? 😅
@@milhouse14 You are uninformed and paranoid. I grew up in a house that had a gas stove, The vast majority of the houses in our town had gas stoves. The 1st house I bought had a gas stove as did the vast majority in that area. No gas leaks or houses blowing up and nobody got sick either.
@@larryn1929 Ever heard of a house the blew up because of induction cooker?
@@southernbreeze3278 Good luck with smelling leaks when you suffer from colds.
Gas supremcy
I fart in your general direction!
Why are Americans so certain that CORPOATIONS have our best interest in mind? They don't, and NEVER HAVE!!!!
“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting”
Government funded. Enough said
That's right. So boycott the fossil fuel industry and use induction!
Anything that makes conservatives whine like spoiled little children, i'm for.
That's a pretty childish comment.
That makes you wholly immoral if you enjoy making others suffer.
I d i o t !
Me too.
@@Chilly_Billy They do not know it possible to want something that is known to create more misery than faith-based religion. Communism has likely surpassed all the religious murders in history. Communism is a competing ideology to fascism and faith based religion. None of them are interested in peaceful freedom and human rights. We can be thankful Christianity has been neutered. Communists are doing the "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" when it comes to Islam and its hatred of western liberal democratic governments. There will come a time when Islam and communism will butt heads.
There simply isn't enough rational, intelligent, peaceful, honest people in the world to stop either of these two forces.
So non magnetic cookware is now trash.
Get ready for the banning of all gas stoves
@sns8420 - Where I live, new construction cannot utilize gas.
What's easier/cheaper to fix yourself when it breaks? I'm going to guess gas stove.
You're not repairing a modern gas stove either with everything being computerized.
You fixing those leaking gas pipes yourself eh, good luck
@@AmyDentata Replaced a gas stove, an igniter, and shut-off valve myself. With a little research, safety awareness, people can do things themselves. Every homeowner and renter should know where the gas and water shut off is located.
@@AmyDentata And illegal in some places (those that care about health and safety)
There isn't much to break. All the parts you mentioned do not exist with induction. It's just a copper coil with power going through it. No moving parts, nothing to clog or wear.
Hate gas stoves but for lowincome renters it is not a choice, one gets what is given and thanks God for it. Also induction is magnetic which can pose problems and besides the cookware is prohibitively expensive, as are most of these innovations that the dogooders think are wonderful ignoring the poor who cannot afford them.
Nope, the cookware is not any different in price, if a fridge magnet sticks to the pot it will work just fine.
You're right poor people don't have much of a choice and no one is/should be blaming us for using whatever is available, this video is for people who can afford to make the change, and induction stoves aren't much more expensive than any other new stoves on the market.
@@darwinwallace77 I guess virtue signaling at the poor is something elite progressives can afford to do easily, blaming them for all the problems in the world, all while enjoying lavish lifestyles and frequent flyer miles, never having to deal with the problems of being middle class. They can pay security or make taxpayers fund their heavily armed personal security teams, all while actively working to disarm poor people. It's the good life on steroids.
Once electricity is cheap again it will be more mainstream
I do all my cooking on an induction burner that cost $16 and the cookware is the same as I normally use. How much did the gas companies pay you?
I have been a strong supporter of "give me facts from both sides and let me make up my own mind". This video presented ONLY one side of the equation (and only the good aspects at that). Gas cooking has its place.
Your mind was already made.
Gas is cheaper. That's about the end of the advantages.
The only bad thing about induction is that it relies on electricity. If electric supply is not a problem in your place then there's nothing to worry about induction cookers.
I agree! The patio is the place, and I wouldn't give up my gas grill for things like steaks, chicken, and certain veggies. But for cooking indoors, my induction cooktop is the way to go. Far less heat is generated (and living in a hot environment, that is a plus) and the heat generated is much easier to control, once you get used to it.
I rather like the cooking with apple wood smoke outside... for some meats... the wood is cut and dried from apple trees on the estate that need pruned every year anyway... no gas main on the estate... but I am using less propane also. I can induction cook on or off grid with my hobs. I not only have a cast iron hibachi type cooker, but a high efficiency Solo Stoves camp stove and firepit with cooking adapters for grilling over wood coals... as well as a homemade outdoor cooking fireplace designed for using cast iron for things like pizza or cakes and corn bread.
I also design and build DYI solar cookers and have several GoSun tube cookers that I used yesterday for cooking corndogs while waiting in a movie theater parking area a bit before the movie...
I cook with induction. It's the best! I wouldn't use gas or electric again. Induction is fast and economical. What's not to love?
The cost
@@gordomg my NuWave Flex induction cooker and my Itaki lunch box cookers are about the same price, less than $100 and both work well with my solar PV power station/panel setup for off grid cooking during power outages. The Itaki cookers are resistance cookers the NuWave Flex is induction.
This says nothing about the relative ability to fine tune the heat level. That’s an important factor where ‘cooking with gas’ has been so desirable. Please say more: I want OUT with fossil fuel! (And yes, I will go look it up; I research all these things.)
Who cares...mind your own business
This is propaganda
@btspyglass4077 - Facts are facts.
@@MossyMozart Gas is not the choice of professional chefs
I have friends who have the new,some like, some do not
We don't need Woke morons shoving it down our throats
Just like they did with toilets, which was also bs
Bc you have to flush twice
The electric gas being healthier is pure made up bs
And Gas vs electric isn't and never be cheaper
They sold EVs on that lie
Let's not forget that when this 1st came up The Woke were
never going to cancel Gas stoves
So how much bs will u keep eating
Having cooked on all types of ranges, including induction, I can say with confidence that natural gas is the easiest and most effect cooking means. Setting my own views aside, I really dislike videos like this that only discuss one side of a complex debate. I live in LA, which like many Democrat-controlled parts of the country, is trying to phase out gas ranges, banning newly constructed homes from installing them. This has prompted a backlash from the Asian-American community, who see gas-ranges as vital for the preservation of their cultural cuisine. A balanced video would have discussed the risk of cultural marginalization involved with government prohibitions around cooking.
Karl - "A balanced video"? from Pravda TV?
How is gas cooking easier than induction?
Gas cooking is also dangerous so you have to constantly check the pipes to avoid leaks.
@@milhouse14 🐂💩
@@milhouse14 The house I grew up in and then the 1st house I bought had gas stoves. Never had a problem and nobody ever got sick or caught any diseases from the gas stove. Why do restaurants use gas stoves?
@@larryn1929 Ever heard of a house that blew up because of induction cookers?
So, no one is concerned about electromagnetic radiation.
We are exposed to too much radiation from cell phones, microwave ovens, motors, high voltage power lines, electric blankets and WiFi.
No, not at that frequency range, but you’ll need to take a science course to validate why I said no.
This is how brainwashing starts.
No, this is how learning works. Brainwashing is what you experience in church.
You're already brainwashed if you have an emotional reaction like that to criticism of inefficient energy systems. People are promoting induction because it works well. It's not meant as a personal insult. It is informational.
Brainwashing is what Faux News do
Is this some kind of joke🤷♂️ Will the tree huggers ever wake up😒
Where's the funny thing?
@Milhouse government funded nonsense to push its anti gas stove agenda. I suppose you're right, it's not funny at all. It's infuriating🤬
BS
I completely disagree..
Enjoy constantly checking your pipes for gas leak then.
This is kind of one sided, borderline propaganda as cringy as the gas video. There are lots of advantages of having gas main one being it is alternative source of energy and good to have in-case when we lose power. Also gas requires ventilation i.e that's why we use hood vents; which most studies will only site as a solutions and not provide data on the actual reduction of indoor irritants/pollutants do to proper ventilation. In-fact I bet cooking without a hood vent without any kind of ventilation causes many indoor irritants/pollutants, which should be prioritized over changing cooking habits.
You can use induction with hood vents.
The only negative about using induction is that it relies on electricity and would be problematic in areas with problematic energy supply.
Not the only negative. Lots of cultureal meals are made on an open flame. Also the way these cook tops work on a PID controller to maintain a approximate temperature (turns on and off), which isn't ideal for some meals and causes sausaes and broths to stick more.
Not on a gas main, never have been... open flame cooking I do outside over wood fires... my induction cookers can function with my PV portable solar powered system ... tested during last 3 day power outage... the NuWave Flex has wattage control that makes a portable solar panel power station a viable option in power outages. I have done it.
The temperature controls on my NuWave Flex and Gold induction hobs are adjustable from 100°F to a sear temperature suitable for wok cooking. I have reheated fruit sauces without burning them, held stews for hours at temperatures that didn't burn but could still sterilize. I have cooked rice to perfect fluffiness with an automatic stop without extra water or burning of the rice and done stir-fry on another induction hob and not worry about the rice or noodles going at the same time.
I'm not even going to waste my time watching this one. There's many recipes and cooking methods that won't work on an induction stove. There's also lots of currently in use pots and pans that will not work on them either.
I wish there was a stove I could get that possessed both gas and induction energy elements; as it would solve a litany of problems. Heating element stoves are the worst in my opinion (because of slow warmup and slow cool down), and they are dangerously hot after you turn them off.
Technology moves on and makes things better, we don't cook on open outdoor fires anymore, we don't cook in fireplaces anymore (many new homes don't even have fireplaces), combusting fuel to cook is obsolete.
What can gas stoves do that induction cannot?
Enjoy constantly checking your pipes for gas leak then.
This is inaccurate in many ways, more Woke science . Measure the EMF’s. A human would need to wear Faraday cage to reduce the radiation to an acceptable level.
Heres an idea...
Its winter the power goes out and you need to heat your house.... Xan you turn on an electric stove? No... So a gas stove will turn on in a winter storm...
So why would anyone sacrifice their survival vs a cool stove? Oh propaganda!
Not all places get winter storm
Enjoy constantly checking your pipes for gas leak then.
@@milhouse14 you realize that they add a sulfur smell to the gas... Yo check for a leak is as easy as sniffing and then calling the gas company to pinpoint it... But guess what? Its free! But everyone lives in a place that can lose power... So while y'all are wondering if you should go outside in the rain to bbq i can bake a cake.... You're not winning anything.... Gas is superior for everything....
😂 if you are using a gas stove to heat your house during a power outage, you're not the sharpest tool in the shed.
@@TW--- you're a special kind of stupid aren't you? Please explain how a gas stoves buring burners aren't helping? I'll wait as you explain to me how fire doesn't make heat.... Go one please explain how physics and natural science has changed based on your opinions?
Oh boy.... Nova going woke.
WTF does that mean?
Going? I've loved the show since I was a kid and it has always had a liberal agenda when it comes to "environmental issues."
@@darwinwallace77 ~ It means the person using it is lazy and unoriginal. It gets pinned to literally anything and everything someone cannot, or will not, take time to understand, kind of like a sleepy child.
In short: it's the modern day equivalent of farting in an elevator and blaming it on a phantom.
@@d4mdcykey So what is it that will "take time to understand" that they didn't do?
@@darwinwallace77 Read & Comprehend Basically, it’s some weird trolling method. Opposite of Woke is Asleep, so the definition is ironic and it’s definitely turned into a litmus test of who basically isn’t a Neanderthal and knows how to use their opposable thumbs. And I’m saying all of this as a combat vet who is recently retired and realizing some people in the US weren’t worth the sacrifices.