Yeah - the issue with upgrading the outlet is huge, because it can often cascade into needing to replace the whole electric panel, if I understand correctly. Being able to run an induction stove via battery in a power outage sounds awesome. I do like gas stoves, and I also like my conventional electric, but I'm pretty sure the future of cooking is going to be induction.
Yeah - the issue with upgrading the outlet is huge, because it can often cascade into needing to replace the whole electric panel, if I understand correctly. Being able to run an induction stove via battery in a power outage sounds awesome. I do like gas stoves, and I also like my conventional electric, but I'm pretty sure the future of cooking is going to be induction.
Heh, Josh Barro has weighed in with a generally reasonable piece on the kerfuffle. Unfortunately it's paywalled for his subscribers, but the title is "Gas Stoves Should Be a Matter of Individual Choice" though the text is a bit more nuanced than the title suggests.
I probably come down a bit further "left" of that position, I think there's a real and compelling case for a heavier hand to mitigate some of the known costs of opting for that (much like driving, gas cooking by design seeks to internalize benefits and externalize costs, so warrants a thumb on the scales to correct that imbalance. Also probably a pretty easy case that building codes should be stricter on proper ventilation for gas ranges, as the number of "vent back into kitchen after going through a wire filter" setups I saw when house shopping is maddening).
Yeah - the issue with upgrading the outlet is huge, because it can often cascade into needing to replace the whole electric panel, if I understand correctly. Being able to run an induction stove via battery in a power outage sounds awesome. I do like gas stoves, and I also like my conventional electric, but I'm pretty sure the future of cooking is going to be induction.
Heh, Josh Barro has weighed in with a generally reasonable piece on the kerfuffle. Unfortunately it's paywalled for his subscribers, but the title is "Gas Stoves Should Be a Matter of Individual Choice" though the text is a bit more nuanced than the title suggests.
I probably come down a bit further "left" of that position, I think there's a real and compelling case for a heavier hand to mitigate some of the known costs of opting for that (much like driving, gas cooking by design seeks to internalize benefits and externalize costs, so warrants a thumb on the scales to correct that imbalance. Also probably a pretty easy case that building codes should be stricter on proper ventilation for gas ranges, as the number of "vent back into kitchen after going through a wire filter" setups I saw when house shopping is maddening).