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 @snazzyq
The inductionplate i gifted my mother is near dead silent unless on SuperPower, then it makes a soft ‘electrical noice.’ The thing is 20+ yo. A stand alone induction plate i hought a few months ago makes noice like a departing airplane!