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lucidinferno Jul 28, 2023

Talk me out of using countertop induction cooktops (with outlets for both higher powered commercial and lower powered household devices) as my burners vs having a built-in cooktop.

https://lemmy.world/post/2293702

Talk me out of using countertop induction cooktops (with outlets for both higher powered commercial and lower powered household devices) as my burners vs having a built-in cooktop. - Lemmy.world

Besides not being ascetically pleasing, what’s the downside of strictly using countertop induction cooktops, both commercial and household varieties, as my burners? If I go for the individual cooktops, I could easily replace them individually if they break or if technology or features improve, plus I can put them away for when I need more countertop space. I do use my current built in cooktop as “counter space” during gatherings, but I’m always leery of doing this for safety reasons.

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DLSchichtl Jul 28, 2023

All I will say is that my old house had an induction top, and one of my first demands for the new house was a gas range. Make of that what you will.

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cheztir

So did you have gas at some point before? Due to some moves over the last year and a half I've been able to use resistive, induction, and gas in a relatively close time span. I've found both quality gas and induction cook tops are fantastic and I could happily live with either. I did have some annoyances with gas (smell, maintenance, risk with small children), nothing that couldn't be worked around but given the performance equity with induction I find myself preferring it instead of gas. Curious what drove you the other direction.