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Originally Posted by skippy05
The old wives' tale that gas cooks better than electricity was only true until induction was invented. Induction is faster to heat, faster to cool, less messy to clean, and incredibly more controllable than gas to the point of minute temperature control. Yes, you require cookware where the bottom will hold a magnet. But, these are easily found everywhere including HomeGoods. Induction Ranges and Cooktops used to be very expensive and no longer are. A new Frigidaire Induction Range is what I'm using and on sale, it was 1300 at Lowes. The glass top itself does not get hot, only your cookware does. This is key in cleaning up the glass top afterward. Nothing burns to scorch to the glass and a spray or Windex or a soapy rag and 5 seconds later your top is whistle clean. Contrast that with trying to clean a gas or electric cooktop afterward! It does not work that way. Induction also places the heat evenly INSIDE the bottom of the COOKWARE (not the surface of the cookware), whereas gas has MUCH MUCH of the heat coming AROUND the sides of your cookware and heating your HOUSE instead of the food. All of this is true no matter how much the die-hard fans of gas remain unaware of the reality of the subject.
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Induction ranges have glass tops? I prefer not to use a glass top range. I had one of those in my south Florida home (electric) and was always worried that I was going to break the glass. I know someone right now who is waiting on the part to replace a cracked glass top on their range. The cost is over a thousand dollars. Yikes!
I will admit that cleaning that glass top was very easy. I used some kind of thick white stuff in a bottle that I rubbed on and waited for it to dry completely. Wiped clean as a whistle. I still prefer not to have a glass top.