Gas vs. electric stoves: Breaking down some burning health and environment questions

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Some Americans are considering buying electric or induction stoves as concerns grow about how gas stoves may affect our health and planet.

Nathan Phillips has his induction cooker placed on top of his conventional range as he cooks tofu with garlic and broccoli. The excitement died down quickly. However, public health and environmental advocates are still calling for new regulations to mitigate the impacts gas stoves may have on our bodies and planet, and the. The state with the highest percentage of gas-cookers is California and the lowest is Maine . In Massachusetts, about 44% of people use a gas stove.

Concerns about the environmental impacts of gas stovetops extend to gas ovens, too. If you switch both to electric, you can cap your gas line and minimize leaks. A traditional electric stovetop is a crude cooking device. It’s hard to control the heat, and old-style burners often slope to one side, leading to uneven cooking.

Pro-tip: if a magnet sticks to the pan, it’s induction friendly. Also, if the pan is warped, it won’t heat evenly on an induction stovetop.Machines that generate strong magnetic fields can indeed interfere with pacemakers so it makes sense that induction stoves could be a concern., which says induction stoves “could conceivably” interfere with certain less-common pacemakers if a person stands really close to the stovetop while cooking, and if the pot is not centered on the burner.

 

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