The new electric stovetop I tried were with glass/ceramic/whatever on top, and they didn’t feel too slow. I didn’t have that at home, so I don’t have a lot of experience with it, but I got an impression that it was quite usable. The info about electric being faster to boil came from YouTube videos, so I could be mistaken. I assume they are mostly talking about medium to small pots, since on them gas are far less efficient. Here is one vid: https://youtu.be/CcAJ3_-Hou8 (timestamp: 1:05 ). P.S. I also googled some videos where gas got water boiling faster than electric, though they used a large pot. Would like to see that test on a medium pot.
If you have a glass top, would it matter if it solidifies buildup, it should still be easy to clean (on an even surface), comparing to gas stovetop?
I agree that electric with open coil should be nightmare to clean. Probably worse than gas.
I could see why electric stovetop might be a fire hazard. I’m not sure why bigger than gas though, maybe because it keeps being hot for a bit. Does it stays hot enough to set paper on fire quite long?
As near as I could tell, the glass type are either slower, or at worst they can’t be faster than the naked coil electric type.
Yes, electric stoves are actually faster than boil water than gas. Their biggest problem is there is lag—there is thermal mass in the element, so there is a delay between changing the power level and the system responding. Gas and induction heaters have less lag.
The glass has less buildup than the open coil electric type or gas burner type, but more buildup than induction because the glass gets much hotter.
Gas is probably the worst fire hazard, but electric still is a fire hazard. Induction has the least fire hazard.
The new electric stovetop I tried were with glass/ceramic/whatever on top, and they didn’t feel too slow. I didn’t have that at home, so I don’t have a lot of experience with it, but I got an impression that it was quite usable. The info about electric being faster to boil came from YouTube videos, so I could be mistaken. I assume they are mostly talking about medium to small pots, since on them gas are far less efficient. Here is one vid: https://youtu.be/CcAJ3_-Hou8 (timestamp: 1:05 ). P.S. I also googled some videos where gas got water boiling faster than electric, though they used a large pot. Would like to see that test on a medium pot.
If you have a glass top, would it matter if it solidifies buildup, it should still be easy to clean (on an even surface), comparing to gas stovetop?
I agree that electric with open coil should be nightmare to clean. Probably worse than gas.
I could see why electric stovetop might be a fire hazard. I’m not sure why bigger than gas though, maybe because it keeps being hot for a bit. Does it stays hot enough to set paper on fire quite long?
As near as I could tell, the glass type are either slower, or at worst they can’t be faster than the naked coil electric type.
Yes, electric stoves are actually faster than boil water than gas. Their biggest problem is there is lag—there is thermal mass in the element, so there is a delay between changing the power level and the system responding. Gas and induction heaters have less lag.
The glass has less buildup than the open coil electric type or gas burner type, but more buildup than induction because the glass gets much hotter.
Gas is probably the worst fire hazard, but electric still is a fire hazard. Induction has the least fire hazard.
Yeah, everything you say makes sense, and I agree.