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If you want to be a serious cook work in a commercial kitchen.

Induction is a far better choice for residential use.

I can't afford to eat out every meal, not with 3 kids at home. Unless the meal is $20/person I can do better myself at home, and even many of the expensive ones are disappointing compared to what I can do for a fraction of the cost. Good tools help me cook better.

Hence induction stoves.

i just looked on home depot dot com

gas ranges: $949, $848, $676. boujee model is $1199

induction ranges: $1198 starting, $4138, $1848, $1598, $2498

plus i can't use my nice copper diffuser with them :(

nah, imma stick to gas :)

If I look to Europe I see induction stoves competitive in price and features to regular electric stoves. In the us they are only on a few high end stoves and not competitively prices. There are a lot of options you might look for in a stove that you cannot get if you also want induction.

By stove I mean the cooktop and oven in one package. That is what my house needs so I haven't looked at the other options.

So many people have seperate hob/oven?

This is the more common arrangement where I am and the price difference are much smaller.

The majority have the all in one. The separates is not uncommon by any means, but it isn't what the majority have.

Bought a induction range/oven just a few years ago. Was 450€.

Dunno what kind of pricing y'all have on that side of the Atlantic.

Minimum double the cost. Very frustrating as someone with an electric stove that I hate, but it just isn't worth the cost to replace it.

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