Longtime Gas Snob - Not anymore!

User: pat@thoughtroads.com

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I have been cooking for my entire life and have considered myself a gas snob. I have been the primary cook in my home for over 40 years, have worked a cookline in a white tablecloth Italian restaurant and was blessed by my wife with a summer of cooking lessons in the South of France for my 40th birthday. During those years I had never heard of induction cooking and would have called you crazy for suggesting that I switch to a form of electric cooking. That was all before I was introduced to induction cooking!

I was introduced to the concept of induction cooking while researching climate change mitigation strategies. I loved the concept, but was very skeptical of moving away from my old friend - gas! My social consciousness nagged me enough to investigate further. I decided to put a toe in the water by purchasing a single pot portable countertop induction appliance. It cost me just over a hundred dollars and didn't break my bank. The results? I haven't gone back to my gas stove since! I love how it holds the pot temperature to a precise temperature. I can honestly say that I haven't burned a sauce or pot of chili since the switch! It's hard to be objective about judging the quality of my cooking since going induction, but I think it has improved and the work of cooking has gotten easier. Since there is no flame, handles of utensils don't get hot when left in the pot from flames licking up around the sides. Since I am not scorching things, cleanup is much easier and the stovetop is a snap to clean with just a spritz of a cleaner and a wipe.

It did take me a week or so to get used to the unit. Quite frankly, I used the single pot unit for quite awhile before replacing my gas stove with induction. The switchover does take some professional electrician support if you need to run a 220v line to the new stove. Well worth it in my book. I was lucky in that most of my pots and pans were induction ready, but I did purchase a couple of enamel non-stick pans that are my go-to for most everything!

Bottom line, gas snob no more! I'm all in on induction!