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Gas Stoves Account For More Than Half of Some Americans’ Exposure to a Known Toxin, New Research Concludes (insideclimatenews.org)

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The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant.

Pollution from gas stoves accounts for more than half of some [US] Americans’ total exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxin linked to asthma, a study in the academic journal PNAS Nexus concludes. The findings, published this month, provide the first nationwide, community-level estimates of residential NO2 exposure.

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[–] Carl@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

gas allows for much more precise control of heat

It's true that turning the dial on a gas stove gives you instant response on the size of the flame, but the flame is not what is cooking your food. The heat of your pan/pot is what is cooking your food, and that will rise/fall at the same rate based on its size and your current room temperature and altitude.

I cook with both on a regular basis. I'm telling you right now that if you think gas is more responsive you are responding to a placebo effect.

[–] maskofdaisies@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Gas and induction stoves produce a consistent level of heat, unlike glass/coil stoves that turn off and on during cooking. That won't matter for something like a cast iron pan that's heavy enough to stay hot, but cheap cookware can be light enough that it cools significantly when the cooktop switches off. I actually had a pot that couldn't keep water boiling when the cooktop switched off. That wasn't an issue when using that pot with a gas cooktop. Admittedly it also wasn't an issue with cookware that didn't bend during washing (yes it was that bad) but it is still something people might run into.