About 47 million homes use natural gas or propane-burning cooktops and ovens. Stanford researchers found that cooking with gas stoves can raise indoor levels of the carcinogen benzene above those found in secondhand smoke.

Is this one of those things we will look back at from the future and say: “I can’t believe that we did that?” like leaded fuel?

  • someguy3English
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    2 years ago

    I think electric stoves are more common in Canada (I’m Canadian too) but I see plenty of people saying they prefer gas stoves.

    • WindoLickerEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Part of the love for gas stoves is more or less cultural inertia, part of it is the fact that they are in some ways easier to use(the instant heat adjustment), part of it is sheer contrarianism, and part is some people worried about being able to cook even during a power outage.

      Electric is pretty normal all over Canada, what I’d like to see is induction take over the standard electric range.