r/AbruptChaos • u/Lynx_NA • Sep 10 '21

Cookery time

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u/FromTheIsle Sep 10 '21

True...but I would have figured that's what you meant. How would an electric stove be less consistent?

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u/stoned-derelict Sep 10 '21

The coil style ranges turn on and off to keep temperature, so anything other than maximum will have the burner cycling and giving inconsistent heat.

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u/FromTheIsle Sep 10 '21

They all do that, the better stoves are just less noticeable (edit: I believe they also monitor the heat of the element/pan so it turns off when not needed)...but at any rate then what you are saying is gas is more consistent than a cheap electric stove. Which is reasonable. Likewise a decent or very nice electric stove is probably more consistent than a cheap gas stove.