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> why wouldn't you just turn it on after you chop everything? No need to pre-heat when things heat up so fast....

We'll that's an essay in itself - it's quite an inefficient way to cook, I went through a stage a while back where I quite religiously prepped everything before beginning to cook a meal. Not fun.

> They aren't really much faster than gas

Example: I find doing sauces a lot easier on gas (particularly things like white sauce or gravy) because the heating is generally a lot slower and more gradual. It is a pain with induction having to tweak up the heat every few minutes to make sure it doesn't heat too fast.

Control with gas is as granular as induction I would say (we had an electric hob a few years ago that had a dial - but only 4 actual settings...)

I personally find our induction hob heats faster than gas - could just be particular circumstances though.