[tom_alexander]

Induction is also faster to boil water, easier to clean since it's just flat glass, and safer since an induction stove without a pot/pan stays room temperature (in fact, they usually can detect if a pot/pan is present and automatically turn themselves off)

Induction is also particularly nice for certain types of cooking because many induction stoves can be set to a specific temperature instead of just to a power level.

[taeric]

Agreed that folks should look more favorably on induction. I did not mean my comment as a defense of gas. Just pointing out that most of the pollution from cooking is one where you want a good range hood that vents to the outside. And you need to clean it.

Our last house did not have a vent to the outside and it was eye opening to realize how much grease throughout the entire house was from that.