Feels like maintaining temperature is a big struggle with mine* Archived Message Posted by Jackie on June 7, 2022, 9:35:01, in reply to "I did a deep dive into appliances (Yale Appliances have a great series of videos) and it seems like" Previous Message (i) gas ovens are better for cooking meats, roasting things, and broiling. (ii) electric ovens are better for baking because it has a dry heat vs. a moist heat for gas. (iii) induction is as good or better at cooking than gas, though it is more expensive. We have a dual fuel KA setup right now. But we've ordered an induction cooktop and electric wall oven. Previous Message oven. Because this gas oven really has been kinda not great at baking. Message Thread: Natural gas appliance ban in CA? - Savoy June 7, 2022, 6:44:44 Induction is pretty good. Baking with gas is terrible. Roasting with gas is good. * - ATL June 7, 2022, 7:15:04 Gas cooktop / range or GTFO for me. We just went convection gas oven and top. * - haighter June 7, 2022, 9:19:45 I am a firm believer in a gas cooktop, but I wish I'd splurged on dual fuel to get the electric - Jackie June 7, 2022, 9:23:11 I did a deep dive into appliances (Yale Appliances have a great series of videos) and it seems like - ATL June 7, 2022, 9:30:19 Feels like maintaining temperature is a big struggle with mine* - Jackie June 7, 2022, 9:35:01 Mrs. ATL is a big baker and she couldn't get even temperature in the oven. - ATL June 7, 2022, 9:40:56 I'm not much of a baker, so it does fine for the boxed brownies and cupcakes my kids require... - haighter June 7, 2022, 9:25:03 I'm more of a baker than a cook, so it's a struggle* - Jackie June 7, 2022, 9:34:14 Now you're cooking with gas!!! But the bright new ideas are electric. - osklister June 7, 2022, 9:10:53 If I lived in CA I’d use the frequent massive wildfires to heat my home.* - DT June 7, 2022, 7:08:56 New construction. * - haighter June 7, 2022, 6:53:39 And it seems CA is limited in that it is seeking a greenhouse gas reduction, so a heat pump - ghost_of_clt June 7, 2022, 6:58:40 Yup...you've pretty much nailed it. Also, given that vast swaths of San Francisco... - haighter June 7, 2022, 9:18:33 Are they building up the electric grid to match this?...I doubt it* - Tooldresser June 7, 2022, 6:51:16   Searching