Gas stoves aren't really that fast - even standard electric is faster!
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as the data-backed source for the claim that electric and induction stoves boil water as fast as or faster than gas.
What it is
Technology Connections tests how quickly gas, induction and standard electric stoves boil water, with CO2 measurements and a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2023 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Cites jerlam · 2023-05 · on “On Having Enough Socks”
Technology Connections on YouTube actually tested this and found electric to be slightly faster: [this video] It's a one-hour-plus video of someone literally boiling water, so there may be issues with the testing setup that I skipped over.
Cites BlackLotus89 · 2023-07 · on “Cooking Air Quality”
Any on expert on induction stoves here? Alec mentioned in a technology connections video that the next generation of induction works with more cookwear/better with suboptimal cookwear, but I couldn't find any sources or information on that. He mentioned it here [0] or in the associated video [0] [this video]
Cites kalleboo · 2026-07 · on “7.1 Earthquake in Japan”
Gas has more raw power but it's extremely inefficient because most of it just escapes into the room, whereas with induction it all goes into the cookware. Our induction stove boils water way faster than our gas one did, and the gas one on full blast melted and ruined the handle on the pot since so much of the heat escapes around the sides. Technology Connections on YouTube did a video on the topic, with tests comparing the time and energy required to boil water with gas, induction, resistive etc [this video]