The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant.
Pollution from gas stoves accounts for more than half of some [US] Americans’ total exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxin linked to asthma, a study in the academic journal PNAS Nexus concludes. The findings, published this month, provide the first nationwide, community-level estimates of residential NO2 exposure.
flat bottom woks. Even with a gas stove, you’re not gonna get the same flavor as a Chinese restaurant at home, because they use very high powered flames. So there’s really no point in using a regular round bottom wok at home.