California is installing zero-emission electric appliances and energy-saving upgrades at no cost to low-income households across the state under the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program.
So, one of several reasons America didn’t really adopt induction cooktops en masse until recently has been cookware. There were like 50 years there of trendy cookware, none of which is suitable for induction stoves. Just off the top of my head, you had:
Pyrex, Borosilicate glass
Corningware, ceramic
Revereware, stainless steel
Calphalon, anodized aluminum
Various brands of solid copper pans
Various brands of teflon-coated steel
Weird gimmicky allegedly nonstick shit
It’s only been within the last couple decades that most off the shelf cookware has had an iron plate bonded to the bottom to make them induction compatible regardless of their interior surfaces. This, along with the consistently low price of natural gas in the United States, has kept gas stoves relevant.
So, one of several reasons America didn’t really adopt induction cooktops en masse until recently has been cookware. There were like 50 years there of trendy cookware, none of which is suitable for induction stoves. Just off the top of my head, you had:
It’s only been within the last couple decades that most off the shelf cookware has had an iron plate bonded to the bottom to make them induction compatible regardless of their interior surfaces. This, along with the consistently low price of natural gas in the United States, has kept gas stoves relevant.