J de Brabander<p><a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/InductionCooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InductionCooking</span></a></p><p>Beware: This is a long read and may not be interesting !</p><p>I'm a 64 yo male and living alone.<br>I want to tell the world about my cooking arrangements.<br>* Because last summer I made some significant changes;<br>* because I deeply care about the planet;<br>* because of a certain maniac in the East (Ru) who drove up the energy prices;<br>and because I'm truly satisfied with them.</p><p>First I have to mention my diet. It's medical and very important.<br>I can't eat gluten, i get really sick when I do. Not a craze or hype just health in the hospital kind of way. Therefore I eat only warm, self prepared meals. </p><p>I got used to cooking once a week, large meals, freezing that in small portions, defrosting them in the fridge and microwave small portions to eat. Might seem cumbersome but I like it.<br>This is not how most people do.</p><p>Now about those changes.<br>I had a gas stove, an old fridge and a not so old freezer.<br>I had a limited amount of money.<br>And I wanted to use <a href="https://climatejustice.rocks/tags/InductionCooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InductionCooking</span></a>. (Health, Energy prices and Emissions)<br>My reasoning was that going electric in general causes less emission then burning dinosaurs privately.</p><p>I was a bit apprehensive about the costs, would I need a bigger power extension etc.?<br>I had someone calculate a bit and it turned out to be lucrative not both ways but four.<br>It turned out that,<br>if I got rid of the guzzling 🥵 old fridge and the freezer, I could easily allow for a two phase (220V), two pit induction stove. <br>So I bought a state of the art fridge-freeze combination (650 ϵ)<br>and a two pit 220v induction plate (140 ϵ ).<br>I also had to buy new pots and pans (135 ϵ) <br>Then I made the furniture myself out of second hand wood.</p><p>I decided I had some money to spare so I also<br>bought 2 Infra Red Panels to support my gas powered central heating.<br>(150 W at 90,00 ϵ and 600 W at 210,00 ϵ )</p><p>After 1 year it's time for a review:<br>I'M VERY HAPPY, A LOT EASIER, CHEAPER AND A LOT CLEANER<br>(Side effect: the air in the house is a lot cleaner with induction cooking)<br>Cooking is far easier (and safer) once you get used to it and I got a lot more room in my fridge/freezer than I was used to. </p><p>OK my electricity bill has gone up by 15% but my gas bill has gone down by 25%. Since in my area gas is about twice as expensive as electricity, in the end it's a lot cheaper.<br>I'm still dependent on natural gas for my hot water and central heating. But I started to use the electric kettle more so it's mainly my shower heating.</p>