Gas stoves may be potentially risky for your health, even with ventilation, in part because they emit benzene and methane. If you have the option, there are other good reasons to consider an electric stove over a gas version. We’d also like to investigate stoves that embrace adaptive design, which allows those with disabilities or who are aging in place to use them more easily. (We do recommend a slide-in induction stove in our guide to slide-in electric ranges.) In particular, we’ll focus on models that can be repaired or easily updated, and that use technology and associated Wi-Fi–enabled apps wisely. For this guide we don’t feel comfortable recommending them, though we hope to add induction options in the future. A couple of affordable freestanding induction ranges are available, but their reported unreliability gives us pause. If you want a durable induction stove with a nice range of features, you should expect to pay much more than you would for a radiant electric stove of the same quality. Induction ranges will also feature a radiant-electric oven. Note that the induction cooktops and high-quality radiant-electric ones, like those in our guide, look and feel very similar, with the cooking elements under a smooth glass surface.

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