From ceiling fans to refrigerators, the Department of Energy is updating appliance efficiency standards that would affect millions of consumers.

The Biden administration’s goal is to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasses and save Americans billions of dollars a year in utility costs. But the administration is facing pushback from the natural gas industry, because some new standards would affect gas appliances. Conservative politicians and media have taken notice of the measures, too, and they’ve now made unsexy, technical appliance standards a flashpoint in the country’s culture war.

  • Maëlys
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    111 months ago

    somehow, top french chefs cook over induction. maybe they don’t cook rice ? idk :/

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      211 months ago

      You can just set an induction stove to a low power setting and it won’t burn the rice. Pretty much like you cook on any other stove.

      If you set it to a high power setting, you can in fact burn it.

      • Maëlys
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        111 months ago

        i dont want to pretend that i own a magnet plate (yet) but i assume each should burner should be equipped with some sensor that detects when the cookware is absent and thus lower the energing powering the coil/capacitors, just enough to quick resume of food heating, and thus ensure smooth temp transition and homogenous cooking