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"Marcos Ramos hasn’t been able to cook a full meal at home in nearly four
years, after a gas leak resulted in a lengthy supply cut off for his New York
City apartment building.
Now, though, Ramos will be able to cook again thanks to a technology that is
gradually advancing in the US after being embroiled in an unlikely culture war
– the electric induction stove.
Over two days last month people in 15 co-op apartments in the Washington
Heights area of Manhattan who have had to rely on portable hot plates and
microwaves for meal preparation were fitted with new induction stoves via a
scheme supported by state and city governments, along with non-profit groups.
“I’m excited, I’m going to make some lasagne, a whole pasture-raised chicken,
things I couldn’t fit on the hot plate before,” said Ramos, a health coach and
one of the residents, as he gazed at his new stove.
“It’s been so frustrating to live like this until now. I now think everything
should be electric. If you’re minimizing risk with the gas, the fire, then
environmentally, health-wise, it makes sense. It’s logical.”"
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