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DaiPlusPlus on July 19, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cities try to phase out gas stoves but cooks are p...

I appreciate the information, but referring to an induction set-up as a “burner” makes me die inside, and I don’t even know why. It just feels wrong. Isn’t there a better term we can use?

was_a_dev on July 19, 2021 [–]

British vernacular here: We used the word "hob"

DaiPlusPlus on July 20, 2021 | [–]

I'm british too (proper, innit?) - I always thought that "hob" refers to the entire unit (a "range" or "stovetop" in en-US), not each unit-of-heating.

Don't forget that "Hobbs" can also refer to one's kettle

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