# Advice for choosing new range (oven/stove)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 2, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-choosing-new-range-oven-stove/1008368 "2024-10-02T03:49:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-choosing-new-range-oven-stove/1008368/53 "2025-01-05T20:20:02Z")

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> [@Tride](#):
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> Induction is extremely efficient…

Electric heating is near 100% efficient (maybe actually 100%…we recently had a [little debate over that here recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermodynamic-efficiency-of-an-electric-heater/1012089)…if not 100% it is close). That does not mean it is inexpensive.

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