Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.
Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.
There’s some interesting stuff happening in appliances that include batteries for these situations. Impulse Labs, for example, though I am not sure that one has any real commercial future.
The price tags are super high, but when you think about the cost of running that additional circuit, plus the added advantages of the built-in, very large battery backups, the idea has legs.
The idea is that you can slowly charge up the large battery off any conventional outlet, then power the cooker off the batteries, since probably 18+ hours of the day you aren’t using the oven. And the ~1500W of a typical outlet is plenty for running most smaller cooking tasks outside of a few big, short peak loads.
Added benefit of being chargeable via solar