On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 9:04:55 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 2:47:45 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 7:08:58 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> > > Nancy2 wrote:
> > > >
> > > >I saw glass cooktops on a kids' cooking competition show recently.
> > >
> > > A safety factor for children, no open flames or red hot elements.
> > > When I see adults cooking on glass tops I think juveniles.
> >
> > Actually, all adults, kids, and old folks should be cooking with induction. That would reduce kitchen fires down to near zero.
>
> Amazingly, the incidence of kitchen fires in my house is
> zero. No induction required, and I can use my preferred
> teflon-coated aluminum pans.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

That's statistics for you. Mostly, it greatly reduces your chances for a kitchen fire. This is independant of whether you've had a kitchen fire or not. I wish I could use teflon pans too - teflon coated steel pans are kind of hard to find.