If you are not planning on selling the home in the very near future, resale should not be a consideration.

We switched to induction from gas 3 years ago and will never go back to gas. We cook all our meals at home and the stove gets used every day. Faster, cleaner, less expensive, more precise control…..

Wolf gas ranges are the default appliance in high-end homes in our area. Nevertheless, we're planning induction. Safer, healthier and according to many leading chefs, the most controllable heat.

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I would probably go with induction, but I would keep in mind that if they outlawed gas cooking in new construction tomorrow, they would have to continue to sell gas ranges for pre-existing dwellings for the next 50 years or more, anyway. Major cities like New York, for example have hundreds of thousands of housing units with gas cooking: the cost of conversion and expansion of the electrical grid, and decommissioning of gas will be incredibly costly and take decades.

So if you want gas, I don't think you have to be concerned that you won't be able to replace a stove in a few years.

What palimpsest said--you're best off deciding which cooktop will work best for you. Personally, I would never voluntarily give up induction. It's an amazing cooking tool. But preferences vary. If you live in a large metro area, visit a Wolf or Miele showroom where you can test out induction cooking. You could also buy an induction hotplate but they really don't compare to a cooktop--noiser by A LOT and far less cooking power.

If you decide you love induction but are really worried about resale, keep the gas connection in place so a future owner has the option of switching back to gas.

Induction - switched from gas eight years ago and I will never go back to gas.

We have switched from gas to induction and while we're happy with it there are some drawbacks. Below are links to some excellent videos discussing the cons of induction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CrI33N-Sjg&t=38s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY3yNn0AHjQ&t=23s

Love induction.

Having lived through four hurricanes and two blizzards, I would never give up my gas stoves. We lived for nearly a month with no electricity and only a camp stove after the first hurricane. Those in California were told to expect rolling brownouts, so I would be afraid to live there without gas.

Induction. It’s like asking if lead paint or latex is better. Lead paint has some really positive qualities (gloss, hardness, wearability) but it will kill you. I have clients that use gas all the time and I try twice to talk them out of it, I don’t always win of course.

Gas.

I was happy with natural gas.

I am happy with induction. It is also so much easier to clean. I also have a built-in double burner outside, next to the grill, and hooked up to the buried propane tank, so that should work if we have no electricity after storms.

Switched from gas to induction a few months ago and love it. No regrets at all.

Jenn-Air makes a series of cooktops and modules that you could combine to get both gas and induction. For example, if you favored induction, you could pair the 24" Jenn-Air JIC4724HS induction cooktop with the 15" Jenn-Air JGC3215GS Gas Module. If you favored gas, you could pair the Jenn-Air JGC3530GS 30 Inch Gas Cooktop with the Jenn-Air JIC4715GS
15 Inch Induction Module.

I’m another induction lover and will never return to gas. i suppose it depends on market but most people in US have never cooked on induction so imagine gas may have an edge on resale. but i also dont think its a huge factor for most as is changeable.

As much as I love my big old Wolf gas range, I'm switching to induction for the new house, and no regrets. We'll have a generator for power outages, and a camping stove.

@BobH HI Bob- I am currently putting in a miele induction top with a 650 miele insert hood. My hood will end up being 40" higher than my cooktop. Do you find that your induction needs the hood like the gas does? I will have it but I think I am reducing the effectiveness by mounting it 4" above the maximum recommendation of 36"h. Just curious your thoughts on smoke and grease. I don't fry foods. THanks.

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I have had both. Currently have gas and I miss induction almost every time I cook. You may need to get new pans if you’re new to induction. When we sold our previous home the inspector for the buyers thought our cooktop didn’t work because it didn’t feel hot to him when he turned it on. Luckily I came home before he finished and gave him a pan to use. I couldn’t believe he’d never seen an induction cooktop. I don’t notice any differences with cleaning, but miss many aspects of having induction. It’s a bit faster to heat than gas, IMO also safer. Our old unit did break a couple of times and of course it was soon after the warranty expired, so my husband immediately became anti-induction. And it was expensive to repair. If I were buying new I would more than likely choose induction, though.

@worthy which induction cooktop are you looking at? We are limited to 30" and I've read so many reviews about the induction cooktop dying, not functioning properly, etc. within 5 years.

Not looking at specific brands yet.

As for reliability, we had a Hardwick gas range that barely hit the three year mark before a failed main gas valve would cost nearly as much as a new range. Almost ditto for a six-year old Dacor gas cooktop.

Appliances are less reliable than ever. But more affordable and energy efficient than their predecessors.

We've had a Wolf induction cooktop for 7 years now, with no sign of problems. You might check the reviews carefully to see if particular brands are known to fail. Induction is a big topic on Houzz. If 5-year fail rates were common I think this would come up frequently here.

I have both gas and induction ranges in our two homes. Induction wins hands down.

I have induction. I am convinced it is safer than gas. I also like the fact that low temperature heading on induction is more reliable than on gas. The only real downside I see is that Asian wok cooking isn't remotely as satisfying on induction.

Love gas, will never give it up if I have a choice. So sexy and exciting....to me, induction is as exciting as a Tesla...not my style.

Love gas, will never give it up if I have a choice. So sexy and exciting....to me, induction is as exciting as a Tesla...not my style.

Clean up isn't exciting or sexy having to scrub grates.

Taking longer to boil water isn't exciting or sexy.

Not being able to go directly from boil to the perfect simmer temperature isn't exciting or sexy.

Breathing gas effluents definitely isn't exciting or sexy.

Not as precise in terms of temperature isn't exciting or sexy.

cheri127- Thanks for the links to those videos! They were so incredibly helpful. I love gas- fell in love with it when we had one in our college apartment. Induction sounds interesting but the videos did a great job in outlining possible disadvantages.

We have had our Miele Induction range for about six years now, with no issues. We are comsidering a move to an area with mainly gas and, if we get the house we are interested, the gas range will be the first thing to go.

Induction. Always. Fast, safe, and clean. As is often the case, the US has been slow to adopt technology that has been common in Europe for a long while. Gas—and the hulking, hard to clean cooktops — are dinosaurs. If you have children, pets, or elderly members in your household, induction is the responsible choice.

@cpartist not to you, and no one can also never have a different opinion from yours. Fast boiling water and easy clean up are NOT cooking. If those are your main concerns when choosing, then you and I cook very differently ;) Again, it was my opinion but this site loves to attack when the answer isn't "blue star, or induction". Ha!

I've used gas cooktops for decades, but I'm starting to research induction to replace my old 36" Monogram "professional" cooktop because of my concerns about the fumes. I don't like having to run my exhaust fan when I'm only cooking pasta. Also, I just finished cleaning the gas cooktop, and the lure of the wipe-clean surface of induction is very appealing right now. Whatever you choose, there will be buyers who prefer something different, so unless you're planning on selling immediately, I would buy whatever you enjoy using. I've used both and I get just as much enjoyment out of induction as I do gas - it's the quality of the meal, not the fuel that you're using, that matters. Personally, I just don't want to be breathing in the fumes anymore.

@Lisa K: "it's the quality of the meal, not the fuel that you're using, that matters."

Please send your address and the time dinner begins.

Induction. We love our 36” F&P range.