NEW YORK — Retired pediatrician Max Van Gilder, 79, loves to cook and calls himself an "early adopter" of new technology.

Electric stoves burn cleaner and more efficiently than ... They’re also more straightforward to install—no gas line needed—and often feature flat, easy-to-clean, glass-ceramic cooktops.

You can check your set-up yourself by looking at your electric panel—the max volts and amps your home can handle are ...

Induction stoves heat pans with magnetism rather than flames or an electric coil ... his co-op apartment board if it was possible to install the wires needed, but it was too expensive.