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.

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.

A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps... Switching from gas to electric? Here are 3 appliances that are easy to install NEW YORK — Retired pediatrician Max Van Gilder, 79 ...

"In these cases, we install for less than half of what ... a retired pediatrician and wanted to replace his old gas stove with a new electric one. VAN GILDER: As I'm getting older, I was afraid ...