Electric Range That Looks Like Gas

Okay, let's talk kitchen appliances. Specifically, ranges. And even more specifically, electric ranges trying to dress up as gas ranges.

I have a confession. It might be unpopular. Maybe even a little controversial. But here goes: I kind of... hate the electric range that pretends to be gas.

The Imposter Syndrome of Stovetops

You know the ones I'm talking about. They're electric, usually smooth-top, but they've got those little printed-on circles. The circles are meant to mimic the burners of a gas range. It's like they're whispering, "Hey, I might look like gas, but I promise to heat up...eventually."

Let's be honest. We all know they aren't gas. Your casserole knows they aren't gas. Even your dog knows they aren't gas. So, why the charade? Why the attempt to fool us with these decorative rings of expectation?

It's like that time I tried to convince everyone I knew how to play the ukulele. I borrowed a ukulele. I watched a YouTube tutorial. I even bought a Hawaiian shirt. But everyone knew. They knew. Just like everyone knows your electric range isn't secretly powered by propane.

Maybe it's a marketing ploy. "Get the look of gas, without the hassle of… you know… gas!" Perhaps some people are genuinely fooled. I'm not judging. (Okay, maybe a little.)

The Smooth Operator (That's Actually Smooth)

I'm not saying electric ranges are bad. In fact, some electric ranges are amazing! The smooth-top ones, for example. They’re sleek, easy to clean, and modern. They embrace their electric-ness. They don’t try to be something they’re not.

They're the appliance equivalent of that friend who's totally comfortable in their own skin. They don't need the fake eyelashes or the push-up bra. They're just… themselves. Gloriously, electrically themselves.

I respect that. I respect the honesty. I respect the lack of faux-gas pretension.

My Unpopular Opinion: Embrace the Electric!

Look, I get it. Some people prefer the responsiveness of gas. The instant heat. The visual confirmation that, yes, indeed, something is burning. (Hopefully not dinner.)

But electric ranges have their advantages too! Consistent heat. Easy cleaning. No fear of a gas leak ruining your Tuesday night.

So, my plea to appliance manufacturers is this: Stop the madness! Stop with the fake burner circles! Let electric ranges be electric ranges! Let them shine in their own right! Let them embrace their inner electric coil!

And to anyone considering buying an electric range with gas-range-wannabe markings, I say this: Be brave! Be bold! Go smooth-top! You won't regret it.

Or, you know, get a gas range. That's also an option. Just... don't get the electric one with the pretend gas burners. It's a lie. A beautiful, stainless-steel lie. But still, a lie.

This is my truth. And I'm sticking to it.

Maybe I'm alone in this. Maybe everyone else loves their electric ranges that look like gas. But I suspect, deep down, there are others who feel the same way. Others who are tired of the deception. Others who just want an honest-to-goodness electric range without the visual equivalent of training wheels.

So, join me! Let's start a movement! Let's liberate electric ranges from their gas-range aspirations! Let's celebrate the smooth, the sleek, the purely electric!

Who's with me? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Okay, fine. I'll fight this battle alone. But I'll be fighting it on a smooth-top electric range. And that's all that matters.

One last thought. Does anyone else think that those electric kettles that look like old-fashioned stovetop kettles are also a little... weird? Just me? Okay. Moving on.

Goodbye fake gas electric ranges!