omg, is this for real? weird how recent conspiracy rumbling about gvmnt taking away gas stoves may have been covering for a real conspiracy. First I've read about benzene in stove fumes. Like cooking w/gas

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[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Right. No one has been lying about this.

Everyone should know that being around burning things is bad. It's not like the actual food you're cooking is not also putting these things in the air, even on an electric stove..

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is why it's so important to have (and use) a hood that vents to the outside. These used to be standard features in homes, but it's increasingly common just to have a recirculating hood with a grease filter. If you're in one o those kitchens, open a window.

[–] swiftcasty@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From another news story posted here yesterday or the day before: vent hoods are not strong enough to get all the contaminants.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

We don't expect them to vent all contaminants but to reduce the density so they don't cause significant harm.

If they don't do that, its a regulatory failure.

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

It's crazy how builders are even allowed to cheap out by building housing with a stove vent hood that only vents indoors. One of the first things I did on my house when I moved in was replace the vent hood with a higher flow one, add a booster fan inline with the duct work, and replace the flex duct with sheet metal ducting. I can't imagine cooking without it and I don't even cook with gas.