Or they have a fan that just redirects the exhaust into the house
Comment on YSK: Gas stoves cause cancer
freebee@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoMany people don’t turn the hood on until food itself is creating a lot of vapor because they are usually so noisy. Meaning the hood often helps very little in practice, although in theory you are right.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 3 days ago
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 3 days ago
My stove has a “hood”/fan that runs through the microwave and into a cabinet and that’s it. What can I do? After reading all this I intend to keep the window open nearby when cooking, and I always have two large air purifiers running in the living room attached to the kitchen.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 3 days ago
For a lot of these large scale, epidemiological findings, it’s important to remember that the effects are small enough that you pick them up on a population level over a lifetime. I’d say that if you can, find a way to properly vent your stove outside if you are doing some home improvement. If you are replacing your stove, consider induction instead, and in the meantime, having an air purifier is good. Opening a window is probably also good. Other than that, I wouldn’t be super alarmed. Obviously, if you have little kids or something, you might have a lower tolerance for potential pollution, but it’s good to think about these things in context. Alcohol causes cancer, but everyone still drinks.
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Thank you, that is a great answer that helps me both feel better and take steps if necessary. 10/10 would ask again.
PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I’ve turned mine on, even if only on low, as I light the stove since first reading about this, but I think I’m a little more fact-absorbent than most people