It’s resistive. Not sure the exact tech. All I know is, I’ve had electric stoves that suck ass, and this one does not. It heats up fast, and I’m not noticing a huge performance difference over my old gas range.
The biggest difference is that you can nor just cut the power like gas. You need to (horror of horrors!) move the pan off the heating element to dramatically cut the heat.
This is going to be a continuing issue for companies unless they agree on some proper tech branding. (I don't get why they haven't yet) There's a ridiculous difference in various types of electric stoves and people with good/bad experience with them rarely say which one it is beyond "electric". But with the available options it feels like "I had a yellow car, and really liked / didn't like it".
Modern induction stoves really are a massive leap from things you could get a decade ago. You can even get ones that work with woks. A trip through a few newer airbnbs on an island with very few gas lines was a serious revelation for me. From the article:
> except with electric heating coils instead of burners. Better for indoor air quality, doesn’t do that click-click-click thing, but less responsive
Which basically ignores modern induction stoves which also don't heat up and are more responsive for thick-bottom pans! Which is the essence of the article - going further than "we'll make the job hot but with electricity".
The biggest difference is that you can nor just cut the power like gas. You need to (horror of horrors!) move the pan off the heating element to dramatically cut the heat.