buy the ingredients.
You still have to chop things.
You still have to wash dishes.
You still have to discover that the onion you bought three days ago somehow managed to become a completely different organism.
The stove is just one part of the process.
A very important part, obviously.
But still one part.
And yet people can spend more time arguing about whether the heat comes from a flame or an electrical element than they spend talking about the actual food.
That is what makes me laugh.