The hottest setting on even most commercial gas cooktops won't cook as fast as some cheap electrics.

I do pan-fried chicken in butter. I was used to my gas top, where I would put the cold pan on the burner, on high, with the butter in it. Then I'd open the chicken, rinse and dry it, dredge it in flour and put it in the pan.

First time I did that with the electric, when I laid the first piece in the butter exploded. It would have been pretty impressive if it hadn't been so painful. I had second-degree burns on the back of my hand and first-degree halfway up my forearm.