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Post by katlady on Oct 18, 2021 4:35:38 GMT
Do you cook with gas or electric? So, now they want to do away with gas stoves. I understand what they are saying in this article but ... NO!!! I love my gas stove. Plus, natural gas is cheaper than electricity. I've only used an electric stove a couple of times, and I don't like that I can't judge the heat by the height of the flame. And my gas oven heats up so much faster than my electric oven (yes, we have both). Which do you prefer? www.yahoo.com/news/gas-stoves-and-water-heaters-face-a-climate-change-reckoning-183007213.html
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Oct 18, 2021 4:38:53 GMT
Currently I have electric.
I prefer gas, because temperature control is better and easier.
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Post by busy on Oct 18, 2021 4:41:35 GMT
I prefer gas, but I’m open to induction. I haven’t used it myself but people I know who are good cooks and have induction ranges are happy with them. They were all gas diehards before.
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Post by Jili on Oct 18, 2021 4:47:17 GMT
I prefer gas, but I’m open to induction. I haven’t used it myself but people I know who are good cooks and have induction ranges are happy with them. They were all gas diehards before. I also love my gas range. I grew up with electric, and we had electric in my college/grad school apartments. When we got married, our first house had a gas range. I had no idea how to even turn it on, but I figured it out and I haven't looked back. Like the OP, however, I understand the impact on the environment. As an aside, I can't hear 'induction stove' these days without thinking of Uncle Roger from YouTube. He is not a fan of induction stoves.
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Post by wonderwoman on Oct 18, 2021 4:50:52 GMT
Dual Fuel. Gas stove electric oven
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Post by MrsDepp on Oct 18, 2021 4:52:34 GMT
I have electric but prefer gas. When we had utilities set up here there was a huge difference in price between going electric vs gas.
Besides on electric, I haven’t figured out how to roast my marshmallows or peppers on the burner yet like I could on the flame.
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Post by hannahruth on Oct 18, 2021 5:55:07 GMT
Dual Fuel. Gas stove electric oven This ^^^^ though I still prefer a gas oven I am happy enough not to buy a new oven!
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Post by malibou on Oct 18, 2021 6:06:18 GMT
Dual. Gas stove top and electric wall oven. I like my gas stove top because I can easily control the heat and my electric oven because the temp stays steady.
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Post by Kate * on Oct 18, 2021 7:40:56 GMT
Living abroad in a foreign land, we didn't have a choice for our rental house. Since we chose this house to accommodate our large dog, it came with an IH cooktop, no oven, but there is a fish grill which is electric. The induction works great. So much faster than electric stoves I've had in the past. We also have a microwave that does convection also, but I'm not impressed with it. I use the fish grill to grill fish for DH,'bake' small shallow dishes or make toast. The stove is very polite also, a sweet Japanese lady's voice advises when the grill completes its time, if you've pressed the wrong buttons to start the cooktop, or put something other than an IH pot or pan on it. As I understand, most houses/apartments here don't come with ovens.
Our home back in the states has a wonderful gas cooktop with 5 burners and a electric wall oven. It will be nice to get home to those.
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Post by Patter on Oct 18, 2021 10:36:06 GMT
I do not like gas at all. I have electric everything.
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 18, 2021 11:16:03 GMT
When we had to replace our ancient electric stove that came with this house when we bought it I debated for about .2 seconds on gas vs. electric. We do have gas in the house (gas furnace) so it would have entailed running a gas line to the kitchen. Disruptive but not as bad as having to have gas run to the house. But after my .2 seconds of thinking I went for a flat top electric because of how easy it is to clean! omg. No more struggling to clean out something that spilled down into the burner, no more burners soaking in the sink, etc. Just spray, wipe, done. I hate to cook so I don't care about the heat being easier to regulate, or whatever other arguments there are for using gas.
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Post by gar on Oct 18, 2021 11:23:25 GMT
Gas hob, electric oven. .
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Post by MZF on Oct 18, 2021 11:41:45 GMT
I've only ever had electric.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Oct 18, 2021 11:49:31 GMT
Gas. I don't like electric. I grew up on natural gas and now I have propane.
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Post by elaine on Oct 18, 2021 11:54:10 GMT
When we moved into our house 18 years ago, we capped the gas line running into the kitchen and switched to an electric oven and stove top. I love it.
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Post by mom on Oct 18, 2021 11:54:24 GMT
Gas and will not voluntarily give it up.
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Post by lisae on Oct 18, 2021 12:06:38 GMT
Electric. We don't have access to natural gas and propane is too expensive here. I doubt I'd go to a gas stove anyway, seems like a lot more to clean up on the cooktop than a smooth top on an electric.
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Post by maryland on Oct 18, 2021 12:12:06 GMT
I always have trouble with burning things and we have electric. I never understood why everyone wanted gas until I learned it's better for cooking. We had gas growing up, but when I left for law school and since, I have had electric. When we go to my parent's house now, I can't turn on the stove. The flame scares me! But I have also only lite a match once in my life, so it's a big fear of mine.
So I guess I have to stick with electric and my burned food! haha
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Post by gramasue on Oct 18, 2021 12:24:29 GMT
I've always had an electric stove top, but hated the clean-up of the burners. We moved to this house four years ago, with a smooth top built in to the island and it's so much easier to keep clean.
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Post by bbkeef on Oct 18, 2021 12:27:42 GMT
I have both. Gas at home and electric at the lake house. I prefer gas every time.
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Post by kitkath on Oct 18, 2021 12:30:28 GMT
Gas stove and electric oven.
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Post by Sharon on Oct 18, 2021 12:31:25 GMT
Gas. This house had an electric stove. We had the gas line run from the water tank and converted to gas. I'll never voluntarily buy an electric stove again.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Oct 18, 2021 12:31:33 GMT
Gas and will not voluntarily give it up. This!
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 18, 2021 12:32:44 GMT
A gas stove and water heater were requirements when I was looking for houses. Being in hurricane territory, I want to still be able to cook and take a hot shower during an extended power outage. I do have a generator, but it does not power the whole house.
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Post by kelly8875 on Oct 18, 2021 12:36:23 GMT
Gas stove, electric dual wall ovens.
I am on natural gas. Previous house was gas, on an LP tank.
I do prefer gas, but as long as I can heat my food, it would be a real breaker for me.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 18, 2021 12:43:46 GMT
Ugh, electric stoves SUCK. I've never had one, but I have used them at holiday (vacation) homes many times. I'd almost prefer not to cook at all, than to be forced to use an electric stove! I would happily use an induction stove though. Plus if the power goes out, at least we can still cook on the stove. I have a duel fuel cooker - gas stove and electric oven.
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Post by Linda on Oct 18, 2021 12:50:24 GMT
I hate gas stoves - they have two settings - HOT and off. I've never successfully simmered on one. The rental house I lived in when DS was small had a gas stove/oven and had to be lit with a match when the pilot light went out as it invariably did. I've had electric ever since. That said - our new house has a fancy electric stove/oven (Jenn Air downdraft) and I'm not liking it nearly as well - it runs really hot on the burners
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Post by paigepea on Oct 18, 2021 12:50:45 GMT
I have and love the versatility of my gas range.
2 houses ago we had flat top electric and I thought it was fantastic. It had a lot of variety, easy to simmer, had a fast heat up feature, and was incredibly easy to clean.
But I like the look and feel of the gas range. It makes me feel more like a cook.
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Post by catmom on Oct 18, 2021 13:02:09 GMT
Dual fuel - gas cooktop, electric oven. BUT in my last house we switched to induction and I really loved it. I did miss certain aspects of a gas range so I though when we moved here I would be so thrilled but I kind of miss my induction. It heated up so fast and the heat was so precise and predictable. It wasn't great for those times you're trying to move the pan away from the heat temporarily or for making popcorn etc.
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Post by gizzy on Oct 18, 2021 13:10:47 GMT
I've had both and much prefer gas. I couldn't ever tell if the electric was too high & burned my share of dishes.
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