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Gas or Electric ?

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mrsjimmyp

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I was just curious....what kind of stove do you like to cook on? I prefer Gas and have always had a Gas stove until I married my new Hubby. Now we have an eletric stove. It is making me wish I still had a Gas one...lol..But living in a very Rural area does have it's drawbacks. We have to use a Gas tank and have to get our Gas delivered to us. It would not be feasable to use a gas stove the way prices are at this time.
I think gas stoves cook so much better than electric.I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to kick this stove ! lol...I burn food way to many times on it !:eek:
 
Francie, First off love the new Avatar! In my opinion GAS is best, but I use whatever I have to and get the job done! We just moved into our house back in March and it is the 1st time in 8 yrs I lucked out and got a gas stove, it runs about 25 - 30 dollars a month to cook with it. It is the only gas appliance we have in the house so I KNOW that is what it costs to use. Although we do not use a tank, we have natural gas from Georgia Natural Gas Co. When I was younger I used a propane tank for all our gas appliances in the house, I really did not like the way it got soot on the bottom of all my pots and pans. I prefer Natural gas for that reason, it burns much cleaner!

Not to get totally off the subject, since you mentioned living in a very rural area and wanted to make the Eggplant & Tomato Salad I posted a while back and you were unable to find some of the ingredients for the spices needed in that recipe. I wanted to let you know where you can order Ras-el-Hanout or Harissa Paste from it is called: Moroccan Spices, Argan Oil, Preserved Lemons, Harissa, Ras el Hanout, Zahtar and other ethnic gourmet seasonings if you are still interested.

Also if you wanted to join a cook book club there is a great one called TheGoodCook.com just in case you are interested. I have been totally satisfied with every book I've ordered so far. If you should decide to join just let me know and I will sign you up under me and I will get a free book or some such thing!

Back to subjest I love cooking on gas!:)
 
It's a no-brainer: Gas for sure!

I've had electric stoves three times. Once, in an apartment, where I couldn't do anything about it but cuss. And twice, in houses, where they lasted only so long as it took to replace them.

We're in a rural area ourselves, on RECC. And I still got rid of the electric monstrosity. Instead, we set up a dual tank system: two 100-gallon tanks. When one of them runs out I switch the tanks over, call the gas company, and that's that. Never run out.

I think, too, that if you add up both the operating costs of your electric stove, and the cost of ruined food, you'd come out economically ahead using propane.

We go through two tanks a year, on average (we only cook with it). Even at the last price---which was 90 bucks---it makes my cooking gas the cheapest utility we have. I just did the math, and it costs less than 50 cents a day for us to be on gas----and that includes the heavy usage due to canning, which starts about now and continues into October

If you should decide to change, don't forget that most stoves come preset for natural gas and the valves have to be adjusted for the higher pressures of propane.
 
I like both, Francie.

I prefer a gas cook-top with fire-eyes for fully-adjustable, instant heat... and I like an electric oven because I find they bake so much more evenly than gas.

My condo has an all-electric range because until a few shorts months ago I was away from home at work up north for many weeks at a time. I liked the peace-of-mind of an electric stove when away- but soon I will likely make a change- or when this stove goes ka-put, anyway!
 
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"I liked the peace-of-mind of an electric stove when away-"

?????

Could you expand on this, Kevin. I don't understand it.
 
Gas - definitely - I hate electric!

Economically speaking - we're screwed with any utility company anyway - so the way I see it - if I'm paying for it - I want gas. at least I know I won't have any food problems.
 
I have always had a gas stove and love it. I have also cooked on a electric stove before when I was on vacation with the hubby it's OK. I think I don't burn as much on an electric stove as a gas stove. Maybe it's because I'm on vacation and don't have to rush. Cookie :)
 
>Uh... no gas lines that could leak or burst... no pilot lights that would blow out <

Hmmmmmmm? For what it's worth:

1. All modern residential gas stoves come equipped with electronic starters. There are no pilot lights anymore (a shame, actually, cuz I hate those built-in starters). In fact, one of the reasons home versions of commercial stoves are so expensive is the building-in of auto starters (the other, of course, is the ridiculous codes regarding stove insulation).

2. Gas lines leaking or bursting? When does it happen? Two things to consider:

First, what few accidents of that kind happen most often involve propane in small tanks, such as are used for backyard grills. Next largest group (although any use of "large" in this context is a joke) would be rigs like mine. With natural gas? Almost unheard of.

Second: If you want to compare the number of fires started by faulty electric wires with the number of gas-related accidents it's no contest. Hey, check with your new people. I bet they have actuarial tables on that.

I'm not the sort to worry about things like that. But if I were I'd worry more about all the electric wires strung through the walls than I would about a gas line and stove.
 
cookie said:
I have always had a gas stove and love it. I have also cooked on a electric stove before when I was on vacation with the hubby it's OK. I think I don't burn as much on an electric stove as a gas stove. Maybe it's because I'm on vacation and don't have to rush. Cookie :)
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Hi Cookie,

I loved the fact that you mentioned being able to cook at your leisurely pace when on vacation!!! I feel the same way as you and it is such a great feeling!!!

By the way I love your Avatar, do you own a parakeet? I had a blue one named "Gabby" because that bird loved to talk, we got along just beautifully and I was most def. his Mommy. I loved that little thing so much and he made a terrific companion he stayed on my shoulder all the time. I miss having a parakeet but their cages are messy and keep one busy vaccuming the floor beneath the cage:eek:

Cheers, Cathy
 
Ky....I have used all those points with Hubby...but still he refuses to consider a gas stove....I'm considering just going out and buying one anyway...besides...I do all the cooking.
I keep telling him in all the years I used one I never blew anything up....heck...we use gas for heating so whats the difference !
 
I cooked on gas for 17 years when I lived with my Mom. I have cooked on electric for the past 10 here with Jon. I like electric much better.
 
Janie, could you explain why? I'd really like to understand why anyone would prefer a machine that takes control away from you rather than putting it in your hands.

I just don't get it.
 
>I have used all those points with Hubby...but still he refuses to consider a gas stove....<

I would really like to know how these ideas get started. But once somebody absorbs the idea that thus and so is accident prone there's no changing their minds. Facts do not sway them in the light of higher truths.

It's like all the people who are convinced that pressure cookers are dangerous; prone to exploding and other ills.

Last time one of them did so was in what? 1952? It just doesn't happen with modern versions. And there are all sorts of facts and figures available to prove it. But that doesn't change anyone's minds.

"I'm considering just going out and buying one anyway.."

I would sooner criticize a women's children then get in the middle of an inter-spousal disagreement. So, on this topic, depondent stands mute. And you can quote me on that.
 
Broook,

You really would be more comfy when away from home, 4, 6, or 10 weeks at a time with a gas range than an electric?

If so- perhaps I was relying on old wives tales or aged info when I made my decision to buy my condo in '98 and opting for the electric range. I was just under the perception that leaving home for extended periods with an appliance that could be unplugged, and be OFF until someone opted to turn it ON, was safer. In fact- I got a slightly cheaper homeowner's insurane rate because of that aspect.
 
Cook Chatty Cathy said:
Hi Cookie,

I loved the fact that you mentioned being able to cook at your leisurely pace when on vacation!!! I feel the same way as you and it is such a great feeling!!!

By the way I love your Avatar, do you own a parakeet? I had a blue one named "Gabby" because that bird loved to talk, we got along just beautifully and I was most def. his Mommy. I loved that little thing so much and he made a terrific companion he stayed on my shoulder all the time. I miss having a parakeet but their cages are messy and keep one busy vaccuming the floor beneath the cage:eek:

Cheers, Cathy
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I did have a parakeet her name was sky and yes she was blue really cute.We had her 10 yrs. :( She was a good companion too. She didn't talk but would come out of her cage and sit on your shoulder. In her later days she even had breakfast in bed and would take naps with us. She looked just like the Avatar. Her spirt lives on. Cookie :)
 
That's :cool: your bird talked. I heard the males talk more and that the male birds teach the girl birds how to talk. :rolleyes: Cookie :)
 
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