Gas or Electric Stove ?
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Comments (35)Gas I grew up with a gas stove and when I got married we had an electric and I was always burning things and boiling things over. I couldn't remember I had to remove a pan quickly instead of just turning off the burner. When we moved from Our first home and had to get a new stove I went to gas. Won't have it any other way....See MoreGas vs Electric Cooking
Comments (31)I also am trying to make this decision, but I have restricted the argument (for myself) to induction versus gas. I have lived with gas and currently use an induction hob (underpowered and featureless). Nevertheless, I have come up with my own list of pros and cons for gas, induction, and radiant electric and would love to hear comments on their validity and on where I am misinformed. (I am leaning towards induction despite my long list of cons--cleanup and quick, even heat are so important to me!) GAS PROS: 1. easily adjustable--continuous control from simmer to boil 2. intuitive to use--small flame versus big flame 3. familiar to most repair services--cheaper and easier to fix (parts not ridicuolously expensive) 4. can use the same pot on all burners (not always true--some ranges have different size burner heads which dictate small or large pots) 5. can span burners with griddle or roasting pan 6. no need to buy special pots 7. cooktop will work in a power outage (may not be true for oven) 8. heats the kitchen in the winter 9. cooktop/range makes a statement unlike a flat piece of glass 10. can char a pepper CONS: 1. difficult and time consuming to keep clean 2. knobs, if too close to burners get hot 3. requires vigilance to avoid burning/melting equipment (plastic pot handles or utensils) that gets too close to flame 4. some burners cannot achieve a true simmer, so sauces can burn since the flame is not evenly distributed across the bottom of the pan (a simmer plate can help with this) and hot spots at higher temps depending on the pot/pan 5. heats the kitchen in the summer 6. depending on btus, may require a high level of ventilation 7. some electric wall ovens cannot be placed under a gas cooktop INDUCTION PROS: 1. easy to clean in seconds 2. spills don't burn onto the cooktop 3. cooktop doesn't pose the same burn hazard as does gas or radiant electric 4. doesn't heat the kitchen 5. easily adjustable with a finger 6. easy to maintain a constant low temp with no hot spots--evenly heats the pan 7. doesn't melt the handles of neighboring pots or equipment 8. ventilation requirements are less due to less residual heat from cooktop 9. efficient in terms of power to the pan versus lost to the surrounding air 10. fast to heat CONS: 1. May require expensive wiring upgrade 2. Won't work in a power outage 3. Requires pans that the cooktop can recognize (i.e., magnetic and flat on the bottom) 4. Size matters when it comes to recognition of pot or pan and the hob--can't switch pots around easily 5. Not intuitive when deciding 'levels of power'--no visual on the differences between the levels 6. Restricted to the levels of power of the cooktop--"some may have various 'steps' and 'halfsteps' to create a broad range, others my not have as many levels, so you don't have as much control--not continuous 7. May have difficulty getting the cooktop to recognize finger presses (learning curve for the 'right' touch 8. Cookware may buzz even if magnetic 9. Cooktop may buzz and click as it cycles off and on--some are louder, longer, and more annoying than others 10. Power sharing can limit when you can use boost on the different hobs 11. Special requirements for install clearances and ventilation in the cabinet 12. May require for warranty purposes that the same brand of wall oven be used under induction cooktop 13. Sliding pans may scratch the cooktop as will salt 14. Controls on the actual cooktop surface reduce the available space for pots 15. Often expensive to repair due to electronics involved 16. Not as much of a statement in a kitchen--just a piece of glass on the counter 17. Cannot span hobs with a roaster or griddle on most induction cooktops (unless cast iron to radiate the heat but may risk damaging the electronics under the cooktop by doing so)--few cooktops have a griddle feature 18. Cannot char a pepper--or light a candle! RADIANT ELECTRIC PROS are similar to induction EXCEPT no special pots required CONS 1. food burns onto the cooktop and is difficult to clean if left 2. surface gets hot and can burn hands or items on cooktop 3. don't have immediate control over cooking temps (i.e., can't reduce temp without lifting the pot due to the residual heat of the cooktop) 4. Slow to heat 5. Sliding pans can scratch cooktop...See More30"-36" Gas/Electric Combo Stoves
Comments (2)BlueStar is all gas. Capital makes a dual fuel but I would read about it. There are a few threads about it on this forum. It is called a Connoisseurian. It works differently so you would have to see if it works for the way you use your oven. If you go with 30 inch you have a lot more choices. What kind of cooking do you do? What kind of cookware do you like to use? How do you use your oven?...See MoreGas pipe - sealed leak?
Comments (1)I went from a lp gas to an electric stove recently. I have a pipe behind the stove that used to supply lp gas. There was a shutoff valve but I wanted to replace it with a simple cap since it won't be used any longer. I removed the shutoff valve and wrapped the pipe with yellow teflon tape for gas use. After tightening the cap, I turned on the gas to check for leaks and there was gas leaking from the fitting that connects to the pipe. I tried turning the fitting with the wrench on the position closest to the wall in the picture below and the fittings merely turned on the pipe without any sense of it tightening. I then held the fitting closest to the wall with one wrench and put a second wrench on the fitting in the second position from the wall and tightened there and the leak went away. I put bubbly soap all over the fitting joints and check 360 degrees and saw no sign of bubbling. I have put on order a gas leak detector https://www.amazon.com/Techamor-Y201-Portable-Combustible-Detector/dp/B07BM1XWB8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=gas+leak+detector&qid=1598048493&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzUFNYQzZWT0tXT0NRJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzgyNjczMVBES0FHS0pMNVlLWSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDMxODIxMUlTNlRCVVE0R0o4RSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= to check it again to make sure no leaks. I wanted to post to see if there is anything I could have done differently or should do to insure it is sealed properly. Thank you....See Moreninos
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