Electric Stoves?

[gjgalligan]

In my younger adult years I had a gas stove and decided I don't like the idea of an open flame burning in the kitchen.

I'll stick with electric.
As to glass tops being scratched up that is the fault of the users. Just like anything else, with proper use & care they are fine.

 

[Kevin]

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I found this one time. Highly illegal. It goes to the kitchen. Not sure what appliances are hooked up. They would not let me in the house.

That would also be expensive too.

We have a gas cooktop and dual electric wall oven. Is it propane? I thought it was natural gas?

We rented a house with a glass cooktop. I picked up a cast iron pan, it was burning hot and I set it down just a bit too hard.

Thank goodness I found a replacement top online, so the landlord didn’t get involved. But I did tell him later after it was all fixed.

 

[Kevin]

It seems that they have changed the regulations. They have temperature sensitive burners now. It seems all the manufacturers have them. GE calls theirs Sensi Temp. Reading the reviews it seems some people have had problems with them. I also read a review by one woman that said she had removed them & put in the old style burners & everything worked fine

Ok, I had to look it up to see what this is. I’ve never used one so I can’t comment, but I saw a video explaining how they work. It seems as if the sensi-temp button would actually be a good idea. I wonder about the validity of online reviews sometimes.

 

[Dave P.]

My wife’s dream stove is gas cooktop and electric oven.

That's what we have, my wife and I prefer that setup.
I've never used a induction cooktop but I've got a mini-ductor at the shop to heat stuff, it's really fast.
If the stove top can heat a pan that quick it would be great. Of course about half of our pans wouldn't
work with one...sticking with gas.

 

[eveled]

We've replaced our kitchen stove twice in 23 years (first stove was used when we got it). Both failures were directly related to the oven and/or it's controls. The manual burner controls and burners were never an issue.

FWIW. I’ve read a lot of oven failures happen from using the self cleaning mode. The temperature gets so hot it fatigues the sensors / controls.

I try not let the oven need cleaning. Honestly we use our toaster oven for small meals. The big oven just for turkeys and roasts .

 

[ohio bowhunter]

MIL cracked the cooking surface of her glass top range using a pressure cooker/canner.

Must have done something wrong .
We do a lot of canning every year on a glass top stove

 

[eveled]

Must have done something wrong .
We do a lot of canning every year on a glass top stove

The manual for mine explicitly said not to use it for canning. What she did wrong was use it for canning

Yours may be different.

FWIW. https://extension.psu.edu/canning-on-smooth-cooktops#:~:text=The manual for the All,the glass/ceramic to break.

This article also mentions the automatic cut offs on some cook tops. Preventing the food from being processed correctly.

 

[eveled]

I have seen some of the high end propane stoves. Wow! They are really something. Some are 6 feet long!

The nicer the stove, the less likely they even use it. Kind of sad. The person with a ten million dollar house is not canning tomatoes! Lol. I think the stove is a status symbol



One customer had an AGA stove. Its a british design. There are two burners and three ovens, and they are always on! 24 hours a day. I believe it was a $30,000 stove.

 

[Paul B]

The stove I have came with the house which we bought back in 1979. No idea how old that all electric stove is but methinks it may outlast me. However, my stepdaughter also has an all electric stove with the glass top and as I use one of several heavy cast iron frying pans literally on a daily basis there's no way you could convince me to use a glass topped stove. There is a hook up for a gas line but not sure if it's still hooked up to the main. The gas line for the furnace appears to be a separate deal. Guess I'll just make do with what I have and cross that bridge should that shappen down the road.
Paul B.

 

[Mike J]

I haven't read over the schematics of a newer electric stove, but thinking it's power to the controls for 4 separate burners, and another control for the oven/broiler.

So, how does an electric stove just die? Completely? A burner quits, oven? but the whole thing?

Some appliances so simple to repair, some not. Jut got our clothes dryer back in operation for $5.60. A couple hours of an old fatboy wallowing behind it to fix but the cost vs. a new unit was worth the effort.

I think the CPU (electronic controls) went out. I guess I could try to replace them but I'm not even sure how old the stove is. I bought my house in '98. They furnished a stove with it. It was a very basic electric stove. No fancy stuff. I didn't care as I was single & ate out most of the time anyway. After I was married my sister & her husband bought a new stove & offered the old one to my wife. She thought it was nicer & had to have it. That was 18 years ago. I believe I'd rather start fresh on this one.

 

[Mike J]

We had a gas stove in the house I grew up in. I liked it fine. I honestly just don't want to go through the added expense of getting the propane installed, etc. I does appear for now you can still get the old style replacement burners. I think I'm going to pick some up & if the new style burners don't work well I'll just replace them. My plan for cooking during a power outage is to use the propane grill with a side burner. I can just pull it into the garage & leave the door either open or cracked to have some ventilation.

 

[Randyzzz]

We have had both. Currently we have an Electrolux convection oven, electric with a ceramic top. It’s super easy to keep clean even when stuff gets cooked on. The 2 downsides are power outages and the time it takes for water to boil.

Prior we had a Kitchen Aid gas unit. Well, propane to be specific. It cooks much hotter, but spills were a nightmare to clean on the brushed stainless surface and it seemed to be rougher on the bottoms of the pans. Used a lot of propane too it seems.

I prefer the ceramic top electric. If the power is out my propane BBQ grille has a great burner setup.

 

[eveled]

Yep. I’ve always made sure to have a nice gas grill with a side burner for power outages. My generator wont run the stove. Try to be prepared and hope for the best.

 

[larry8]

My electric kitchen stove died 1-1/2 years ago so I bought a gas stove and never looked back. It's better all around. As you probably know a gas stove costs much less than an electric stove to operate.

 

[gunzo]

I think the CPU (electronic controls) went out. I guess I could try to replace them but I'm not even sure how old the stove is. I bought my house in '98. They furnished a stove with it. It was a very basic electric stove. No fancy stuff. I didn't care as I was single & ate out most of the time anyway. After I was married my sister & her husband bought a new stove & offered the old one to my wife. She thought it was nicer & had to have it. That was 18 years ago. I believe I'd rather start fresh on this one.

Your right Mike. That old, a hand me down, & I had forgotten about the dang CPU's they want to put in,,,,,, everything these days. 9 times out of 10 that's the failure of the unit. A doggone 10 cent chip gets fried from a power surge & shuts down the whole system.
I avoid digital & timers & such on appliances when possible. A coffee pot with auto shut off, clock, etc. last about 18 months here. A base model with nothing but an off/on switch might last 8-10 years. Forgetting to turn it off not as likely to start a fire as a solid state unit melting down.

 

[Mike J]

Your right Mike. That old, a hand me down, & I had forgotten about the dang CPU's they want to put in,,,,,, everything these days. 9 times out of 10 that's the failure of the unit. A doggone 10 cent chip gets fried from a power surge & shuts down the whole system.
I avoid digital & timers & such on appliances when possible. A coffee pot with auto shut off, clock, etc. last about 18 months here. A base model with nothing but an off/on switch might last 8-10 years. Forgetting to turn it off not as likely to start a fire as a solid state unit melting down.

It is dang near impossible to find appliances without all the fancy stuff. If we had kept the old stove we had when I got married it would probably still be working.

 

[powder smoke]

Electric stove No Thanx I'll pass! Electricity goes out often in the winter!
Gas you can light with a match! Way to go IMHO

 

[ptypegreen]

Had electric, had gas, there is nothing like Cooking with Gas.

 

[Bob Wright]

Yes, however most pans are induction ready. Anything that is magnetic.

And you don’t want to cook in aluminum anyway.

May I ask why? All I've had most of my life is aluminum, and now aluminum with Teflon lining.

Bob Wright

 

[ohio bowhunter]

The manual for mine explicitly said not to use it for canning. What she did wrong was use it for canning

Yours may be different.

FWIW. https://extension.psu.edu/canning-on-smooth-cooktops#:~:text=The manual for the All,the glass/ceramic to break.

This article also mentions the automatic cut offs on some cook tops. Preventing the food from being processed correctly.

Ours is fine for canning.
We've used it for 15 years.
The canner has a pressure gauge on it and never has a problem holding the correct pressure for the time required.

 

[Kevin]

May I ask why? All I've had most of my life is aluminum, and now aluminum with Teflon lining.

Bob Wright

Aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer’s. If you cook tomatoes or anything acidic it can leach into the food.

True or not, I’m certainly not going to take the chance.

Besides, thin light weight metals don’t distribute heat very well. That’s why cast iron or carbon steel does such a great job.

My favorite pan is a carbon steel skillet I’ve had for a while now. The seasoning is just about perfect!

Teflon pans are usually layered, so they distribute heat better than just aluminum.

 

[Dave P.]

Aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer’s. If you cook tomatoes or anything acidic it can leach into the food.

True or not, I’m certainly not going to take the chance.

Besides, thin light weight metals don’t distribute heat very well. That’s why cast iron or carbon steel does such a great job.

My favorite pan is a carbon steel skillet I’ve had for a while now. The seasoning is just about perfect!

Teflon pans are usually layered, so they distribute heat better than just aluminum.

Kevin,
I follow what you mean ( I think ) about aluminum pans but actually they transmit or conduct heat really well, second
only to copper in common metals. Cast iron or steel moves or radiates heat more slowly and may not have local
hot spots that aluminum might have. I don't know much about cookware but i think lots of it is built with
layers of different material to try and take advantage of material properties.
With a little thought I'd make my pan out of ceramic coated titanium with a decently thick aluminum bottom
fused to it. Lighter than stainless and the handle would stay relatively cooler. Probably have to be nice to the ceramic
coating though, second thought, scrap the non-stick and just clean it with scotch-brite.
Isn't teflon going to also kill us?

 

[tazbigdog]

The house we‘re in now had a glass electric cooktop. Hated it. Spent the $, got a gas line put in and now we have a Wolf gas cooktop. Love it.

Daughter has an electric induction glass cooktop. To cook on it, you need special pots and pans. No thank you. I’ll stick with my gas.

BTW, if your power ever goes out, the gas cooktop will still keep on truckin!

 

[GypsmJim]

Yep. I’ve always made sure to have a nice gas grill with a side burner for power outages. My generator wont run the stove. Try to be prepared and hope for the best.

My all house genny won't either. I bought a size that would only cover the necessities. It WILL run the microwave and toaster oven, so why do we need the stove? After all, it's an emergency.

 

[Conman]

I totally dislike electric cooking; adjusting temperature takes way too long and things get overcooked!

 

[GypsmJim]

Aluminum has been linked to Alzheimer’s. If you cook tomatoes or anything acidic it can leach into the food.

True or not, I’m certainly not going to take the chance.

Besides, thin light weight metals don’t distribute heat very well. That’s why cast iron or carbon steel does such a great job.

My favorite pan is a carbon steel skillet I’ve had for a while now. The seasoning is just about perfect!

Teflon pans are usually layered, so they distribute heat better than just aluminum.

Yeah, and beef causes heart disease and beer causes colon cancer and masks cause covid.

I think I'll take my chances. My grandparents lived to 95 and they ate hot dogs (processed foods) 6 days a week.

 

[Colonialgirl]

I LIKE cooking on a gas range; Instant heat when you light them and instant "NO HEAT" when you turn them off; they dont stay hot like electrical coils.
UNFORTUNATELY there is NO GAS access here where I live in Florida so it's electric.

 

[eveled]

Heating oil, gas and electricity can all burn your house down. But gas can leave a crater.

I’m in the industry and I very much prefer to not have gas or propane in my house.

Not to mention the significantly higher risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

 

[blume357]

It's a dangerous world out there but actually your home can be more dangerous.

 

[eveled]

I told my wife most accidents happen within a mile of your house. Now she wants to move!