We are in the process of getting a new stove we have gas now so if we change to electric we gave to have the plug converted to 220 not a big deal . What your guys take on the two choices thanks
Gas or electric stove
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I prefer gas. It still works even when the power is out (well, at least my range from the 90's does) at home.
I really like the new induction stovetops, but you have have compatible cookware to use them. Super easy to keep clean though! When I replace the old range on my boat, I'll be going with induction.
I really like the new induction stovetops, but you have have compatible cookware to use them. Super easy to keep clean though! When I replace the old range on my boat, I'll be going with induction.
Gas over here and much prefer it. Electrics I’ve seen cook, boil faster but gas is more easily regulated especially when you have several things going at the same time. IMO
We remodeled and expanded our kitchen over the last couple of years. My wife bought a new refrigerator and stove and she got an electric stove. It has a smooth top and induction heating on 2 of the burners. We both like it very much. The interior of the oven is blue enamel and is easy to clean. The smooth top is also easy to wipe down. The only problem we have had is when one of the cats ran across the burners and it was hot. He let out with a noise and took off running. So now when we are done using the burners we put a pan with water in it on the ones that are hot.
Rat76
Blackhawk
I prefer induction as well. I don't like gas, had too many of them over the years & regular electric burners don't work out with a house full of cats. ;)
Prefer gas here. Easier to regulate, still works when the power is out (can be a BIG deal). Our cat knows better than to get up on the counter (at least while we are home). :)
"we gave to have the plug converted to 220 not a big deal "
Really not a 'big deal'?
Having an electrician run a dedicated 220V circuit may be cost prohibitive.
I'd much rather have gas. Makes a BIG difference if you need to run the house off a generator.
Really not a 'big deal'?
Having an electrician run a dedicated 220V circuit may be cost prohibitive.
I'd much rather have gas. Makes a BIG difference if you need to run the house off a generator.
My wife is a Chicago native and quite an EXCELLENT cook who grew up with all electric.
Moving her to the boonies here she was real reluctant eye balling our gas stove.
Didn't take her but a couple days in the kitchen to admit gas is the way to go!
When we bought this house we’re in now both kitchens were already plumbed for either …. Smart thinking by the builder.
Moving her to the boonies here she was real reluctant eye balling our gas stove.
Didn't take her but a couple days in the kitchen to admit gas is the way to go!
When we bought this house we’re in now both kitchens were already plumbed for either …. Smart thinking by the builder.
Of the two gas is my favorite but unfortunately I have electric and have for over 40 years. Were I to change I would need bottled gas as there is no underground supply line way out here. Can't see the expense to change. I don't worry about power outages as we have a whole house generator.
crstrode
Blackhawk
Anyone that cooks regularly, or knows how to cook, or likes to cook, will choose gas over electric every time.
Venture into the business end of any genuine restaurant and an electric stove or range will never be found.
Venture into the business end of any genuine restaurant and an electric stove or range will never be found.
That old saying "Now you're cooking with gas" Exists for a good reason.
crstrode
Blackhawk
Very true.
It is not just a matter of "having the plug converted". A 220-volt circuit needs two hot conductors, a neutral conductor and a separate ground conductor for new installations. Not only that, but the breakers in the power panel, and the conductor size to the "plug" must be upgraded as well.
Hiring an electrician will cost as much as the new electric range.
crstrode
Blackhawk
Yes, and that reason is the old method was a wood-fired stove like my mom used.
Electric came along much later.
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
Yep. When the power goes out, I still hve heat and can cook. I can't light my oven, but can light the stove top burners with a match. (Mine is electronic pilot lights) And the flame is just so satisfying.
Bob Wright
JohnL
Buckeye
If you have Natural Gas, I would go with that as those stove are simpler and more reliable. You can cook during a power outage.
The electric induction ranges are great if using lots of iron cookware which I do. Good ones are expensive.
My LG electric is the ultimate in unreliability. It works when it wants to. The oven is off by about 70 degrees. I question whether electronic controls can survive the heat these stoves endure. I would stick with mechanical controls if I could.
The electric induction ranges are great if using lots of iron cookware which I do. Good ones are expensive.
My LG electric is the ultimate in unreliability. It works when it wants to. The oven is off by about 70 degrees. I question whether electronic controls can survive the heat these stoves endure. I would stick with mechanical controls if I could.
My wife will argue that to a point, BUT I have not seen anyone mention her preferred choice.
Gas stove, electric oven. Electric ovens are more consistent.
When we replace her her stove (if it ever dies; 1986 edition) we will be searching for a dual operation as described.
Gas, gas, and gas. Every electric stove I've ever tried to use has been an abomination.
I've never wanted a gas stove with an open flame in my house.
I do have gas heat and hot water
That said, I have a gas stove in my RV and I love it. I wish I could get over my gas phobia in the kitchen.
I do have gas heat and hot water
That said, I have a gas stove in my RV and I love it. I wish I could get over my gas phobia in the kitchen.
Is the phobia in the kitchen about the stove or the cooking? I make a lot of things with beans as a major ingredient and there could be a gas problem from my concoctions!
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Thanks guys for all the suggestions you guys are the best of the best looking over everything we will stay with gas it’s already there and we will order one on Black Friday
DGW1949
Hawkeye
I'm big on "reliability", so it's gas for me....And a basic of a stove as can found these days.
DGW
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I prefer electric with the glass top. The glass tops say "no canning" in the manuals. So that may be an issue for some.
A pretty significant part of my job is installing gas or propane lines for gas stoves. It never ceases to amaze me how much money people will spend to convert to gas stoves.
The best way seems to be gas burners with electric oven.
One customer has an AGA stove. It is always on 24 hours a day. Pretty interesting. You never have to pre heat the ovens they are always ready. Yes I said ovens plural. An AGA stove has multiple ovens each with a different temperature.
A pretty significant part of my job is installing gas or propane lines for gas stoves. It never ceases to amaze me how much money people will spend to convert to gas stoves.
The best way seems to be gas burners with electric oven.
One customer has an AGA stove. It is always on 24 hours a day. Pretty interesting. You never have to pre heat the ovens they are always ready. Yes I said ovens plural. An AGA stove has multiple ovens each with a different temperature.
I will always stick with having gas.
The beach house we rent twice a year has one of those electric flat top stoves and I've learned to live with it for the time we are there. It is nice and easy to clean but a real pain to try and regulate the temperature... I've finally learned if I just have one fry pan on the stove to just move it on and off the stupid electric eye...
The kitchen aid gas stove I 'bought for my wife' is pretty good, you can make something in the pot hot fast for sure... it did have one defect and that is it was easy to hit one of the knobs on the front an make one of the burner come on very low and not light. then after a while you would smell gas... my wife did that one night a year or two ago and I got up the next morning with a house full of gas.... I did figurer out how to fix this... I found a stainless steel towel wall rack for bathrooms and cut it down to just the right size and attached it across the front to cover the knobs....
The one issue with this new gas stove is the gas burners won;'t come on if the electricity is off.... old one would and you could light them with a match... neither of them the oven would work with the power off because the pilot light on them is electric. But I figure out how to get around that with a 12 volt battery, inverter and extension cord with two mail plugs going into the circuit for the gas stove with everything else on that circuit turned off....
The kitchen aid gas stove I 'bought for my wife' is pretty good, you can make something in the pot hot fast for sure... it did have one defect and that is it was easy to hit one of the knobs on the front an make one of the burner come on very low and not light. then after a while you would smell gas... my wife did that one night a year or two ago and I got up the next morning with a house full of gas.... I did figurer out how to fix this... I found a stainless steel towel wall rack for bathrooms and cut it down to just the right size and attached it across the front to cover the knobs....
The one issue with this new gas stove is the gas burners won;'t come on if the electricity is off.... old one would and you could light them with a match... neither of them the oven would work with the power off because the pilot light on them is electric. But I figure out how to get around that with a 12 volt battery, inverter and extension cord with two mail plugs going into the circuit for the gas stove with everything else on that circuit turned off....
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One of the things that I can't believe hasn't been mentioned yet: The heat setting with a gas burner happens NOW. An electric burner takes several minutes to reach the temperature you set it to. So I like gas better if I want to get cooking right away. I like electric better if I want to have a delay to step outside for a smoke or such. I have had both types, and gas edges out electric by a small margin.
As I said previously; I prefer gas but have had electric for over 40 years and never a problem at any time. This is our second one. The first was functioning fine but was butt ugly so we got a new much better looking model. All in all though 40 + years is about as reliable as one can ask for.
My wife does a lot of food pressure canning in large batches. The older all-electric range that came in our house had the typical "spiral" electric top heating elements and they didn't take too well to the heavy pressure canner. After several years of repeated replacement of these elements we bought a nice new gas-electric range. Has heavy-duty "grates" for the gas cooking surfaces that handle the canning operations nicely and also the latest electric convection oven . . . best of both worlds. All electric controls for the oven functions. This rig necessitated the installation of a 200-gallon LP tank for the cook top, but we get like two years out of that much LP so it's no big deal. Since the original electric setup was already properly connected to a 220-volt circuit this was not an issue. We really like it, and as mentioned above we can now cook even in the event of a power outage. 
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The delay is very similar to cooking with cast iron.
Wait for the pan to come up to temperature. Then turn it down before you want it turned down.
Even the newer gas ranges that require electric input for the controls can be powered easily with a very small genset or probably a APC at least for a short time.
