Gas or electric?

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 02:39am

Ok. I am really annoyed with electric stoves lately. They don't cook for shit, and stuff I normally wouldn't burn.. I burn.

Which do you prefer?

~ver

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-10-19 02:45am

I'm told gas is better, but really, I don't usually give a damn, as long as I have a decent pan, I'm fairly happy to cook on both of them.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-19 02:53am

Danny doesn't do stove top cooking. All Danny does well is refer to himself in the third person and heat frozen pizzas and T.V. dinners. BUT- Gas is better. I know this from living many different places and hearing my mom bitch about electric. It doesn't heat evenly (different parts of the element heat up at different rates) Some parts are hotter than others, IIRC. Gas heats quicker, evenly, and less pollution. Plus, it's really neat to cook over an open flame, especially a blue one.

Fire gooooood...

***OFF TOPIC***
Oh, and ver, noticing in the hunk o man meat competition, you SLEPT tonight? that's great! I'd sleep, but the edge is on. I love Anthony Hopkins.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 02:56am

Chardok wrote:Danny doesn't do stove top cooking. All Danny does well is refer to himself in the third person and heat frozen pizzas and T.V. dinners. BUT- Gas is better. I know this from living many different places and hearing my mom bitch about electric. It doesn't heat evenly (different parts of the element heat up at different rates) Some parts are hotter than others, IIRC. Gas heats quicker, evenly, and less pollution. Plus, it's really neat to cook over an open flame, especially a blue one.

Fire gooooood...

***OFF TOPIC***
Oh, and ver, noticing in the hunk o man meat competition, you SLEPT tonight? that's great! I'd sleep, but the edge is on. I love Anthony Hopkins.

Today.. weird thing was I couldn't *stay awake* for the better part of the day.

And correct on the uneven heating. Which would be why I burn thigns I wouldn't normally burn wehen I cook on electric.

~ver

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-10-19 02:57am

Gas cooks better, but on the other hand, more natural gas piping in the home means more opportunities for catastrophic failure and explosions. While rare, they do happen.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-10-19 03:03am

That was always a fear of mine as well...seems like it would be so easy for a gas line to fail...I don't know what, if any corrosive effects the gas would have on the piping...but if the flame were to get into the pipes somehow...wouldn't it...I don't know...blow up the house quite easily? Not to mention I've been around those outdoor regulator thingys...and oftentimes you can smell the gas....scary stuff....Microwaving is an atrocious way to cook...but it's my preferred method, other than oven cooking, and with on oven, no worries about uneven heating....

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-10-19 03:10am

Gas is better. Especially for my Chinese friends and their woks.

I was stunned to find a gas range in my condo when first looked at it. Just about all homes built in the 60's, 70's, and 80's in my area are all electric stoves. Now they are all gas.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-10-19 03:20am

Of course, nothing is perfectly safe. My mother knew a woman who was living in a small apartment, and a road crew accidentally hit a major gas line with a backhoe shovel while working on the road. Because of the dirt piled on top of the line, the gas pressure vented not into open air, but into an adjacent basement.

The gas built up and was eventually set off in a titanic exposion, which occurred as the road crew was calling for assistance. She died and so did quite a few other people.

Fucking lazy-ass road crews couldn't be bothered to check before they started digging. They knew where the guilt lay; they finished repaving on that part of the road literally about five times faster than any other road crew I've ever seen. I guess they didn't like being stared at by the hateful eyes of neighbours, so they actually worked to get the job done quickly, instead of lazing around like the unionized good-for-shit bums that they are.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2003-10-19 03:34am

Darth Wong wrote: Fucking lazy-ass road crews couldn't be bothered to check before they started digging. They knew where the guilt lay; they finished repaving on that part of the road literally about five times faster than any other road crew I've ever seen. I guess they didn't like being stared at by the hateful eyes of neighbours, so they actually worked to get the job done quickly, instead of lazing around like the unionized good-for-shit bums that they are.

I'm sorry to hear that, but I think it is a bit drastic to assume that all the utility road crews are lazy bastards. I can tell you from personal experience that here in California, whenever there is a major power failure (and we've had quite a few) the local PG&E guys go above and beyond the call of duty in getting power restored.

I live in a remote area and about four years ago during the Christmas season, we had a major storm which shut down power all over the state. The PG&E crews worked triple shifts in the pouring rain with massive winds to get power on as quick as possible, even in my neck of the woods. I spoke to the guys working on my street and you wouldn't believe the dedication these guys put in to their jobs. It absolutely blew my mind.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-10-19 04:22am

I've cooked on gas stoves that suck ass. Not nearly enough gas volume to get a decent pan temperature. I prefer gas, but it can very much depend on the particular appliance.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-10-19 04:39am

Gas stoves are usable during a blackout, which is how we made dinner that night. My father has an electric stove and it's a pretty crappy piece of shit.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 04:46am

Frank Hipper wrote:I've cooked on gas stoves that suck ass. Not nearly enough gas volume to get a decent pan temperature. I prefer gas, but it can very much depend on the particular appliance.

Never denied that, but gas is definitely the way to go, especially if you have a place prone to power outages (read: Dalton's post).

~ver

MarkIX · Post by **MarkIX** » 2003-10-19 05:25am

All other things being equal, that is the stove actually works, I prefer Gas for stove top cooking and Electric for the oven.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-10-19 07:53am

I prefer the halogen hobs my parents and sister have to the scary naked flame gas that heats spectacularly uneven in the rented flats I've lived in.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-10-19 11:01am

I hear that gas is better but I've never had a problem cooking with the electric stoves I've had. I guess I'm just used to it. And with electrics I don't have to mess around with pilot lights that can potentially go out.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-10-19 11:04am

I have electric for inside...gas for outside(and yes I consider my grill another stove thankyouverymuch)

I sorta like Gas better...but electric is slightly more convienet.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2003-10-19 11:23am

i have gas at home, but im not allowed to use it... i nearly burnt the house down once

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-10-19 11:51am

I have an electric stove/oven but that's because my house isn't set up for gas. I do have a grill that uses propane though.

I think gas is supposed to be better and quicker but I feel a little safer with just electric.

From what I've been told recently that it is absolutely necessary to have gas in order to do tortillas correctly.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2003-10-19 12:05pm

Electric is much more sefer than gas.
The chance that you can burn down your kitchen is very slight with electric.

Shaidar Haran · Post by **Shaidar Haran** » 2003-10-19 12:09pm

verilon wrote:Ok. I am really annoyed with electric stoves lately. They don't cook for shit, and stuff I normally wouldn't burn.. I burn.

Which do you prefer?

~ver

Sounds like you've got a lousy electric stove. I've used electric stoves all my life and they're actually pretty good provided they're a good stove to begin with. The best I've used are the ceramic range top ones.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-10-19 12:13pm

InnerBrat wrote:I prefer the halogen hobs my parents and sister have to the scary naked flame gas that heats spectacularly uneven in the rented flats I've lived in.

I just saw an informercial for one of those Halogen bulb cookers yesterday. They look pretty nifty. Do they really cook as fast as a microwave but with better results?

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-10-19 12:14pm

Shaidar Haran wrote:
verilon wrote:Ok. I am really annoyed with electric stoves lately. They don't cook for shit, and stuff I normally wouldn't burn.. I burn.

Which do you prefer?

~ver
Sounds like you've got a lousy electric stove. I've used electric stoves all my life and they're actually pretty good provided they're a good stove to begin with. The best I've used are the ceramic range top ones.

EVERY electric stove I've EVER used has ben like that. The one I've gto now is particularly anoying because it's thermostat is set way high.

~ver

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-10-19 12:18pm

Dalton wrote:Gas stoves are usable during a blackout, which is how we made dinner that night. My father has an electric stove and it's a pretty crappy piece of shit.

I was just about to make this point. Gas ranges don't require power to work, which means that during power outages, we frequently got dinner guests.

Also, gas ranges work better and the moment you turn off the gas, the heat goes away. This is not true with electric ranges.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-10-19 12:20pm

Tsyroc wrote:I just saw an informercial for one of those Halogen bulb cookers yesterday. They look pretty nifty. Do they really cook as fast as a microwave but with better results?

Umm... not that fast, but pretty damn fast. Lets just say you don't put the water on to boil then wander off for ten minutes...

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-10-19 12:23pm

I prefer gas stoves. I've worked in many kitchens untill i became a secretary and it comes down to this, how many top class kitchens use electric stoves? Not any i've ever worked in and that was quite a few. I prefer gas myself because as mentioned in the even of a power cut it's still usable and to be honest i've found that electric cookers and stoves eat up electric like popcorn.

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