Do you have gas or electric for cooking? Based on prior thread.

[monkeyboy]

Do you have gas?

 

[Disworldluv]

Do you have gas?

No, we cook with electric. However, I would much prefer gas, much more
control.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

My stove is electric. It is actually pretty cool, it is one of those flat top things. I have had a gas stove before, it worked well, but I always worried about blowing up the house.

 

[tvguy]

Nope, all electric subdivision. DW and I both had bad experiences as kids with natural gas, had no interest in any subdivisions that even had gas lines in them....and this was decades before San Bruno.

Did have a gas stove in the fraternity house I lived in in college, never could cook with it, never could get the flame low enough not to burn my food.

 

[LongLiveDisney]

Tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "the other end" gas.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

All electric indoors, strictly wood and charcoal outdoors.

So "no"

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Tell me I'm not the only one who thought of "the other end" gas.

That's why he posted the question the way he did.

Electric here. Wish it was a smooth top.

 

[Aliceacc]

I love gas, and love it. I hate cooking on an electric stove.

We also converted our heating from oil to gas, and are saving an amazing amount of money!

 

[mamacatnv]

We had gas for 20 years, the temporary house has electric and I have spent a year burning just about everything. Moving into our new home today, it has a gas stove and I can't wait. A gas kitchen was the 2nd priority after must have at least 3 bedrooms. My agent learned quickly, don't show her any housing options that have all electric kitchens, she is not interested.

We did look at one house that had propane, now that made me nervous. It was weird to me, the propane was stored in a large underground community tank buried under the local community center.

 

[BunsenH]

Option 4 - Dual fuel

Gas cook top, electric oven

 

[ENSOCK]

I have all gas here. I love it and the few times I have tried to cook on an electric stove I burned the food.

 

[Meriweather]

electric...........gas is available, but I have cooked on electric for over 40 years, so not switching now.

 

[crz4mm2]

No, we cook with electric. However, I would much prefer gas, much more
control.

Me too.
Can't wait til my stove dies

 

[luvmy3]

Electric

 

[PaulaSB12]

Electric, the new kitchen will have a wall mounted electric oven and an induction hob.

 

[msjprincess]

Gas. I hate electric stoves. That was one of my few "must haves" when house hunting.

 

[kacaju]

I have always had/lived with a gas stove. I am surprised when people say they are afraid if it.
When we had no power after Sandy..I could still cook on my stovetop!!

 

[Sparkly]

We have gas. Not that scary really.

 

[tvguy]

We have gas. Not that scary really.

What turned me off on gas was when the regulator in my parents gas meter went out. I heard a banging noise from the meter, and walking past the furnace and water heater closets, I could hear a rythmic whoosing. I called P-G & E and they said they would have someone out on Wednesday (this was a Saturday) to look at it. I deal with the fire department dispatchers in my work. so I called a friend who was on duty and asked if I should be concerened. He sent a fire truck right over (code 2, no lights and siren) and the firefighters pulled the cover off the furnace and the pilot light was shooting up much higher than it should be even if at full flame. They shut off the gas at the meter. Apparently, gas pressure in the gas main is 60 psi, inside your house, it is never supposed to be more than 2 psi, but the failing regulator was allowing 60 psi pressure into the house. THEY requested P-G and E come out (if the fire department makes a request, utility companies are expected to have a crew on scene in 20-30 minutes). Within the hour, I had a new gas meter. Best part was when Wednesday came, and ANOTHER P-G&E repairment showed up at the door to investigate my original complaint. He was surprised that it had not been noted that the meter had already been replaced, and shocked that this type of situation didn't get an immediate response on Saturday.

 

[mickeysgal]

Gas. I hate electric stoves. That was one of my few "must haves" when house hunting.

Me too! Live in a house for three years in an area that only had electric. It was a MUST for us too when we started house hunting again.