"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Gas is not always an option. There are no gas lines run to where I live.
> Everything is strictly electric.
>
> It takes a while if you're used to gas cooking to get used to electric
> cooking. There is no problem with the stove or the cookware... IMNO he's
> just not used to the stove.

I have had gas and electric. Both older and newer stoves. Both were fine
but if I had to choose, I think I'd choose electric. I say this only
because I did have trouble with the military issue stoves. They didn't
always want to stay lit. They were gas of course.