On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 2:18:55 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 9:45:44 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> > > Michael Trew wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 6/13/2021 1:26 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 11:29:00 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > I'm not sure what recently compelled me to make a double
> > > > > > recipe of toll house cookies, but it somehow came out to be
> > > > > > about 9 dozen cookies. In a house without A/C on a near 90
> > > > > > degree day, that wasn't my smartest idea.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I decided to turn off the the pilot lights on my stove to
> > > > > > save on heat in the kitchen, and supper was just a cold
> > > > > > chipped chopped ham and provolone sandwich. The humidity has
> > > > > > my fridge desperately needing defrosted as well. I suppose
> > > > > > it's all better than snow, however.
> > > > >
> > > > > I turn of my stove's pilot light permanently! I went all
> > > > > ELECTRIC! And I have my gas company come and pull their gas
> > > > > meter from my house!
> > > > >
> > > > > John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> > > >
> > > > Natural gas is dirt cheap around here, I'll keep my stove. I
> > > > don't care about the oven, other than the cost, but I hate
> > > > cooking on an electric stove top.
> > > Same here but it's all in what you are used to. Gas is far more
> > > flexible than electric or induction.
> >
> > It's not a good option for homes with kids and for elderly cooks.
> > When I was a kid, I used to always singe the hairs on my arms when
> > the gas range would flare-up. I thought that was pretty funny. You
> > can't ever forget that smell. That said, I'll probably move into my
> > parent's house sooner or later and will end up cooking with gas. I'll
> > have to keep my wits about me though.
> It's no better nor worse than other cooking methods for safety.

That wouldn't make any sense to people that have used induction ranges. With a gas stove, I could ignite granny in seconds. With an induction unit, you probably wouldn't be able to figure out how to produce a flame. Making a flame is the one thing that induction ranges really suck at. I might be able to produce a flame by heating up a pan until very hot and then dumping alcohol in the pan. Would that work? I can't say.