"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "sarah" > wrote in message
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> > Syke > wrote:
> >
> >> At present, I have an electric, solid-plate hob. Ideally, I would like
> >> gas,
> >> mainly for controlability. We aren't on mains gas and I don't want
> >> bottled.
> >> Would anyone with experience care to comment on the merits/de-merits of
> >> the
> >> other alternatives, halogen and do on, particularly regarding control.
> >
> >
> > Pat, I'd simply comment that I didn't want bottled gas either (I think
> > the bottles look too much like bombs waiting for a detonator), but after
> > cooking on mains gas for 5 years, then a solid fuel/oil-fired range for
> > another 6, I gritted my teeth and went for bottled gas when the
> > opportunity arrived.
> > I don't regret it at all.
> >
>
> When I lived in Malta I was in an area of no piped gas. The bottles were
> fine and I never had any problems with them
>
> O

I agree. To me the main thing was having the bottles outside, which is
unusual in Italy. Most people have them under the sink. The plumber
grumbled at having to put the copper pipes through the 3 foot thick walls,
but I then was sanguine about saftey. Now I have a buried 500 liter tank
far from the house and feel even better about it. I love having an electric
oven, but hate electric surfaces.