Gas cooking is hazardous to your health

[petek]

Other than about a 1 year stint in one apartment that had a gas stove all my cooking has been electric which I prefer. It's just what you're used to is all and when you know your stove it's pretty simple as to where to set the dials regardless of the source. Those folks that cook on high then turn it off are the same ones who do that with the heat in the car, they can't find a middle ground always flipping back and forth LOL drives me nuts.

 

[toggleswitch]

I love that..... my first partner was like that..always with the extremes, even in driving.

Try opening a window partially, or coasting (no accelerator nor brakes)..in that one's mind people were wither saidnt or the devil.

*SIGH* It got tiring FAST. People there ARE shades of grey in the world, not just black a & white.

Mehthinks indoor air-standards are toughter in Canada, and that the mandatory levels of thermal buidlng insulation would require one to go through hoops to install and PROPERLY vent a gas stove, making it/them less appealing there.

Just a thought.

 

[norgeman]

Gryrafoam: Re: Pressure canning

If you switch to eletric pressure canning you will get better results as the coil will keep the heat more constant where any little breeze will alter the flame on a gas stove and it's not going to maintain the temp that is needed to keep a good seal in the pressure canner. In my early days in the work force back in the 70's this subject came up and was supprized that most of the ladies said that when you pressure can use electric stove. Well it supprized me because I like cooking with gas as well, but can use either.

 

[tolivac]

WOW!!Heavy thoughts there-and it seemed natural gas or propane was "innocent"A few times when I stopped at a Food Lion Store here after a 4-mid shift to get food-they were running a couple of propane buffers in the store-the floor care contractor use them over electric ones is-SPEED-they are faster-they polish the same floor area quicker-I talked to the contractor about it.He had to do some other stores floors befroe the night was over and the stores opened in the morning.He commented that the propaned fired motors have detectors on their exhaust that will shut the unit down if CO gas levels get too high.
I have cooked on gas stoves-and liked them.Used them when I lived in apartment buildings.I thought the building landlord used them because the gas was less expensive as a fuel-and it was less expensive to plumb the gas lines than the 220V wiring for the electric stoves.also one of the apartment had a gas furnace.(A one bedroom unit) in one building I lived in.The AC compresser ran off 208V 3 Ph for a home sized unit-was made by "Luxaire"In reading Toggleswitches links maybe I had better forget having a gas line run to my house-was considering it-but the neighbors who use gas complain about it VERY high cost here.One commented it was more expensive than the propane he replaced-another was in the market to replace his gas furnace with a heat pump.
Geeze-it makes me wonder if the hazards of wood,coal,and oil as fuels before gas became common.Remember our grandmas cooked on coal,wood,or keresene stoves!Those fuels certainly could emit more hazardous exhaust products than natural gas.My home used to have an oil furnace-the person selling the home replaced it with the Lennox AC-heat pump-and he put in a "Fisher" wood stove.I know that burning wood as a fuel can generate MANY toxins!!Yet folks use them.-and not to mention the fire hazard.Speaking of that I visited (while washer hunting no less)a person that was trying to heat his home with his electric range-he had all of the burners on high-and the oven on with its door open.thought doing that was a fire hazard.And yes-with gas stoves-the unit can quickly bring the oxygen content in the home to low levels-replacing it with CO gas-killing the occupants.The gas furnace has the heat exchanger-and its burner is exhausted to the outdoors.But beware of the cracked or burned thru heat exchanger.CO gas hazards again.You can get that with any fuel you burn.Another thought--how much CO do you inhale while mowing your lawn with the typical walk-behind mower with the gas motor that has the muffler that blows its exhaust right in your direction as you stand behind the mower?

 

[mavei511]

I'm a strong proponent of gas but I hate to say it- I do believe that gas is on its way out in this country as a fuel in the home for cooking. Am I correct?

 

[frigilux]

I use both natural gas and electric ranges for cooking. I am prone to asthma, so I did notice more wheezing when I lived in an apt. that had 2 gas ranges.

I prefer electric ovens because they don't have to vent as much heat out into the room. This could be perceived as a benefit during Minnesota winters, but it's a bitch in the summer when it's already hot and humid.

I prefer electric burners for boiling huge pots of water for pasta. My glass cooktop boils large quantities of water with more power (and gets to the boil faster) than my 13,000 btu. power burners on the gas range.

I prefer gas burners for stir-frying for the instantaneous heat changes.

Generally, I use my gas cooktop only when the electric burners are all busy---only because its so dang easy to clean the electric glass cooktop compared to the gas cooktop with the big grates, etc.

 

[cleanfresh]

Haven't you heard veg-o-matic?

That the steam from the opened pot will be instantly sucked up by a Super Sonic Zap-a-matic Biological Contaminant Remover Range Hood. Soon to be available in stores everywhere. Better grab one quick!!!

 

[toggleswitch]

OMG- The Amazing *Slanted* Ventilation System. Hello marketi

Actually,

Asian designed range-hoods for household use are FANTASTIC,
(other than badly translated owners' manuals).

-All stainless- steel (inox)
-Powerful
-Easily cleanable- no nooks and crannies.
-Left and right separate fans/blowers
-Lights to illuminate work surface (cooktop)
-Grease cup gathers condensed airborne grease/oil.
-Large exhaust duct [6 inches (150 mm) rather than 4 inches (100mm), round]

http://www.pacairusa.com/features.htm

 

[abcomatic]

HI, I have an electric Whirlpool for my everyday use. I have gotten used to it and like it a lot. For my second stove on the other side of the kitchen, I use a 1926 Copper Clad coal burning stove. After a half hour, the stove is ready to use. All you have to do is move the pan around on the top for the desired amount of heat. The oven is wonderful, just have to remember that it isn't vented so if you are not careful, you could have burnt offernings from there. Make sure the dampers are open and away you go. Have fun guys. Abcomatic

 

[toggleswitch]

Pics would be awesome, please!

 

[agiflow]

"I'm a strong proponent of gas but I hate to say it- I do believe that gas is on its way out in this country as a fuel in the home for cooking. Am I correct?"

I don't know why? Go into any appliance store and you will see plenty of gas cooking products. Especially now that the "professional look" ranges seem to be popular with the yuppie set.

 

[toggleswitch]

My grandmother could cook anything practically over a bare incadescent light bulp/lamp.

And the yuppies think they need a $7,000 range/cooker to make instant mashed potaotes and boil a can of soup? I don't think so.

Todays' useless ethnic saying.
Said to a person:

You can't be roasted
You can't be boiled
and you can't be consumed raw.

Translation: Of what use exaclty ARE you?

LOL

 

[veg-o-matic]

There'll always be a market for gas cooking.

Take a look in any restaurant. Ever seen an electric stove?

veg

 

[toggleswitch]

They do exist actually, and in France commerical induction cookers are all the rage.

http://www.aaacommercialproducts.com/electricranges.html

 

[toggleswitch]

Viking, Professional

This would work for me, personally

http://www.vikingrange.com/cooking/elecranges.html

 

[toggleswitch]

Did you see those prices? OY VEY!

Induction cooking used commercially

Best In Class 2005: Vollrath Induction Cooking

 

[luxflairguy]

Gas versus electric cooking

As the name inmplies! Just give me a Custom Imperial Flair 40" any day!

 

[cleanfresh]

I'm with veg-o-matic

Gas cooking is here to stay because a lot of folks are not going to give it up. It may be primal. They want delicious meals prepared the way THEY LIKE preparing them. Cooking with gas is too ingrained in our culture. Even though I have used an electric range for years, there are some people who won't go near an electric stove. They want no part of one. If the moisture from cooking was that hazardous we would all be gone. Can't a person even fix a nice dinner without feeling as though they're in the movie "The Andromeda Strain"?

 

[richm]

either way

I have owned both gas and electric stoves. I think I am a very good cook (no one has died yet) and have no preference over gas v electric...just have to adjust your cooking method slightly. I do understand however, that some people are passionate about using either one.

Most importantly, because I am chemically sensitive, I now have to use electric only and can no longer have gas for cooking. It is a problem for me to even be in a house where someone is cooking on a gas stove, so I can fully understand why there are some concerns.

Rich

 

[toggleswitch]

Interesting to hear more reports of sensitivity in that a very close friend was telling me that his eyes become irritated when the gas (stove) is on.