steved
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NPR is pretty reliable with their information. Maybe this explains why I am constantly clearing my throat....
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The last gas stove that I had in a home was an ‘87 builders grade GE. It was unvented, all the previous gas stoves that I’d had in a dwelling were old and vented.
I never recall any problems with the old vented gas stoves. However, within the first month of living with that unvented ‘87 GE I noticed that the walls and white formica countertops were covered with a film from the burning gas that I needed to wash off weekly. We lived with in that home until ‘94 when we moved into our current home with an electric stove. Since moving to this home I’ve never again had to clean up any film on the countertops or walls.
In my opinion electric stoves are much cleaner. I’d never want another one of these new, unvented gas stoves. I have asthma and don’t need anything else in my home to aggravate it. Plus, that POS gas GE couldn’t have the flame set to a low enough flame setting to finish steaming rice, it would go out, and then there would be gas escaping. It was a choice between scorching the rice or breathing escaping gas. NO Bueno!
Eddie
I never recall any problems with the old vented gas stoves. However, within the first month of living with that unvented ‘87 GE I noticed that the walls and white formica countertops were covered with a film from the burning gas that I needed to wash off weekly. We lived with in that home until ‘94 when we moved into our current home with an electric stove. Since moving to this home I’ve never again had to clean up any film on the countertops or walls.
In my opinion electric stoves are much cleaner. I’d never want another one of these new, unvented gas stoves. I have asthma and don’t need anything else in my home to aggravate it. Plus, that POS gas GE couldn’t have the flame set to a low enough flame setting to finish steaming rice, it would go out, and then there would be gas escaping. It was a choice between scorching the rice or breathing escaping gas. NO Bueno!
Eddie
I do have a bit of a concern over replacing the electric drop-in range in the enclosed patio with a gas version.
Mainly because, while it's fully enclosed, often there's a number of windows open, especially in the summer, which can result in a light breeze in there.
However the range has a hood, as does the gas cooktop in the main house kitchen.
Which reminds me: time to season the chicken thighs that I'm planning to grilling on the outer patio for dinner.
Mainly because, while it's fully enclosed, often there's a number of windows open, especially in the summer, which can result in a light breeze in there.
However the range has a hood, as does the gas cooktop in the main house kitchen.
Which reminds me: time to season the chicken thighs that I'm planning to grilling on the outer patio for dinner.
vacerator
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We have a dual fuel stove
so I think it's a fair compromise. Gas cooktop, electric convection oven. Our kids have a full gas range. The oven makes the kitchen way hotter than ours.
so I think it's a fair compromise. Gas cooktop, electric convection oven. Our kids have a full gas range. The oven makes the kitchen way hotter than ours.
I've had a gas cooktop for close to 40 years, like it. I have never seen any evidence of yellowing of discoloration from gas use, and I have white wallpaper in the kitchen. Originally I had a KA sealed glass cooktop and later replaced it with a Siemens gas cooktop.
I've toyed with the idea of switching to induction, but 95% of my cookware would have to go, not something I want to do. If I came across a deal on induction cooktops I might do it but till then gas is great for me.
I've toyed with the idea of switching to induction, but 95% of my cookware would have to go, not something I want to do. If I came across a deal on induction cooktops I might do it but till then gas is great for me.
