On Jul 2, 4:20*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:57:06 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
>
> Pope) wrote:
> > sf > wrote:
>
> > >If you can't feel the blast of lost heat from a gas stove, you must be
> > >wearing a 3 piece suit. *When I first got it, I was so surprised by
> > >how hot it is standing in front of a gas stove that I looked it up.
> > >Gas is only 50% efficient, while electric is 75% - big difference.
> > >Too bad electricity is so expensive.
>
> > What type and vintage of gas stove are you using?
>
> Mine is vintage last year. *http://i48.tinypic.com/el5f8z.jpg

When did KitchenAid branch beyond mixers? I wonder who really built
it.

But -- is that a vintage St. Charles Kitchen? My grandmother had one
in the 50s, with things like a bread drawer and rice and flour
drawers.

>
> > Mine is an early-20'th-century Spark. *I do not think too much
> > wasted heat escapes, unless you are using too small a diameter pan.
>
> Maybe you're used to all that ambient heat. *

I only notice the heat from the stovetop when I'm making pasta. Gas
ovens give off heat because they need combustion air.