J. Clarke > wrote:

>On 7/2/2010 5:35 PM, Steve Pope wrote:

>> If one heats a pot on a stove, sooner or later all of those BTUs
>> end up heating the kitchen, regardless of stove type.

>The BTUs that go into the pot aren't the issue. It's all the _other_
>BTUs that go into the air but never make it into the pot that are the
>problem.

I'm just saying the both BTUs the make it to the pot, and
BTUs that don't will heat up your kitchen.

I agree that an average gas stove leaks more BTU's than certain
other stoves. But I'd guess it's no more than 20% different.
So if a more efficient stove heats your kitchen 5 degrees during
a given kitchen operation, the gas stove might heat it 6 degress.
No big deal.

Steve