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Default Mastering gas stoves for stewing

On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 10:20:12 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:

>On 8/5/14, 12:44 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> Then why do those people on the house hunting type shows always insist
>> that they are good cooks and need gas?


Because gas cooks best, it's most responsive... induction cooks like a
microwave.

>Because they're ignorant.


You're who's ignorant.

>> .... I have read that gas can be hard on the respiratory system...

>
>A by-product of burning gas is water vapor, which can convey other
>compounds as well.


Bull crap... water vapor is pure H2O... and far more water evaporates
from cooking food than from burning cooking gas. Any by products of
burning cooking gas are the least of the problem, the real respiratory
offenders are fumes from food cooking regardless which fuel.