On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:07:58 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-02-24 9:50 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 1:19:50 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
>
>>>> If anybody ever thought about it, they'd realize that a God
>>>> awful amount of fuel is being wasted heating up the cook and the
>>>> kitchen.
>>>
>>> You are right in July and August, dead wrong in January and
>>> February.
>>
>> Can you be more specific or is this a guessing game?
>
>No guessing game. Ed lives in a climate similar to that of many North
>Americans and Europeans. We pay to heat our houses. The heat that
>radiated from ovens and stoves helps to heat the rest of the house. It
>is not being wasted. Around here, that would apply just about any time
>from October through to April.

Oh, come on. If you want to heat your house, you don't turn to your
overn or stove. Dsi1 is right that heating up the cook and the kitchen
is a waste. Same with a light bulb. it would be best if all its energy
went into creating light, not heat. Even in winter.