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in article , Katra at
wrote on 12/30/04 21:37:

> In article .com>,
> "Halvdan" > wrote:
>
>> Electric does suck in my opinion. There is nothing better than cooking
>> with gas, I'd make an acception with an open fire. Maybe I'm spoiled
>> I'm use to working on gas ranges especially the professional tops.
>> Those glass tops stink too, gas is best because you can control the
>> heat better.
>>
>
> Sorry, but I grew up with gas...
> and naturally preferred it at first, until I learned to cook on electric.
> Now that I'm accustomed to them, they are just fine.
>
> I just cannot be comfortable with pumping a flammable, explosive liquid
> into my house.
>
> Gas is dirty, and it smells. And it's dangerous.
> At least IMHO!
>
> I LOVE my glass top stove because I can keep the damned thing clean,
> easily and DAILY! Open burners are a pain in the ass to keep properly
> clean. Time consuming, dirty, and just plain too much trouble to deal
> with now that I'm used to just being able to scrape and wipe. :-)
>
> It's a dream to keep clean.
>
> So what if the surface stays hot a little longer? You just learn to
> adjust your techniques to it! It's no big deal.
>
> I hate a dirty stove and kitchen just about more than anything. The only
> thing worse is a dirty bathroom. :-P

Katra,

I, too, grew up with a gas-fired oven. Then I got a place of my own,
equipped with an electric oven. Personally, I prefer the gas, as opposed to
electric (my childhood home had gas-fired everything: stove, water heater
and boiler to power the steam heat).

Whatever house I buy someday WILL have gas-fired everything, lol.

As to gas's being dirty and smelly...gas actually burns cleanly (it's a
hydrocarbon) and the smell is added by the gas company for safetyIn its
natural state, gas is odorless and colorless.

"Danger" is relative. You could get burned on a glass-top range or a
traditional eletric range, too.

Dieter Zakas