Priscilla Ballou wrote:
> In article >,
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>
>>Louis Cohen wrote:
>>
>>>Which one is more energy-efficient?
>>
>>In the winter, it doesn't make any difference because the "wasted"
>>energy helps heat your house -- probably more efficiently than your furnace.
>
>
> You must have a much more poorly insulated oven than I do. I don't lose
> much heat when it's on and its door is shut.
>
> Priscilla
>


The point is whatever inefficiency you have using the oven instead of
the stovetop is made up by your furnace running less.

In the summer, the oven insulation makes a big difference in energy
efficiency. In the winter, it doesn't.

Bob