Gas cooking

[meriboo]

Where in TV can one have gas cooking in the house?

[graciegirl]

Where in TV can one have gas cooking in the house?


Our friends live on WestChester Way in Poinciana and they have a gas range.

[Lil Dancer]

We have it in Mallory Square.

[gemorc]

We live in Summerhill and have gas. I believe gas is available north of 466.

[mac9divot]

It appears that gas for cooking was available through the development of Largo. When Duval and the other new villages were built, gas was no longer an option. According to the sales department, there were more requests for electric cookiong than gas so it became more econimcally feasible to offer only electric. Since there are no gas lines being put in the new areas, I assume that propane would be the only option.

[TomW]

There are new homes in Amelia and Hadley, and maybe some in Hemingway that still come with gas ranges but I was told by our sales rep that they were not going to build any more homes with gas appliances. Could be a cost cutting measure on the part of the developer but more likely a reflection on the economics of natural gas going much higher in the future versus electricity. Back in the day we all wanted natural gas appliances because that was a cheap fuel but not so today.

[Just Susan]

The "no gas" decision by the developer took "new" houses off of our radar. We will be looking at resales because of it. I personally think there is a big difference between electric and gas from a cooking standpoint. A difference that is important enough to influence this decision.

I can not substantiate, so will not repeat, but the reason I heard (from a pretty reliable source) for no more gas isn't posted here so far.

[samhass]

I may have heard the same story Susan heard. I love cooking with gas. I burned up three pans until I got used to it. Now I would never want to switch back to electric. Gas is like instant gratification when cooking!

[jerseygirl008]

My house is almost 3 yrs. old, in the Village of Caroline, and has gas range. I love, love, love cooking with gas. However, it does seem like it may be more expensive than electric in these times.

[graciegirl]

I LOVE cooking, we entertain at dinner parties a lot here in Ohio and I have two convection wall ovens and my microwave also has a convection feature. I have a flat cooktop, it is so easy to clean.

In my life, I have had both gas and electric ranges. I don't find much difference besides the immediate response to lowering or raising the heat. I find I don't use the convection feature of my ovens much.

I think that The Villages may have been influenced by the recent advertising campaigns of the local utilities companies.

I hear that the gas company's slogan was "LET'S BEAT ELECTRIC

and the electric utility's slogan was widely used and stated...



LET'S PASS GAS!


Sorry. ;D

[mnchshadow]

Liberty Park has gas. I heard a rumor that TV isn't putting gas in the new developments because it is too expensive to put in the gas lines. The builder had a good deal to put the pipes in the older infastructure, but now the deal is not so sweet. This is the rumor we heard. I love gas. I've had electric for over 30 years, and now I wouldn't go back.

[imbrennan]

We have gas in our courtyard villa at Sabal Chase (approx. 2 years old).

[meriboo]

graciegirl....you say you love your cooktop and it is so easy to keep clean. I, too have a cooktop...and hate it. Everytime I cook my cooktop is black where the pan was. I have changed pans, thinking that was the cause....but to no avail. Do you get the black marks and if not what kind of pans do you have?

Sorry this has nothing to do with Gas cooking, but needed to know about the easy to clean cooktop.

[graciegirl]

Meriboo, it comes off with a brillo pad and I use all kinds of pots and pans. The brillo pad will not hurt the top. (Doesn't hurt mine anyway and it is a GE)

[conn8757]

oh no! you still have to cook when you move to the Villages?

[riggosmom]

I would have never moved here if I could not have had a gas range, they could be giving away the house, furniture, whatever but I MUST HAVE GAS TO COOK WITH. I have ruined too many pots and pans with electric and if you watch any cooking shows, they all use GAS. Riggosmom

[renielarson]

We have a Jenn-Air electric glass cook top range here at home and a gas range in TV.

IMHO, gas is the best choice because, as avid cooks, we can adjust the heat instantly without effecting the quality of food we are preparing. Gas gives us the ability to fine tune cooking and instantly control the heat setting.

I only use a special glass cook top non abrasive cleaner (that I buy at the local discount retail store) and a soft rag to clean the glass top. I would be leery of using a Brillo pad since glass scratches easily.

For difficult burned on stains, I put a little water on top and let it soak a while...the stubborn stains usually remove without any problem.

In extreme cases, a utility knife is used to scrape the burned on stains off...only I don't do that...I leave that task up to my husband and will wring his neck if he scratches it! Luckily this is a rare occurrence.

GAS IS MY #1 CHOICE and I'm so glad we have it in Liberty Park!

[chuckinca]

I would have never moved here if I could not have had a gas range, they could be giving away the house, furniture, whatever but I MUST HAVE GAS TO COOK WITH. I have ruined too many pots and pans with electric and if you watch any cooking shows, they all use GAS. Riggosmom


My wife is the same way - we only have electric in our TV home and my wife wants me to sneak in a propane tank so she can have gas!

[graciegirl]

We have a Jenn-Air electric glass cook top range here at home and a gas range in TV.

IMHO, gas is the best choice because, as avid cooks, we can adjust the heat instantly without effecting the quality of food we are preparing. Gas gives us the ability to fine tune cooking and instantly control the heat setting.

I only use a special glass cook top non abrasive cleaner (that I buy at the local discount retail store) and a soft rag to clean the glass top. I would be leery of using a Brillo pad since glass scratches easily. For difficult burned on stains, I put a little water on top and let it soak a while...the stubborn stains usually remove without any problem.

In extreme cases, a utility knife is used to scrape the burned on stains off...only I don't do that...I leave that task up to my husband and will wring his neck if he scratches it! Luckily this is a rare occurrence.

GAS IS MY #1 CHOICE and I'm so glad we have it in Liberty Park!



The only way I could show you my cooktop is to change the picture of myself. This is it after 3 years of hard use. Actually it is not glass, it is ceramic, like a good cassarole dish and stands up to a brillo pad well. It is a GE Profile. The smears need a warm soapy rag and an absolutely clean rag or paper towel to dry it...as does all that dang granite.( a lot of work) However. test with the brillo pad on a tiny place, I would cry if you ruined yours.

Hugs,

GracieGirl (aka Martha Stewart)

[renielarson]

:bigthumbsup: I'd use a Brillo pad on a ceramic top. :bigthumbsup:

In fact, I use them to clean my gas range burner drip pans...only thing that gets them sparkly clean again. ;D

[graciegirl]

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[Mintjulep]

The only way I could show you my cooktop is to change the picture of myself. This is it after 3 years of hard use. Actually it is not glass, it is ceramic, like a good cassarole dish and stands up to a brillo pad well. It is a GE Profile. The smears need a warm soapy rag and an absolutely clean rag or paper towel to dry it...as does all that dang granite.( a lot of work) However. test with the brillo pad on a tiny place, I would cry if you ruined yours.

Hugs,

GracieGirl (aka Martha Stewart)



GG, :agree:
I also have the GE profile cooktop. I use a razorblade widget thing to scrape everything possible off, then lightly do the brillo pad for the very little that's left. Then a quick spray with Windex and a paper towel. Makes it look brand new. As yours does.
And I don't have a single scratch, but am careful to use the razorblade on a slant.

I also use the razorblade on my granite for anything that's stuck on.
Makes cleanup a breeze.


And in our TV home in Lynnhaven, we have a gas range.

[Sidney Lanier]

We have electric in NY and gas in Village of Belvedere. I don't cook, so I can't comment on one over the other; I'm posting just to say that Belvedere does have gas.

[Number 6]

We recently bought a home in Amelia, which we have not moved into yet, that has gas. Oh, we move during the first and second week in June. We cannot wait.

[graciegirl]

Congratulations and WELCOME, Number 6. We are in Hadley and really close to you! :welcome:

[smalldog]

I guess my wife got used to a electric range when we lived in Sebastian ............ She loved that glass top but give me Gas for heat & the dryer over Electric any time ...... After several years in Florida I am no longer compatable with that northern chill ..........

[MMC24]

Have gas and so does the stove. . . .