Kitchen Stove Electric or Gas

[DimondAngels]

Replacing my gas stove and trying to decide if I should go with an electric or a gas stove. Thanks

[tophcfa]

Same as a golf cart, gas. Seriously, so much easier to cook with gas.

[Kenswing]

We had electric for the prior 25 years before moving here. We now have gas. If given the choice I would never ever go back to electric. You have so much more control with gas.

[Garywt]

If we could we would have gas but we can’t. Figure in the cost of running an electric line if you go with electric.

[Boilerman]

Gas is great but an electric induction stove is better than gas. They are expensive though, but worth checking out.

[Two Bills]

Gas is great but an electric induction stove is better than gas. They are expensive though, but worth checking out.

Totally agree.
Induction is faster and cleaner than gas, with instant control, and if you have young grand kids, a lot safer.
Gas is so yesterday!

[AZ SLIM]

We bought a new home that was only plumbed for a gas dryer. We brought a nice set we like with an electric dryer that we want to keep. It cost us $500 to have a 220v line installed for it. Less than a new gas dryer but still...............
Probably about the same for a range unless you already have a 220v electric outlet in place.

[RICH1]

Gas is what People that own electric stoves want! Gas Gas Gas

[Laker14]

I prefer gas, which is what I have in my NY home. I have electric in our TV home, because that is what was there when we bought it, and it's a nice unit. I have learned to deal with the differences, and would not go to the expense of changing it from electric to gas unless my electric unit needed to be replaced. My TV home is plumbed for gas, and if I had to buy a new one, I would go with gas.

[Catalina36]

Replacing my gas stove and trying to decide if I should go with an electric or a gas stove. Thanks

Stay with the GAS. The newer homes don't have Gas in their neighborhoods. Having a Gas stove could be a selling point.

[MrFlorida]

Gas, if the power goes out, you can still cook.

[GpaVader]

Stay with the GAS. The newer homes don't have Gas in their neighborhoods. Having a Gas stove could be a selling point.

Define Newer Homes... In Hammocks at Finney we all have gas, and what I understand anything south of the turnpike is gas. I was of the understanding that if you were south of 44 you had gas...

Having Gas was a selling point for us.

[dtennent]

Having cooked on a gas stove for most of my life, we had an induction electric range in our new home here. (Gas was not an option) After 6 years of experience, we have found that Induction is not as good as gas though it is better than other electric ranges. While induction ranges are easier to clean up, if you really like to cook than go with gas.

1) You have more control of the heat,

2) You can lift the fry pan off for a few seconds without the range complaining,

3) You don't need induction cookware to cook on it. All Clad works on both but other makes may not work on an induction range.

Having said all this, I think you have started a thread similar to the gas vs electric golf carts.

[kkingston57]

Replacing my gas stove and trying to decide if I should go with an electric or a gas stove. Thanks

Not readily available, but go with induction. Water in small pot will boil in less than a minute and very little/non heat on the coil/burner no residual mess in and around coil/burner. Minimizes heat in kitchen, since coil/burner does not get hot.

[Chi-Town]

Stick with gas.

5 Reasons Top Chefs Prefer Gas Cooktops (https://www.thedailymeal.com/cook/5-reasons-top-chefs-prefer-gas-cooktops)

[coffeebean]

Replacing my gas stove and trying to decide if I should go with an electric or a gas stove. Thanks

I have cooked on both gas and electric stoves over the years. I much prefer cooking with gas. The major drawback to electric is that the burner does not cool instantly like a gas burner does when it is turned off. Also......tweeking the amount of heat is much easier on a gas stove.

I'm sure there are new technology electric stoves these days that probably address the issues I mentioned but I can only go by electric stoves I used back in the early 90's.

[coffeebean]

Stay with the GAS. The newer homes don't have Gas in their neighborhoods. Having a Gas stove could be a selling point.

But, but, but, but, isn't gas "so yesterday" as someone upthread stated?

[coffeebean]

Gas, if the power goes out, you can still cook.
For sure. Worked for us in New Jersey during Sandy. Just needed a Bic flame thingy to fire up the burner because electric is needed for the igniter. Easy peasy and so convenient to have a gas stove when the power is out.

[coffeebean]

I didn't realize induction stoves require specific type of cookware. That alone would steer me clear of induction cooking.

[Blueblaze]

Do whatever the cook in the house wants.

My wife likes gas, can't imagine why. Yeah, it gets hot fast, but you also get the fumes and carbon monoxide in the house, which studies have shown cause long term health problems despite being below "acceptable" levels. Personally, I can even smell it, and I practically lost my sense of smell after Covid. I also can't imagine that fast temps are worth the hassle of cleaning a gas stove -- but that's her job, too, so not my problem.

Speaking of cleaning, do they even make a self-cleaning gas oven?

Electric is a lot more expensive to run. Our electric bills are half what they were with our all electric home in Texas, even though electricity costs more per kilowatt here and this house is bigger.

[kkingston57]

I didn't realize induction stoves require specific type of cookware. That alone would steer me clear of induction cooking.

Need pots/pans with iron or steel in them. No aluminum or ceramic

[Djean1981]

Gas is great but an electric induction stove is better than gas. They are expensive though, but worth checking out.
Awesome idea. Look at this. :). Induction stove top with range and air fryer.

Access Denied (https://www.homedepot.com/p/FRIGIDAIRE-GALLERY-30-in-5-4-cu-ft-Induction-Electric-Range-with-Self-Cleaning-Oven-in-Smudge-Proof-Stainless-Steel-with-Air-Fry-GCRI3058AF/313233511)

[coffeebean]

Awesome idea. Look at this. :). Induction stove top with range and air fryer.

Access Denied (https://www.homedepot.com/p/FRIGIDAIRE-GALLERY-30-in-5-4-cu-ft-Induction-Electric-Range-with-Self-Cleaning-Oven-in-Smudge-Proof-Stainless-Steel-with-Air-Fry-GCRI3058AF/313233511)

The air flow in the oven used to "air fry" seems to be the same principle of convection ovens.

Also.....to answer a poster above......yes there are self cleaning gas ovens.

[dtennent]

Given that carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water vapor are all odorless, colorless gases, I suspect that you smell something else. First might be the trace thiol which is doped into natural gas. Second might be nitric oxide which would have a very sharp odor. If you really think you can smell CO, would you please describe the odor?

[Decadeofdave]

Near LSL area, homes have gas and electric for stove and dryer. No added expense with your choice.

[Djean1981]

But, but, but, but, isn't gas "so yesterday" as someone upthread stated?
I'm in Hawkins - we have gas appliances..

[skippy05]

The old wives' tale that gas cooks better than electricity was only true until induction was invented. Induction is faster to heat, faster to cool, less messy to clean, and incredibly more controllable than gas to the point of minute temperature control. Yes, you require cookware where the bottom will hold a magnet. But, these are easily found everywhere including HomeGoods. Induction Ranges and Cooktops used to be very expensive and no longer are. A new Frigidaire Induction Range is what I'm using and on sale, it was 1300 at Lowes. The glass top itself does not get hot, only your cookware does. This is key in cleaning up the glass top afterward. Nothing burns to scorch to the glass and a spray or Windex or a soapy rag and 5 seconds later your top is whistle clean. Contrast that with trying to clean a gas or electric cooktop afterward! It does not work that way. Induction also places the heat evenly INSIDE the bottom of the COOKWARE (not the surface of the cookware), whereas gas has MUCH MUCH of the heat coming AROUND the sides of your cookware and heating your HOUSE instead of the food. All of this is true no matter how much the die-hard fans of gas remain unaware of the reality of the subject.

[raney3099]

Always cook with gas from up north had electric when I moved down here when I replaced the stainless steel appliances I got electric again because I like the way it looked needless to say I sold that stove and got back my gas stove there’s nothing like cooking on fire

[westernrider75]

The newer neighborhoods DO have gas with the exception of Chitty Chatty!

[WingedFoot78]

Why would you consider electric if you already have gas?

[HospitalCoder]

Replacing my gas stove and trying to decide if I should go with an electric or a gas stove. Thanks

For what it’s worth, Gas Stoves Are Worse for Climate and Health Than Previously Thought | Smart News|
Smithsonian Magazine (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gas-stoves-are-worse-for-climate-and-health-than-previously-thought-180979494/)

I did pay to have a gas line brought into the kitchen from behind it in the garage and I still love a gas cooktop but if I had seen articles like this prior to my decision, I would have gone with electric induction. I hate regular electric cooktops but I’ve read enough positive reviews of induction cooktops to believe I would not have minded cooking with it.

[PoolBrews]

Define Newer Homes... In Hammocks at Finney we all have gas, and what I understand anything south of the turnpike is gas. I was of the understanding that if you were south of 44 you had gas...

Having Gas was a selling point for us.

So... once you go south of 44, it's smelly and noisy (what with everyone having gas and all)? I've never seen that mentioned on the list of living north vs south! :girlneener::girlneener::girlneener::girlneener:

(I just couldn't resist!)

[Blueblaze]

Given that carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water vapor are all odorless, colorless gases, I suspect that you smell something else. First might be the trace thiol which is doped into natural gas. Second might be nitric oxide which would have a very sharp odor. If you really think you can smell CO, would you please describe the odor?

Natural gas is not pure methane. I am pretty sure what I am smelling is trace amounts of soot. I spent 40 years in the energy biz, working for a NG pipeline company. I know what I'm talking about on this subject.

Even with trace amounts of soot, NG is still by far the cleanest source of energy available, by any honest measure -- far cleaner than solar or nuclear, and we've got a hundred year supply right here in America. I just don't care for the smell of burning NG in my kitchen.

[jump4]

Induction is the best. Fast like gas. Flat surface easy to wipe clean.

[rothbear]

I have a Frigidaire induction and love it. Faster than gas with easy clean up. Plus I have an extra lightweight "work" surface to use when needed. Controls are on the back away from little fingers when grandkids are here. I already had a set of Cook's Essential pots and pans from QVC that worked on it. If your pans have a thick bonded bottom on them, they will work. Cast iron works, both regular and enamel coated (LeCreuset). I have a few LeCreuset non-stick PRO fry pans and they work great. The only thing I can't use are my Corning ones and frankly they were a bear to clean after using them on my other electric stoves, but perfect for my microwave or oven. I have had this unit for almost 8 years with not 1 second of regret. Our house came with only gas for the stove and we paid $250 extra for the electric and it was worth every penny.

[SusanStCatherine]

Is there anything you don't like about your gas stove? If not, get gas again. It's what you are used to. Most consider gas the better option for various reasons already mentioned.

Induction being the fastest, does require certain kind of pots and pans. GE was offering free ones if you purchased induction.

If you switch to electric, you need to make sure the electrical outlet behind the stove is rated for that.

I had electric most of my life and I'm used to it. I had gas in a one year rental and absolutely hated it - ugly bulky grates and very difficult to clean and I couldn't get the flame right. My new glass cook top has a power boil burner which is very quick. The glass cook top is pretty easy to clean. It can get scratches, so it's not perfect.

Good luck!

[DonnaNi4os]

If I had gas in my development I would definitely go with a gas stove. I still have trouble getting used to the electric range and it’s been almost 5 years.

[Blackbird45]

In my lifetime I have had both and both were good. They both have their pros and cons but if you know how to cook it doesn't matter.
I just had a new electric cook top installed last week. It has 5 burners, no knobs, it even has a timer so when I drift off, I will not burn my food.
It will probably take me 2 weeks to get used to, about the same amount of time to break in a new pair of shoes.

[Topspinmo]

If we could we would have gas but we can’t. Figure in the cost of running an electric line if you go with electric.

I’m willing to bet bet every house has 220V for electric stove in villages? Only where no gas is available there no gas pipe that plugged. I wish I had 220v plug for my water heater. Electric water heater much easier to replace.

If natural gas goes off charts within next year it may be cheater to run electricity for electric water heater.

[coffeebean]

The old wives' tale that gas cooks better than electricity was only true until induction was invented. Induction is faster to heat, faster to cool, less messy to clean, and incredibly more controllable than gas to the point of minute temperature control. Yes, you require cookware where the bottom will hold a magnet. But, these are easily found everywhere including HomeGoods. Induction Ranges and Cooktops used to be very expensive and no longer are. A new Frigidaire Induction Range is what I'm using and on sale, it was 1300 at Lowes. The glass top itself does not get hot, only your cookware does. This is key in cleaning up the glass top afterward. Nothing burns to scorch to the glass and a spray or Windex or a soapy rag and 5 seconds later your top is whistle clean. Contrast that with trying to clean a gas or electric cooktop afterward! It does not work that way. Induction also places the heat evenly INSIDE the bottom of the COOKWARE (not the surface of the cookware), whereas gas has MUCH MUCH of the heat coming AROUND the sides of your cookware and heating your HOUSE instead of the food. All of this is true no matter how much the die-hard fans of gas remain unaware of the reality of the subject.

Induction ranges have glass tops? I prefer not to use a glass top range. I had one of those in my south Florida home (electric) and was always worried that I was going to break the glass. I know someone right now who is waiting on the part to replace a cracked glass top on their range. The cost is over a thousand dollars. Yikes!

I will admit that cleaning that glass top was very easy. I used some kind of thick white stuff in a bottle that I rubbed on and waited for it to dry completely. Wiped clean as a whistle. I still prefer not to have a glass top.

[coffeebean]

For what it’s worth, Gas Stoves Are Worse for Climate and Health Than Previously Thought | Smart News|
Smithsonian Magazine (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gas-stoves-are-worse-for-climate-and-health-than-previously-thought-180979494/)

I did pay to have a gas line brought into the kitchen from behind it in the garage and I still love a gas cooktop but if I had seen articles like this prior to my decision, I would have gone with electric induction. I hate regular electric cooktops but I’ve read enough positive reviews of induction cooktops to believe I would not have minded cooking with it.

I scanned the article. Doesn't bother me. I will continue to cook with gas.

[coffeebean]

In my lifetime I have had both and both were good. They both have their pros and cons but if you know how to cook it doesn't matter.
I just had a new electric cook top installed last week. It has 5 burners, no knobs, it even has a timer so when I drift off, I will not burn my food.
It will probably take me 2 weeks to get used to, about the same amount of time to break in a new pair of shoes.

There is a reason professional chefs cook on gas stoves and they do know how to cook

Also.....how do you cook roasted peppers on an electric element or an induction cook top? I love roasted peppers made right on the fire.

[Sherry8bal]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my electric glass top range. So easy to cook with and to keep clean. I wouldn't have anything else.

[BrianL]

Gas stoves are very large pollution generators releasing chemicals that are extremely detrimental to your health

There's a battle over your gas stove, climate change and health : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1015460605/gas-stove-emissions-climate-change-health-effects)

[cherylncliff]

Replacing my gas stove and trying to decide if I should go with an electric or a gas stove. Thanks

We are building a new home and chose to go with an induction. Electric ovens give more even heat. The cooktop is induction which does require special pans (if a magnet sticks to your pan it will work, and gives temperature control equivalent to gas. It is much more efficient than eith gas or electric and you do not have the vapors from burning gas.

[Boilerman]

The old wives' tale that gas cooks better than electricity was only true until induction was invented. Induction is faster to heat, faster to cool, less messy to clean, and incredibly more controllable than gas to the point of minute temperature control. Yes, you require cookware where the bottom will hold a magnet. But, these are easily found everywhere including HomeGoods. Induction Ranges and Cooktops used to be very expensive and no longer are. A new Frigidaire Induction Range is what I'm using and on sale, it was 1300 at Lowes. The glass top itself does not get hot, only your cookware does. This is key in cleaning up the glass top afterward. Nothing burns to scorch to the glass and a spray or Windex or a soapy rag and 5 seconds later your top is whistle clean. Contrast that with trying to clean a gas or electric cooktop afterward! It does not work that way. Induction also places the heat evenly INSIDE the bottom of the COOKWARE (not the surface of the cookware), whereas gas has MUCH MUCH of the heat coming AROUND the sides of your cookware and heating your HOUSE instead of the food. All of this is true no matter how much the die-hard fans of gas remain unaware of the reality of the subject.

I agree 100%.

Induction stoves are still unknown to many but are better than gas for all the reasons you stated. The only disadvantage is maybe having to buy new cookware.

I tell people about induction because I know people moving to the Villages who eliminate a large percentage of the homes here because it doesn’t have gas for the kitchen. Considering electric induction opens every village as a possibility.

[joelfmi]

know brainer gas is the best for heating. stop listing to people that don't know anything about gas

[Boilerman]

know brainer gas is the best for heating. stop listing to people that don't know anything about gas

Here is a paragraph lifted from a Wall Street Journal article dated April 21, 2021 titled
“ Why New Induction Cooktops Are Safer and Faster Than Gas or Electric”

Unlike gas stoves that rely on exposed flames or conventional electric ones that heat the burners you cook on, induction ranges send electromagnetic currents directly into the bottom of pots and pans—heating cookware and their contents in a flash, but not the surrounding stovetop or the air. The result is a safer hob that spews fewer pollutants, uses less energy and allows food to reach higher temperatures faster than your old stove .

[Boilerman]

know brainer gas is the best for heating. stop listing to people that don't know anything about gas

And from the same WSJ article, specifically to the “no brainer gas is best for heating” comment:

Probably the fastest way to heat up a pan is induction,” he said. Induction ranges can heat a quart of water in 101 seconds, compared with eight-to-10 minutes for gas and electric stoves. “You waste a lot less heat,” said Brett Singer, a scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “Almost all the heat goes into the pot, which is transferred much more efficiently to [the food].”

[Carlsondm]

I prefer induction, which is electric. Cleaner and far more control than with gas. Faster too. It depends on what the cook is comfortable with.

[Blackbird45]

There is a reason professional chefs cook on gas stoves and they do know how to cook

Also.....how do you cook roasted peppers on an electric element or an induction cook top? I love roasted peppers made right on the fire.

I've been cooking sous vide for the past year and have been searing either in a pan or with a blowtorch. I've never done peppers but I'm sure with a blowtorch you can get the desired roast you're looking for easily. I also have an oven which is convection and air fries, as I said I've never done pepper, but I'm sure you can also air fry them.

[Two Bills]

know brainer gas is the best for heating. stop listing to people that don't know anything about gas

......and those who no nothing about Induction cooking!

[mikeycereal]

First time cooking with gas and I love it in my new home. Main thing I notice is the heat is more evenly spread in the pan and there isn't an area that burns faster like the old electric did.

[meme5x]

Absolutely induction.. so easy.. you can stick a piece of paper under it while boiling (just as a test)… fast, easy clean up.. so worth a little extra money.. gas clean up a mess

[LG999]

I prefer cooking w gas.

If you are not sure bcs you havent used electric before ask a friend if you can cook eggs or oatmeal or sauté something on her electric stove & you will see the difference.

[dtennent]

The old wives' tale that gas cooks better than electricity was only true until induction was invented. Induction is faster to heat, faster to cool, less messy to clean, and incredibly more controllable than gas to the point of minute temperature control. Yes, you require cookware where the bottom will hold a magnet. But, these are easily found everywhere including HomeGoods. Induction Ranges and Cooktops used to be very expensive and no longer are. A new Frigidaire Induction Range is what I'm using and on sale, it was 1300 at Lowes. The glass top itself does not get hot, only your cookware does. This is key in cleaning up the glass top afterward. Nothing burns to scorch to the glass and a spray or Windex or a soapy rag and 5 seconds later your top is whistle clean. Contrast that with trying to clean a gas or electric cooktop afterward! It does not work that way. Induction also places the heat evenly INSIDE the bottom of the COOKWARE (not the surface of the cookware), whereas gas has MUCH MUCH of the heat coming AROUND the sides of your cookware and heating your HOUSE instead of the food. All of this is true no matter how much the die-hard fans of gas remain unaware of the reality of the subject.

While the glass is not heated directly, the pot will heat the glass. This is why there is a hot sensor light on the range top. If your pot boils over, you can be faced with some effort to clean the surface. But perhaps you were un aware of this reality of the subject.

[kkingston57]

While the glass is not heated directly, the pot will heat the glass. This is why there is a hot sensor light on the range top. If your pot boils over, you can be faced with some effort to clean the surface. But perhaps you were un aware of this reality of the subject.

You are correct. On a non induction cook top whatever hits the burner can get very hot and burn. On the induction the glass will get hot but not near as hot as an electric top and no burning occurs.

Have had induction for two years and it is great, especially for boiling water.(takes about 90 seconds to bring a small pot of water to boiling point)

[coffeebean]

Gas stoves are very large pollution generators releasing chemicals that are extremely detrimental to your health

There's a battle over your gas stove, climate change and health : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1015460605/gas-stove-emissions-climate-change-health-effects)

From the time I was born, I have lived with a gas stove in the house most of my life. That is at least 60 years of exposure to whatever a gas stove is emitting and I'm still kicking.

[coffeebean]

I agree 100%.

Induction stoves are still unknown to many but are better than gas for all the reasons you stated. The only disadvantage is maybe having to buy new cookware.

I tell people about induction because I know people moving to the Villages who eliminate a large percentage of the homes here because it doesn’t have gas for the kitchen. Considering electric induction opens every village as a possibility.

You mentioned one "disadvantage" to induction cooking. I have one more disadvantage......cooking on a glass cook top. As I said in a previous post on this thread, I cooked on an electric glass cook top and never felt comfortable with it. I was always worried about the glass breaking if I placed a pot down too hard on it.

[coffeebean]

And from the same WSJ article, specifically to the “no brainer gas is best for heating” comment:

Probably the fastest way to heat up a pan is induction,” he said. Induction ranges can heat a quart of water in 101 seconds, compared with eight-to-10 minutes for gas and electric stoves. “You waste a lot less heat,” said Brett Singer, a scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “Almost all the heat goes into the pot, which is transferred much more efficiently to [the food].”

My gas stove has a large burner for fast heating. Next time I boil a quart of water, I will time it but I can say with certainly, it takes a lot less time than 8 minutes for a full boil.

As far as induction heating the food hotter than gas; I don't know how much hotter I would want the food to be. As it is, I can burn my mouth when it comes right off the flame.

[coffeebean]

I've been cooking sous vide for the past year and have been searing either in a pan or with a blowtorch. I've never done peppers but I'm sure with a blowtorch you can get the desired roast you're looking for easily. I also have an oven which is convection and air fries, as I said I've never done pepper, but I'm sure you can also air fry them.

Thank you but.......I know air fryers are the latest gizmo for the kitchen, but I don't have one and don't plan to purchase one.

[coffeebean]

Absolutely induction.. so easy.. you can stick a piece of paper under it while boiling (just as a test)… fast, easy clean up.. so worth a little extra money.. gas clean up a mess

With my years of experience with gas stoves, the only time there is a mess to clean is if you have a boil over. I can't remember the last boil over I had to deal with . These new gas stoves are completely sealed anyway so there is nothing that can get under the burners. So.....even with a boil over, the clean up is not difficult at all.

[coffeebean]

Absolutely induction.. so easy.. you can stick a piece of paper under it while boiling (just as a test)… fast, easy clean up.. so worth a little extra money.. gas clean up a mess
Seriously? Stick a piece of paper under the pot with the induction burner on? WOW. I had no idea.

[coffeebean]

I prefer cooking w gas.

If you are not sure bcs you havent used electric before ask a friend if you can cook eggs or oatmeal or sauté something on her electric stove & you will see the difference.

After reading this thread, to me it sounds like "electric" isn't even in the running. The top picks are gas or induction.

[Boilerman]

You mentioned one "disadvantage" to induction cooking. I have one more disadvantage......cooking on a glass cook top. As I said in a previous post on this thread, I cooked on an electric glass cook top and never felt comfortable with it. I was always worried about the glass breaking if I placed a pot down too hard on it.

That’s not a disadvantage to me but YMMV

[coffeebean]

That’s not a disadvantage to me but YMMV

Fair enough.

[Boilerman]

My gas stove has a large burner for fast heating. Next time I boil a quart of water, I will time it but I can say with certainly, it takes a lot less time than 8 minutes for a full boil.

As far as induction heating the food hotter than gas; I don't know how much hotter I would want the food to be. As it is, I can burn my mouth when it comes right off the flame.

I can’t vouch for the times cited in the article, but I think the article was pointing out how much more efficient induction stovetops are than gas or conventional electric stoves. All of the heat goes evenly into the cookware, unlike gas where so much is wasted into the air and unevenly delivered to the cookware. I cooked with gas for 50 years and it only took about a week to become an induction stovetop convert.