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Gas vs Electric...Your preference?
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bigwheelzip
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Well said. That's why I ditched the gas when I got COPD after lung cancer.
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coltle6920
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And we're slow to adopt solar and wind power along with electric cars.
But we still have our firearms!
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Snubbyfan, I have made an eaten hundreds of pieces of fry bread. Had a concession trailer for 6 seasons and set up atFortunately our stove's old and obsolete. The oil's gotta be at a constant temperature for cookin' up a batch of fry bread.
Indian pow wows across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas and
sold Indian Tacos and fried bread for hours on end. Also went
to small town events, air shows and local celebrations, it was
good business while it lasted.
Do you have a T shirt that says FBI on the front in large letters
and the small print says fry bread inspector? Those shirts were
popular about 30 years ago.
I miss the business and had to quit eating fry bread due to being
type 2 diabetic. I control the diabetes by diet alone after losing 70 pounds. But a lot of good memories from the pow wow
circuit. Also sold fried meat pies, two 70 pound propane gas
fryers going constantly, made for long hot days but enjoyable.
We moved things around in our kitchen when we started to remodel. Gas stove was next to the refrigerator, and the microwave was above it, so we had them moved to another area in the kitchen, which meant moving some cabinets around. It now looks better and is more convenient.
On another note, we will have the fireplace converted to gas also.
In OK you can't hardly drill without hitting natural gas. Its very cheap here and used by power plants to generate electricity and we now have enough windmills to power every house in the state but I think that wind generated power is mostly sold to other states. There was a home explosion a few weeks ago just a 1/4 mile from my house and they said the explosion was heard 15 miles away. I saw all the fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances and heard on the news the father woke up and plugged in his coffee maker and then the house exploded. It was stated later that the propane fireplace log lighter had a leak or was left on, and after seeing the film I am totally amazed that anyone survived this.
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Good job on the weight loss and diabetes control. Staying healthy and fit seems to be the only thing that helps with my motor nerve condition.
We don't have sweet treats very often, maybe once or twice a month. My Birthday's coming up next month and I'm planning on cooking up a batch of fry bread.
I don't have an FBI shirt but I do have one that says this.
Gas, definitely.
Our local utility company provides both electricity and gas so just one bill no matter what kind of stove you have..
Our local utility company provides both electricity and gas so just one bill no matter what kind of stove you have.
Hey Rusty, your pan is on the wrong burner
Haha! Good one. There are times that I think that's the story of my life!
Gas, of course. I can't believe there's really any discussion about that.
Our last three houses had electric ranges when we bought them - all three were in rural locations that had no natural gas service. The house we're in now was the worst - not only was the range electric, but it was one of those ceramic cooktop things that make it impossible to regulate the heat. The solution in each case, implemented immediately after closing, was to install propane and either a dual fuel range (gas top, electric ovens) or gas range top with dual electric wall ovens, along with a professional quality 1000 cfm hood. You give up about 10% BTU output with propane, but our current Wolf range top goes up to 20,000 BTU per burner, so that's not an issue. And the cost of propane, if all you do is cook with it, is really inconsequential.
We like to cook and can easily turn out meals that are better than any restaurant - if we had to cook on an electric range I think we'd be eating out a lot more than we do.
Our last three houses had electric ranges when we bought them - all three were in rural locations that had no natural gas service. The house we're in now was the worst - not only was the range electric, but it was one of those ceramic cooktop things that make it impossible to regulate the heat. The solution in each case, implemented immediately after closing, was to install propane and either a dual fuel range (gas top, electric ovens) or gas range top with dual electric wall ovens, along with a professional quality 1000 cfm hood. You give up about 10% BTU output with propane, but our current Wolf range top goes up to 20,000 BTU per burner, so that's not an issue. And the cost of propane, if all you do is cook with it, is really inconsequential.
We like to cook and can easily turn out meals that are better than any restaurant - if we had to cook on an electric range I think we'd be eating out a lot more than we do.
He is in no hurry.[emoji3]Hey Rusty, your pan is on the wrong burner
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Chubbo
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Old methods, and habits are hard to give up. New and improved ones are hard to accept. I admit, cooking with electric, requires the use of more learned, skill, than cooking over an open flame. Cooking over a bonfire, in a pit in the ground, is a well established skill, learned a long time ago. On the other hand, do any of you folks remember of a home being blown to smithereens, due to an electric leak? I have natural gas, and bottle gas readily available, for use in my home, but, refuse to have Natural, or bottle gas inside of it. I reluctantly have, and use butane lighters. I've worked in the electrical, bottle, gas, and natural gas, industries, and profess to know a thing or two about their safety. 'Nuff said.
Chubbo
Old methods, and habits are hard to give up. New and improved ones are hard to accept. I admit, cooking with electric, requires the use of more learned, skill, than cooking over an open flame. Cooking over a bonfire, in a pit in the ground, is a well established skill, learned a long time ago. On the other hand, do any of you folks remember of a home being blown to smithereens, due to an electric leak? I have natural gas, and bottle gas readily available, for use in my home, but, refuse to have Natural, or bottle gas inside of it. I reluctantly have, and use butane lighters. I've worked in the electrical, bottle, gas, and natural gas, industries, and profess to know a thing or two about their safety. 'Nuff said.
Chubbo
If you do get a new range look long at the dual oven style. The top "European style" oven heats faster and cooks most things other than a large roast or turkey. I can stand nest to ours without noticing any heat from it.
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/...Problem/Fire-causes/osHomeElectricalFires.pdf
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/...rdous-materials/osNaturalGasPropaneFires.ashx
Electrical caused fires beat gas by 10 to one per this report. Page 3 of the second report says "In almost three-quarters (73%) of the natural gas ignitions, the fire was confined to the object of origin." IOW, the fire if started in the furnace, range or fireplace was contained there.
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/...rdous-materials/osNaturalGasPropaneFires.ashx
Electrical caused fires beat gas by 10 to one per this report. Page 3 of the second report says "In almost three-quarters (73%) of the natural gas ignitions, the fire was confined to the object of origin." IOW, the fire if started in the furnace, range or fireplace was contained there.
medic15al
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I've grown up with and still use gas for cooking, heating, and hot water. Very nice to be able to use those when power is out.
Also the heat is faster on the stove to cook and warmer in the winter than electric.
Also the heat is faster on the stove to cook and warmer in the winter than electric.
