Gas Stove or Electric Stove?
By Yanzalong
@yanzalong (18988)
Indonesia
July 27, 2022 4:44am CST
Cooking can be a lot of fun when the stove works normally. It can be a lot of hassles when the electricity was off, and the gas was in low power. Actually, I prefer using electric stove to gas stove.
In our house, we have a gas stove as our main stove. When the gas is finished, we turn to using a second stove using electricity.
There is a good electricity-powered stove but it's very expensive and consumes lots of electricity power. When comparing to the gas stove, it is much lower in cost. So, we rely on our gas stove for cooking lots of food.
Which stove do you use to cook your meal, and why?
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15 responses
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
27 Jul 22
I haven't had a gas stove in almost 30 years. Both work fine for cooking. (I never tried to compare the costs of using a gas stove over an electric stove.)
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
For me it is important to compare the cost of using the stoves either gas or electric. I use 3-kg gas stove, it can last for 15 days.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
27 Jul 22
@yanzalong Most of our appliances now are electric. The only gas we use is for the water heater and for the heat during the Winter. (During the Summer, our gas bill is always $25... just the water heater running. During the Winter, when the water heater and the heat in the house are on, we spend around $150 a month on gas. Our electric bill is always just under $100.)
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil I remember when I stayed at Jerome House in London. The stoves are all electric. That was in 1994 -- a long time ago.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
27 Jul 22
We have an electric stove and no it doesn’t use a lot of power that comes down to its age as newer types come out they do come more energy saving. Most houses in the US do not use gas stoves but cause if coast extra money for gas or a gas line to be place in the house.
The upside for gas stove is do the power go out you cook bad side is if you don’t turn the pilot off all the way and gas leaked into your house or the gas tubing isn’t connect correctly it can cause gas leaks which will dangerous to health as well as safety it doesn’t take much to start a fire.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
You are right. The only problem is that the price of electric stoves are far more expensives.
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
@ShyBear88 For me, it's still too much. My salary won't be enough to cover all those electricity use.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
27 Jul 22
@yanzalong not really maybe where you live an electric stove might be expensive but it’s like $100 to buy one here. Yeah there are more expensive one they have out there. I’ve never had to buy a stove but I do watch the prices. As for where it’s our in my electric bill it’s nothing. My lights to be and work coast more then the use of my stove. $150 total is my electric bill split that up into all the electric in the house. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 ceiling fan, an AC running for roughly 6 months maybe 4 months out of the year that we are currently using, the bathroom lights, the wash (both water and electric), drying, dishwasher (using electric and water), oven/stove together, microwave, refrigerator (always on), second refrigerator (always on), 3 computer, 2 cell phones and 3 iPods.
Which one of these things is use the most the AC and refrigerator not my stove!
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
What you do is almost the same as I do, youless.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
The problem wirh me is that I should collect more money to buy electric stove. I have one portable electric stove. When we use it, it takes longer time. It is only suitable for reheating.
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@flapiz (23148)
• United Kingdom
27 Jul 22
@yanzalong I see. Are you trying to save for one then?
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
@flapiz Probably, I will no longer use the gas stove when ww have a new electric stove. We will use the gas for emergency only.
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@Beestring (14516)
• Hong Kong
27 Jul 22
I use gas stoves and they are okay. I don't see the need to change.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
I see. Well, it is a matter of preference, I guess.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
In thep near future our neighborhood will be installed gas line for every one. I am not sure how it will be run in wvery house.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
27 Jul 22
I agree with you. I have calculated the difference in cost.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
28 Jul 22
I don't cook but we have both at home. For food that requires slow cooking, the gas stove is being used.
@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Jul 22
At home we also use gas stove and electric stove but use only electric stove when gas is out.
@JudyEv (339414)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 22
We have always had gas and much prefer it. We used to buy bottled gas but where we are now it is 'natural gas' and piped throughout the metropolitan area.
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
28 Jul 22
Nothing better than gas, electricity stoves are not what I consider.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
28 Jul 22
We had a gas stove when I was a kid, and my mom had to light the pilot light every time with a match. I prefer an electric stove, but I don't like how long it takes to cool down.
@cabuyogty (3012)
• Philippines
27 Jul 22
We still use gas stove even though the prices of gas is still higher here
