Cooking with electricity or gas

@jillhill (37354)
United States
September 27, 2007 4:46pm CST
I much prefer gas. It seems like there is less preheat time....and once you are done the burners cool off faster for little hands. Also I think it's easier to control your burners....so which do you prefer?
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@Buggheart (445)
• United States
27 Sep 07
I also prefer gas. It's what I learned to cook on so I know how to control the heat just by looking at the size of the flame. Whenever I cook on electric I ruin all or part of what I've cooked and it's just not pretty at all. I like being able to turn the heat down or up by looking at the size of the flame and knowing that the pan is instantly heating or cooling instead of waiting for that coil thingie to react. I do love the look of those smooth top ranges though. My brother has one at his house and it looks really nice and is easier to keep clean. Still, I'd rather cook on gas. They need to invent a stove where you can flip a lid open and use the gas burners and then close the lid to cover them up so it's a smooth surface.
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@talisman (1300)
• United States
27 Sep 07
Now that would be nice :)
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
That would be perfect. And I am with you. I feel I have more control over my cooking with gas.
• India
19 Nov 07
Hi jillhill, i prefer gas.because of many reasons.it is reliable and less expensive.we are getting subsidy on gas.so have to say only half of its.also its available in our place.if it no other expenses other than the electiic bill.that will always be an electric shock to up in my family.so we gaveup electric and changed to gas. Anyway always keep in touch. Have a nice day. Happy myLoting:-)
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
19 Nov 07
Thank you and you have a nice day too!
@player143 (879)
• India
10 Nov 07
Gas
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
11 Nov 07
Cool!
@Ramsakha (205)
• India
21 Oct 07
We use gas for cooking. It is easy and safer than electricity. Moreover there is always shortage of electricity in our city.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
21 Oct 07
I feel the same. Thanks for sharing!
@Molinda (77)
• China
1 Nov 07
because we only have the gas in our house,so we must use it when we want to cooking.but i think it is the most convenient tool.what's more,the gas is cheaper than electric.so the gas is preferred.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
1 Nov 07
I do like my gas too and if I had a choice would pick that over electricity!
• New Zealand
18 Nov 07
I prefer cooking using electricity coz its more convenient and find it very safe. Although its more expensive when using it compared to gas..=)
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
19 Nov 07
Ahhhhhhhhhh.......thanks for posting!
@peavey (16936)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I'd rather have gas to cook on, but I'm stuck with electric and have been for years. Electric is more expensive, takes more time to heat up and cool down and heats unevenly.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I totally agree....the heat up and cool down time is really what bothers me....thanks for sharing
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I love cooking on gas. Electric just seems to unpredictable. I thought I couldn't cook because I was constantly burning or under cooking food on the electric stove. But then I switched to a gas stove and suddenly started cooking really well. I'm back to an electric stove now so I only do simple things on the stove top. Most of my cooking is done in the oven or with a crockpot.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
29 Sep 07
I do think that gas is more efficient and easier to control....I do alot of cooking in the crock pot too. Thanks for sharing!
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
1 Oct 07
I prefer electric but that's what we have. I have cooked on Gas before but I always worry about leaks. But that's just me. **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
2 Oct 07
I think that has alot to do with it....I am used to gas and always have worried about little hands touching a burner that takes so long to cool....but I think we like what we are used to.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
21 Oct 07
I prefer gas cooking to electric. I have had both and I found the electric was much harder to cook with. I also prefer gas heat as it is much warmer than electric. I honestly think that it is cheaper to heat with gas too even with the price of gas these days. I know that my electric bill has been outrageous all summer and I am really tired of all of the high prices.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
21 Oct 07
I got you....too bad we can't find some alternative sources to get the bills back under control! I do like my gas though. I just think it's easier to control.
@navtech (1773)
• India
28 Sep 07
Dear Jillhill, We use gas for cooking. Gas in all respect very useful for cooking. Electricity use always has inherent danger.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
This is so true! I never thought of the inherent danger involoved. I love gas to cook with .....it just so much simplier.....thanks for posting.
@violeta_va (4831)
• Australia
10 Oct 07
I have both at home my oven and grill are electric and my stove is gas and I love it this way. I am now used to the electric oven and the way it cooks so I would not change it any time soon. I know exacly how long it takes me to do something. With the stove (gas) i love that as well because when I want to turn the temp down its it down in a second not the same case with most electric.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
10 Oct 07
You have the best of both worlds!
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I grew up cooking on a gas stove. We now live in a home that is all electric, so I am stuck with an electric stove. I am getting used to it, but I still wish I had a gas stove. The only thing I like better about an electric stove is that there is no open flame.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
Right......I do love my gas stove though! Thanks for sharing!
@tujibing (40)
• China
29 Sep 07
I perfer gas. It is easy to control and cheaper than electricity . But if I cook hot pot, I will use electric cooker, because it is safer than gas.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
29 Sep 07
Yes I imagine it is....but the gas is easier to control....and cheaper!
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@talisman (1300)
• United States
27 Sep 07
I definately prefer gas. I hate cooking with electric. It's a pain and doesn't cook things well. With gas, you can control the heat a lot better (as well as visibly!) and it cools off faster. When using electric, it's harder to adjust the temperature. Not only that, it takes a long time to heat up and even longer to cool down, so if you're needing to reduce something to a simmer from a boil, you're better off using a different burner, lol!
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
Yes the burners stay hot for so long you have to take the pan off. I do love my gas stove.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I have cooked with both and for a time I did prefer electricity for some odd reason. I have no idea why. I now prefer gas. I moved into military housing here in NC and they have gas stoves. I have really begun to like it more than electricity. Your right, it does seem like less of a preheat time and I think there is much more control over the burners. I also think that it makes easier on baking as well. It doesn't burn on the bottom so easily as it would in electric cooking.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
With electric.....I always burn the bottom especially with buns...for some reason. With gas it seems not to have that affect.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
27 Sep 07
We have an electric stove in our house and a gas stove in our camper. I think I prefer cooking with electric. Probably because that is the type I learned to cook on first.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
27 Sep 07
That could be. My daughter in law loves her electric too. I am used to gas so that is what I know best! Thanks for posting.
@KarenLO (238)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I prefer gas stoves...#1 because of the fast heat, the less time to cool, #2 when the electricity goes out...I can still use my burners by lighting them with a match. #3 It used to be that gas was cheaper...not so sure of that. I have always had gas so I am a little prejudice.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
Me too...it's just more convient. When we had the ice storm I could still cook...we never went hungry!
@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
28 Sep 07
I prefer gas its cheaper than using electric stove and the food cooked perfectly.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
Yes! Definately! Thanks for posting.
@nyumix (1658)
• Belgium
28 Sep 07
I think I would prefer to use gas for cooking. In my home country, normally people use gas to cook that's why I choose to use this gas, since I'm not use to cook with electricity.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I like gas best too...but I am used to gas so that might make a difference! Thanks for posting!