My wife and I are having a mild arguement about which type of stove to install in our new house. She wants gas and I am leaning towards a ceramic top electric.
I'm trying to understand all the pros and cons of each type and here's what I come up with.
Gas
-More even heating. (I don't know what this really means. I've never had an issue on my electric stoves, but I also don't know much about cooking.)
-Looks like a lot more of a pain in the but to clean with all those weird grills and such.
-Slightly more dangerous (At least I think so)
-Faster heat, I guess (although my electric would melt my skin after about 3 seconds)
-No overhead oven element
-Wife claims it's better for resale value.
-Neither of us have ever used one
-Do you need to run the fan while using the stove. Are there any fumes given off from the burning gas?
Electric
-Super easy to clean
-Supposedly better for baking. (More even heat)
-Not dangerous
-I can and do use ours as a cutting board/spare countertop when not in use. Very durable.
Now neither of us do much cooking, and when we do it's nothing gourmet. Not to say we won't start.
The price for the stoves are identical. I'm not really concerned with the cost of gas vs. electricity.
The stoves are something like these:
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/cooking/ranges/slide-in_gas/prod_PLGS389EC.asp
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/cooking/ranges/slide-in_electric/prod_PLES389EC.asp
We also found one with gas burners but an electric range.
Please feel free to share your opinions, experiences, and recommendations.
Dave
I'm trying to understand all the pros and cons of each type and here's what I come up with.
Gas
-More even heating. (I don't know what this really means. I've never had an issue on my electric stoves, but I also don't know much about cooking.)
-Looks like a lot more of a pain in the but to clean with all those weird grills and such.
-Slightly more dangerous (At least I think so)
-Faster heat, I guess (although my electric would melt my skin after about 3 seconds)
-No overhead oven element
-Wife claims it's better for resale value.
-Neither of us have ever used one
-Do you need to run the fan while using the stove. Are there any fumes given off from the burning gas?
Electric
-Super easy to clean
-Supposedly better for baking. (More even heat)
-Not dangerous
-I can and do use ours as a cutting board/spare countertop when not in use. Very durable.
Now neither of us do much cooking, and when we do it's nothing gourmet. Not to say we won't start.
The price for the stoves are identical. I'm not really concerned with the cost of gas vs. electricity.
The stoves are something like these:
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/cooking/ranges/slide-in_gas/prod_PLGS389EC.asp
http://www.frigidaire.com/products/cooking/ranges/slide-in_electric/prod_PLES389EC.asp
We also found one with gas burners but an electric range.
Please feel free to share your opinions, experiences, and recommendations.
Dave