Yes, true, and those aim a flame things also are available at most stores. some times, the electronic ignition can go out due to a power outage, and you can light the stove then with a match or flame gizmo.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Turnbull Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 12:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove Most gas stoves now days don't have a pilot. They have electronic ignition where all you do is turn on the burner all the way and you will hear a popping sound as the igniter lights the burner. Once you hear the gas ignite just turn the dial back until the igniter stops popping and there you have it. If you have an older stove where a pilot is still being used there are long barreled lighters that are much safer to use than a match. Larry -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of paula barton Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 11:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove Hi all If it were me I would never light a gas stove if it goes out. I use a gas stove all the time but I do not feel safe trying to light it with a match Paula -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Chambers Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove It may be easier to have the gas company check out the stove, light the pilot, and test all the burners, as well as the oven. One-pound rocks are a bit hard to come by in some areas. <Smile>. Since this is the first time with using a gas stove, the gas company can also show you how to light the pilot if it goes out. It's easy and safe, and you'll quickly get the hang of it. I've been dealing with gas stoves for a few more decades than I care to admit, and haven't had any problems. With all the ones I've dealt with, I've never had to turn the stove on, even a little bit, for the match to do its magic, but each stove is different. Stay safe and have the gas company help you the first time. In most areas, the gas company will even notch your stove dials and your oven dial to help you adjust the heat. They used to, anyway. You can also use High-Marks? Sorry, I don't know how that product name is spelled, but you can buy it at most organizations that sell blindness-related products. hth Jennifer On 1/21/14, Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> wrote: > No, not dangerous at all unless you haven't got a sense of smell or > our sinuses aren't working at all. This was recommended to me by the > employee who came out from the Gas Company and all of the time I used > a gas stove in Arizona, I failed to burn any apartments down or set > off any kind of explosions with the gas. The reason for the kitchen > matches is that they're about 2 inches long and it will provide you a > margin of time to blow the match out once you've lit the gas off with > the match. > The gas is off when you light the match and you only turn it on a > little as the match goes under the cooking container between the metal > brackets on which the container rests. As soon as that's done, blow > the match out or put it into water in an ashtray near the stove or > sand if you don't have water close by. The burning end gets buried in > the sand. > > On Sat, 18 Jan 2014, Charles Rivard wrote: > >> That sounds very dangerous! >> >> --- >> Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're >> finished, you! really! are! finished! >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jude DaShiell" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 4:16 AM >> Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove >> >> >> > For first time use of a gas stove I recommend having the gas >> > company come out and shut off the pilot light. This is a safety >> > measure which enables you to control when the flame and gas >> > connect. Next buy a box of kitchen matches and get yourself a rock >> > about a pound in weight with some rough surface. >> > Put your pot or pan on the stove with the stove off. >> > Get a kitchen match and strike it on the rock. >> > Hold the match under the pot or pan on the burner, then turn the >> > knob to start the gas. You'll hear a small whoosh as the flame and >> > gas connect. >> > Very important, blow out the match before your fingers get burnt as >> > soon as the gas has turned into a flame. I used this system in >> > Arizona for several years successfully. >> > >> > On Fri, 17 Jan 2014, Nicole Massey wrote: >> > >> > > Another thing about gas heat -- it's a moist heat, because it's >> > > burning fluid, while electric stoves are a dry heat. The moister >> > > heat of gas tends to linger a bit more, so turn things down >> > > slightly earlier than you might with an electric burner. >> > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > From: Cookinginthedark >> > > > [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > > On Behalf Of Jennifer Chambers >> > > > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 4:36 PM >> > > > To: [email protected] >> > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove >> > > > >> > > > My suggestion for first-time use of a gas stove is to turn it >> > > > out without a pot or pan on the burner. Hold your hand well >> > > > above the flame. Turn the knob all the way up. Keep your hand >> > > > above the flame; gradually turn the knob down. You'll be able >> > > > to get a sense of the heat differences when the flame is high, >> > > > medium and low. Turn it off before placing a pot or pan on the >> > > > burner. Then gradually turn the knob and adjust it for the >> > > > type of flame called for in your recipe. >> > > > >> > > > I hope that made sense. I grew up using a gas stove, but the >> > > > second apartment I lived in had an electric stove and oven. I >> > > > hope to goodness I never have to use an electric stove and oven >> > > > again. I don't like the texture of food cooked with >> > > > electricity. >> > > > >> > > > Jennifer >> > > > >> > > > On 1/17/14, Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > I have also used gas cooking all of my life, and know it is >> > > > > faster, and you have to monitor how high your flame is, as >> > > > > that determines >> > > > how >> > > > > quickly things cook on top of the stove! On the electric >> > > > > stoves, you have numbers, and can simmer and control the >> > > > > heat; however, electric stoves of friends that I have >> > > > > observed, the heat, to me, feels far more hotter and intense, >> > > > > and I do not like it. >> > > > > Sandy >> > > > > >> > > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > > From: Cookinginthedark >> > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > > > On Behalf Of Malaina VanderWal >> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:50 PM >> > > > > To: [email protected] >> > > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove >> > > > > >> > > > > I prefer using a gas stove myself. But that is what I grew up >> > > > > using. >> > > > I >> > > > > think it gas stove cooks faster but try to no how high you >> > > > > have the flame. You can go by sound and if you feel a lot of >> > > > > heat you know >> > > > that >> > > > > the flame is very high. >> > > > > Malaina >> > > > > >> > > > > Sent from my iPhone >> > > > > >> > > > > > On Jan 16, 2014, at 11:53 AM, "Lenore Koszalinski" >> > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I would try too keep the flame kind of low and not hi. >> > > > > > Times will be different when cooking. I always kept my >> > > > > > flame kind of low, unless I was boiling water. Lenore >> > > > > > >> > > > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > > > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark- >> > > > [email protected]] >> > > > > > On Behalf Of Nancy Martin >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:26 AM >> > > > > > To: [email protected] >> > > > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Hi Holly, >> > > > > > I'd just say use your normal common sense precautions you >> > > > > > would always do anyway. Maybe others will be more help or >> > > > > > more specific, I just wanted to say it's something you can >> > > > > > deal with. >> > > > > > HTH, >> > > > > > Nancy Martin >> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > > > > From: "Holly Anderson" <[email protected]> >> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 8:17 AM >> > > > > > Subject: [CnD] cooking on a gas stove >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Hi all. I'm staying somewhere and they have a gas stove. >> > > > > > At home I have an >> > > > > > >> > > > > > electric stove, are there differences that I should be >> > > > > > aware of when cooking. I know I'm dealing with an open >> > > > > > flame vs heating element, but not sure what that really >> > > > > > means in terms of cooking. 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