I haven't seen a gas stove in the past 20 years that has a pilot light. Even those that do, there is a thermal coupler that holds the gas valve open when it senses heat from the pilot light. When the pilot light goes out, the gas valve turns off. With no pilot light, you won't have gas, and you won't be able to light the burner with a match. At least this is my experience with gas stoves while growing up.
It would take a strike anywhere match to use a rock to start one. Those have been difficult to find for many years now. They want you to use the box to strike them. And this would come with additional safety issues. The temp of a gas flame is about 3000 degrees F while an element is about 1500 degrees F. But the temperature is not relevant. The flame temp is the same weather the burner is on high, medium or low. Try to boil water on low and see how long it takes. I can boil water faster on my lower temp electric stove than I can on my parent's higher temp gas stove. I have used both, and both have their advantages and disadvantages, but my personal preference is for gas. The biggest issue with gas stoves is if you have kids. The knobs are on the front and small children tend to play with stuff they can reach. Michael -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 7:19 AM To: Dolores Manzino via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com>; Dolores Manzino <gwennac...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] Gas or electric stoves which is better? 1) simple, have the pilot light disabled if you use existing stove. Then you have a rock near the stove along with a pack of 2 inch kitchen matches. Use the rock to strike the match then turn the gas on and put the flame near the gas. No safety problem since the pilot light is off. 2) Chinese cooking is best done with gas since electric cannot get the heat up high enough for chinese cooking. 3) When your power goes out this summer thanks to Covid-19, you can still cook with gas. On Thu, 28 May 2020, Dolores Manzino via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 07:33:38 > From: Dolores Manzino via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Dolores Manzino <gwennac...@gmail.com> > Subject: [CnD] Gas or electric stoves which is better? > > Hi all, > > I'm remodeling my kitchen and thinking about getting either a gas or electric stove. The new apartment i'm moving in to has a hook up for gas, and that is the stove that is there now. But my family says it is unsafe, they are afraid of the pilot light going out. I am nervous about this too, but like gas for the all the audio feedback you get. Does anyone have any thoughts? Have any of you used gas stoves? Do you prefer gas or electric? Thank you in advance for any help. > > Cooking with kindness, > Dolores > > > A cat's purr is the sweetest sound. > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > -- _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
