Burnerless stoves or cooking with gas ? A question.

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Do you have a "burnerless" stove? By burnerless I mean a stove that is completely flat on top and you just put a pot or pan on where you know from experience burners used to be and turn on the electricity. I used one for the first time at a friend's house where I was helping her while she was sick. The range did not heat as quickly as I am used to. Worse when I turned the "burner" off a red indicator light in front stayed off for about an hour before shutting off very slowly and the burner remained hot. :oops: That's a long time. What if you have to go somewhere and cannot wait an hour? Do you have to plan your cooking around this? Do you remember gas stoves? I do and liked them much better than electricity because they work in power outages caused by snow storms which happens a lot here. If you have a "burnerless stove how long did it take you to get used to it? Do you like it now?
 

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I grew up with gas stoves in Chicago. When I moved to Montana, I was surprised that everyone cooked with electric. They were not instant heat, but you had to be careful because if you set it on high, you would be burning your eggs before you knew it, and when you turned them off the heat lingered a long time. Now in Virginia, the house I bought came with gas. I've been cooking with it for 10 years now, and I will say, I prefer electric, which I am used to and can control the heat better. I can't simmer anything on my gas stove, even when I set that one special burner to simmer, it still boils. I think Chefs are said to prefer gas, but I'm not sure why.
 
I used a glass top range for 30 years. The kight stays red to remnd you that is still a hot surface, and no, you needn't worry about leaving it unless you set something on it. A gas burner is still hot for a while after shut off too, you just don't get the warning. Since that stove died last year, I now have a regular electric stove.
 

I prefer electric. After I use a burner, I put a large empty pot on the used burner to cool it off quicker.
 
I have the flat top electric range. There’re circles to indicate the location of the burners. The red light is just a reminder that’s it’s still hot and is cooling off. It may take longer to heat the burner but the heat is retained so you can leave your pot sitting to keep things warm.

I’m presuming you’re not referring to a conduction stove top.
 
First off, as a child I can remember everyone calling the top of a cooker a stove, but as I got older everyone I know calls it a Hob.

Anyway, I have an electric oven with a gas hob, as I prefer the control of heat I have with gas. Or so I thought when I visited my brother and used his Induction Hob. It takes slightly longer to start heating, but ultimately cooks quicker. for Example, can boil a pan of water on an induction hob in less than half the time I can with gas.

I also like the fact that the surface of the induction hob stays cool, as it heats the pans though an electromagnetic process as apposed heat from a direct electric element or a gas flame. As a consequence, the kitchen doesn’t get hot. I might go to induction when I give my kitchen a makeover.
 
@chic, I have a flat top glass cooktop. I don't worry about it staying hot or warm after cooking because I don't keep anything on or near it that could cause a fire. I also have built in double electric ovens. I did/do like having the oven space. I used both ovens a lot when I cooked for the family.

If I had my choice, I would prefer gas over electric appliances. I grew up and learned to cook with gas stove and ovens. The gas oven, IMO, is superior because baked or roasted foods seem so much better. There is nothing like a chicken or turkey baked in a gas oven.

If I should have to do a replacement of appliances in future, I want to convert to gas cooking, as I do have gas heat and hot water heater. I think however I will not be here when that time comes. I do, however, keep putting money aside for this project, just in case.
 
I had electric for over 30 years never liked it. I have had Gas for 10 and love it. I always heard with flat tops you had to have certain pots and could not use cast iron on them because they are too heavy.My gas cook top cools down pretty quickly.
 
Gas stove the last 15 years and would never go back to electric. I am IMPATIENT and love the INSTANT heat from gas. Plus, the gas keeps the pots cleaner (ie burn off the stains)

Perplexed: One of the reasons for NOT HAVING A FLAT TOP: I use a heavy caste iron wok for everything (stews, soups, stir frys) and was "informed" that cast iron is too heavy for glass top.
 
I have the flat top electric range. It takes forever for it to heat up but it is easier to clean. Thankfully, I don't cook as much as I used to. If I was cooking for a family I would have to replace it.

Gas is on the way out in new construction in some states along with common sense.

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I'm going to buy an induction burner one of these days since it takes so long to boil a pot of water on my gas stove. It's not a high priority, though.
 
I have a ceramic top stove and I've found that pots and pans have to have perfectly flat bottoms to work properly. One brand of frying pan, I found. domed very slightly and would not heat evenly. I use 'Fissler' pans which are stainless steel and have encapsulated aluminium bases which heat very quickly and evenly. We do not have gas in the village so everyone uses electric or has an 'AGA' range cooker which stays warm all the time.
 
I prefer gas, and that's what we have in our main kitchen. Never used one of those "burnerless" stoves.

Don M. said:
NY will soon ban natural gas in new building construction, and i suspect other States will do the same.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/us/new-york-natural-gas-ban-climate/index.html
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Banning natural gas for global warming makes little sense. Gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters etc produce less CO2 than any other fossil fuel based methods. And less than electric for the 60% of the US who have fossil fuel generated electricity...
 
Don M. said:
NY will soon ban natural gas in new building construction, and i suspect other States will do the same.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/us/new-york-natural-gas-ban-climate/index.html
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From that article...
Methane, the main component of natural gas used to fuel stoves and heat homes, has more than 80 times as much warming power as carbon dioxide in the first two decades it’s in the atmosphere. For that reason, scientists have narrowed in on the fossil fuel as a way to rapidly decrease planet-warming pollution. Several studies also have found that gas stoves are responsible for severe health conditions, including asthma.

So it's not a bad idea.

From what I seen, induction cooktops are a bit noisy, and that seems to be the only drawback... that plus you can't use aluminum pots and pans on them without putting a piece of steel on the burner first. Other non-steel materials won't work, also. All my cookware is steel, so that's not a problem for me.
 
Capt Lightning said:
I have a ceramic top stove and I've found that pots and pans have to have perfectly flat bottoms to work properly. One brand of frying pan, I found. domed very slightly and would not heat evenly. I use 'Fissler' pans which are stainless steel and have encapsulated aluminium bases which heat very quickly and evenly. We do not have gas in the village so everyone uses electric or has an 'AGA' range cooker which stays warm all the time.
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I would love to have n "AGA" but my uderstanding is they are very expensive. The pictures I have seen they are beautiful. You would have to sell your first born and a kidney. I only have the one son so I would pass on that purchase LOL!
 
BC Flash said:
Gas stove the last 15 years and would never go back to electric. I am IMPATIENT and love the INSTANT heat from gas. Plus, the gas keeps the pots cleaner (ie burn off the stains)

Perplexed: One of the reasons for NOT HAVING A FLAT TOP: I use a heavy caste iron wok for everything (stews, soups, stir frys) and was "informed" that cast iron is too heavy for glass top.
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Yes, I can see where it would be and cast iron is such a healthy way to cook.
 
I gave away the gas stove a couple of decades ago because of the toxic fumes.
Just prior to that I got two countertop induction cookers and continue use them for all cooking.
These heat the pans with magnetism and are fast, but don't heat the surface like electric burners do.
The ones I have are Max Burton 6200 models, but I'm not sure what brands and models are currently best.
Also I use two 3 quart pots and an 8 quart pressure cooker which are compatible with magnetic induction cookers.
 

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