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Cooking with gas or lektrik?

Posted By: Gary Benson

Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:13 PM

Most houses are equipped with lektrik but seldom gas.
Not supposed to can with a glass top but you do what you gotta do.
Gas is more reliable of course in case of power outage.
What do you use?
Posted By: 330-Trapper

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:15 PM

propane gas
Posted By: trapperkeck

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:16 PM

I've used both. Had a glass top electric back in Nebraska, worked fine, other than being slow to heat. Never had a problem with the canner. Have gas now, much better for everything!
Posted By: MJM

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:21 PM

Some people say you can not use cast iron on a glass top. Our glass top has never had any other type of fry pan on it.
Posted By: Mando

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:26 PM

Gas here.
Posted By: ~ADC~

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:28 PM

natural gas here. I don't like electric stoves, I had it for too many years in the past.
Posted By: jalstat

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by MJM
Some people say you can not use cast iron on a glass top. Our glass top has never had any other type of fry pan on it.

Same glass top for 22, years every pan imaginable has been used on it
Posted By: Lugnut

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:31 PM

LP gas.

I've used lots of electric stoves including high end glass tops and, compared to gas, they all suck.

The heat from a gas range can be regulated better and faster than any electric range.

Watch any cooking show, nearly all use gas. Most pro chefs prefer gas as well.
Posted By: Bob

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:32 PM

Propane here. I’ve canned on electric before. I can’t imagine how it could be bad to can on electric. Boiling water is boiling water, doesn’t matter where the heat came from
Posted By: trapperkeck

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by MJM
Some people say you can not use cast iron on a glass top. Our glass top has never had any other type of fry pan on it.

They'd be liars, I'm here to tell ya.
Posted By: Gary Benson

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Bob
Propane here. I’ve canned on electric before. I can’t imagine how it could be bad to can on electric. Boiling water is boiling water, doesn’t matter where the heat came from

I think maybe some folks think the weight of a canner full of water is a little bit dangerous...
Posted By: bblwi

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 10:13 PM

I have a pressure canner made by Presto that should not be used on an open flame and I use it on our glass top range and have for about 7 years. I also have one that is made by granite ware and I use my turkey fryer unit for that. I have used that one for decades. I can use my one on the electric stove as a water canner as well and yes that takes more water, but has not been an issue to date.

Bryce
Posted By: jalstat

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 10:15 PM

Waterbathed maters on this glass top many times holds 7 quarts but I’ll agree has is better but ain’t stupid enough to argue with mama on what stove she wants lol
Posted By: gcs

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 10:17 PM

Propane...
Posted By: Gary Benson

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 10:52 PM

When you're feelin down...down on the ground...propane.....
Posted By: Gary Benson

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 10:52 PM

laugh
Posted By: Outlaw99

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Gary Benson
When you're feelin down...down on the ground...propane.....


That just made my night lol
Posted By: Turtledale

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/20/23 11:25 PM

Natural gas, can't stand an electric stove. Most people out here have either natural gas or propane
Posted By: KeithC

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/21/23 12:02 AM

We have an electric, glass top range. We use cast iron on it most days. We have canned thousands of quarts of produce on it in steam baths and pressure cookers.

Besides when camping, I've only cooked on gas a few times. Diane says she prefers cooking on gas. She had a gas range when we got together. This house came with the electric glass top and we still use it.

Keith
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/21/23 12:24 AM

Propane here.
Posted By: yotetrapper30

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/21/23 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by Gary Benson
Most houses are equipped with lektrik but seldom gas.


Seems like your assumption is wrong.

9-4, gas over electric.
Posted By: Sharon

Re: Cooking with gas or lektrik? - 08/21/23 12:39 AM

Propane stove, and clothes dryer. Wouldn’t cook on anything else.
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