Gas or electric?

[big4life]

Which do you prefer to cook on?

I'm redoing my kitchen and trying to figure out which way to go. I have an electric stove top and oven now, but that's coming out. Since the wiring is from the 1960's I'm going to have to get the stove connection rewired anyway. But I already have gas for my heating and hot water, and the water heater is just across the kitchen from the stove, so I'm thinking I might get the gas ran to the stove and cook with gas too.

I'm also looking at resale value.

 

[Cutiebaby]

i prefer gas...have only had it in 2 places that i have lived and that was with hubby...mother is a crazy woman and is afraid of her own shadow...she was a smoker and couldnt have gas in her house,lmao......i love it i think the food cooks faster and better with gas

 

[StickFigure]

Gas! Electric is teh SUCK!!

 

[Mr. dB]

I prefer gas. I could live with a mix, though, gas for the stovetop and electric for the oven.

 

[nycgirl]

Oh, gas for both.

 

[coldblue1955]

gas

 

[starfish]

If you have a choice, go with gas.

 

[c00per]

Gas.
Plus if things don't go so well in the future, it is also a more convenient way of killing yourself.

 

[SoreArms]

Gas

my last place was electric and cooking sucked. I also beleive the hot water heaters are of smaller capacity for electric, so hot water runs out much faster.

 

[blut wump]

There's a good reason for the expression, "now we're cooking with gas".

It's good to have some alternative to electricity regardless as a defence against power outages.

 

[BrothaBill]

You can get dual fuel b/c electric ovens are superior in cooking than gas. You should get a convection oven which strips away the thin layer of air around meats and food making them cook better and faster.

Gas is cheaper but takes longer to boil water in comparison to the instant on electric burners nowadays.
Electric also offers smoothtop look and cleanability. Easy to wipe quickly and clean it.

It all depends on you. Electric is superior in most regards, people like gas b/c you can see the flame making it easier to adjust by eye. Electric nowadays is instant on in decent cooktops and several minutes faster than gas b/c of the surface area in boiling water.
You can get pro-series with like 15000 btu gas burner outputs for some serious stirfrying but hardly worth the cost.
Gas does not flavor the food so there is no reason to consider it from that perspective.
Easy to clean, faster, a bit more expensive but electric is the smarter choice unless you simply like the look of a gas cooktop.
I prefer a smoothcountertop with easy function.
You can get grills with downdraft hoods but those are a nightmare to clean and expensive to install a downdraft hood just to grill in your house, also you can get those in electric. Jennairs used to be the choice for downdrafts and you could replace the cooking modules.

Gas is just usually a cheaper way to go, cheaper product, cheaper energy costs unless you go with the dual-fuel ranges (gas cooktop, electric oven) which is much more expensive on average.

If you like to cook, make an island with a gas or electric cooktop with a downdraft hood(you'll need it for the island anyhow so might as get the grill). Then get a dual electric wall oven with convection. Kitchenaid, jennair etc...

Separate out the pieces, it adds value to the house.
You can match the pieces to your dishwasher and refrigerator so you should take that into consideration, but from a perspective of resale, people prefer the gas cooktop b/c it used to be superior and it still sticks in people's minds. Plus you can get high output burners and also sealed burners make it near as easy to clean

It all depends on your budget

A Jennair kitchen can be pretty sweet. Jennair is a line of Maytag only designed for upscale kitchens. Also Kitchenaid kitchens.
They are more economical or you could really go all out with a very expensive kitchen products but that really would mean a comittment in budget and need a consultation with someone to help design your kitchen so I wont mention those products.
I do like the refrigererator drawers my friend put in his kitchen. Small refrigerator drawer with veggies and another with meat under the cutting board portion of the island. Specialty build

 

[velvett]

Natural gas or liquid propane?

Range or cooktop and wall oven?

Ranges are trendy but I prefer a separate cooktop and wall oven (with convection as BB already stated).

Gas is easier to control, electric (ceramic) cooktops are easier to keep sparkly.

I've specing a a lot Dacor products lately.

I think a dual-fuel range has the best resale value.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

I've specing a a lot Dacor products lately.

I was looking at dacor for my kitchen too, but their web page (www.dacor.com) is all over the place. Some nice stuff and some real crappppp.

I can't cook at all, so i am looking toward the next owner. Good to know dacor is well-received by the upmarket consumer.

 

[velvett]

I was looking at dacor for my kitchen too, but their web page (www.dacor.com) is all over the place. Some nice stuff and some real crappppp.

I can't cook at all, so i am looking toward the next owner. Good to know dacor is well-received by the upmarket consumer.

I have to agree with the website and it also get sticky with the drop down menus. They do have a good dealer manual and the site does have PDF files for the installation specs.

I do mostly the Epicure duel fuel ranges which is just like Viking without the trendy name, did two 52" outside grills - only have feedback on one so far which was positive except for the rotisisrie attachment and the Millennia 30" wall oven which I want for myself.

 

[big4life]

If I go with gas it will be natural gas.

I doubt that I'll go with another stove top and built in oven, probably a range. I'm taking out the cabinets above my counter to create a more useable counter top, make it into a breakfast bar. Then adding a pantry where the built in oven was. This will at least open up the kitchen a little bit.

I could use some ideas on the cabinet color. They are pine with a dark stain, I'd like to lighten them up some, or maybe paint them. Any ideas Ms. V.?

I'm still looking at floor colors/types, so it might be too early for cabinet colors.