Today is electricity day, celebrating that commodity we all too often take for granted. I have an electric stove. I am sure many people do. It’s also a flat top electric. It has its pros and cons. I grew up with a standard electric range. When I moved out to go to college, I ended up at an apartment with a gas stove. I quickly learned the ins and outs of a gas stove. Once I moved on to a big city, I got an apartment and eventually a house with an electric stove. My parents now have a gas stove.
History of the Electric Stove
Even though electric stoves were available as early as the 1890s, they became popular during the 19302 and 1940s. As electricity became widely available even in rural America, the electric stove began to really compete with the gas stove.
Glass flat top stoves were available as early as the 1970s. A few years ago my husband and I bought my in-laws house and they had a glass flat top stove they left here. That was the first time I had encountered the glass top electric stove.
Also available are induction stoves. Induction stoves cook by using magnetics. The great thing is they only work with iron containing pans such as stainless steel or cast iron pans. They won’t work with aluminum, copper bottom, ceramic or glass pans. This means that induction stoves are great for safety conscious customers like parents who are worried about kids turning on the stove.
I know some who prefer electric over gas or gas over electric. I know that without electricity though I wouldn’t have the microwave or the other appliances that make my kitchen such a great place to be in throughout the day. Which do you prefer, electric stove or gas stove?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comments:
My mom and dad have both an electirc and a wood stove in their kitchen. And 10 cords of wood in the basement, that's my Canada for ya.
The wood one sure is nice for the heat in winter!
Very original blog - Kitchen things.
Post a Comment