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My wife isn't sure you can cook with cast iron on a electric range.We have electric now. Help.
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Thread in the campfire forum yesterday about cast iron on electric.
I grew up with a propane stove and have spent the last 10 years with electric. As soon as some other projects get taken care of, installation of a gas stove is on the list.
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go gas, heat you can see and adjust by sight. And you wont lose the ability to cook if the house loses power.
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go gas, heat you can see and adjust by sight. And you wont lose the ability to cook if the house loses power.
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You sure can use cast iron on electric, but if all else is equal I would go gas.
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My wife isn't sure you can cook with cast iron on a electric range.We have electric now. Help. Definitely gas. Can adjust heat level instantly, and you can use antique cast iron which, unlike the modern stuff, can have bottoms that are not perfectly flat and level which won't absorb heat efficiently from an electric element. Everything absorbs heat efficiently from a gas flame.
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And you wont lose the ability to cook if the house loses power. Yep. That's come in handy on many occasions. Just light with a match instead of the electric spark starter built in to the range.
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In my house, I have a combination stove. Gas cook top and convection electric oven. It's the best of both worlds. The gas top puts out more heat, and the convection electric oven provides more consistent heat. Convection takes 20% off the cook time.
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In my house, I have a combination stove. Gas cook top and convection electric oven. It's the best of both worlds. The gas top puts out more heat, and the convection electric oven provides more consistent heat. Convection takes 20% off the cook time. Like that idea! +1
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Gas all the way. May be a phobia of mine, but I absolutely detest cooking on an electric stove.
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I like the electric, convection oven. Have a propane burner if the electric goes out.
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Gas stove! A lot better temp control on the burner. Cooking on electric you have to wait, then it surges hot, cycles down, and then not sure what temp you have (from my experience).
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gas on top is the only way to fly!
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I cook with cast iron more often than not so gas is my first choice. Gas is my all around first choice for other cookware as well. Here's some kitchen eye candy that may assist in your decision. http://www.google.com/search?client...onvection+oven&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
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Go with the gas. I haven't cooked on an electric range since I was a kid at home. Cast iron works on either one quite nicely. I think it is easier to control the stove's temperature with the gas range. She will have a short learning curve when she first gets the gas range but she will find it is so much easier to control the heat level of the stove. I'll bet the first time she uses it she will love it. And a second advantage is when Charity was a toddler I was at my mom's and had just used her electric stove. Charity decided she was going to cook after I left the kitchen. I heard her screaming and she had pushed a chair up to the stove I had just turned off and put both her hands on the still screaming hot burner. That could explain why she doesn't cook much even today 
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In my house, I have a combination stove. Gas cook top and convection electric oven. It's the best of both worlds. The gas top puts out more heat, and the convection electric oven provides more consistent heat. Convection takes 20% off the cook time. Exactly what we have and I'll never go back! It works great and the oven is up on the wall at eye height.
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Go with the gas. I haven't cooked on an electric range since I was a kid at home. Cast iron works on either one quite nicely. I think it is easier to control the stove's temperature with the gas range. She will have a short learning curve when she first gets the gas range but she will find it is so much easier to control the heat level of the stove. I'll bet the first time she uses it she will love it. And a second advantage is when Charity was a toddler I was at my mom's and had just used her electric stove. Charity decided she was going to cook after I left the kitchen. I heard her screaming and she had pushed a chair up to the stove I had just turned off and put both her hands on the still screaming hot burner. That could explain why she doesn't cook much even today +1. Gas is just better.
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Gas for cooking. Convection for baking
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Gas for cooking. Convection for baking My oven's gas too. Don't see a problem with it. It broils, roasts, bakes, and braises just fine.
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Gas for cooking. Convection for baking Problem with that is, if you lose power oven for storage.
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