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marzipanni

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10. We have a Wedgewood gas stove
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 02:57 PM
Oct 2012

bought by DH's grandfather in 1938, for the house we live in, which he built in 1917. No electricity needed to light, but the pilot lights make the kitchen warmer, and waste gas. I always leave the kitchen window open at the top when the evening/nights cool down so the refrigerator doesn't work harder.

Every night the last thing I do before I go to bed is check the stove/oven knobs to make sure they're all on "off".

The house I grew up in had an electric stove; I preferred gas stoves after the first time using one!

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Gas, w/ electric start. I use the range but not the oven in power outages. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #1
I had a few townhouse friends come over to cook on the stove top. texanwitch Oct 2012 #2
that's what I have TorchTheWitch Oct 2012 #25
Gas stove here. And it has been a lifesaver during power outages. n/t RebelOne Oct 2012 #3
Yep. All I'll have is gas or propane. One match and you're golden. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #4
House is all electric but OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #5
We have electric, but I would 100% prefer a gas stove, for all the reasons above (plus "instant on") MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #6
I love my gas stove... Chan790 Oct 2012 #7
I even have gas Dearborn space heaters. texanwitch Oct 2012 #8
I have one of those too. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #35
That's what my grandparents had Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #41
You can still buy them, new or used. texanwitch Oct 2012 #43
Electric. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #9
My old neighborhood was pre electric lights. texanwitch Oct 2012 #13
We have a Wedgewood gas stove marzipanni Oct 2012 #10
Electric. progressoid Oct 2012 #11
gas stove and a fire place for toasting marshmellows. hollysmom Oct 2012 #12
Electric and I hate it! graywarrior Oct 2012 #14
I can't cook on a electric stove. texanwitch Oct 2012 #15
Neither can I. graywarrior Oct 2012 #18
The roast I cooked on the stove top was so good. texanwitch Oct 2012 #20
Cast iron pipi_k Oct 2012 #31
same with me TorchTheWitch Oct 2012 #26
I was so thrilled that the renovated duplex hifiguy Oct 2012 #27
Gas. I burn all the food with an electric stove because they won't get cool. kaiden Oct 2012 #16
Gas here. geardaddy Oct 2012 #17
Gas cooktop. Built the house 2011 to replace the one that burned down. It had gas cooktop, too. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #19
Electric Populist_Prole Oct 2012 #21
I currently have an electric stove. cliffordu Oct 2012 #22
Pffffffffttttttthhhh! Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #34
Gas. It's easier to control. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #23
propane here, elec ignition Bertha Venation Oct 2012 #24
We got a gas stove because power outages are a way of life here. sarge43 Oct 2012 #28
gas, do not like it. stuntcat Oct 2012 #29
Propane here, but yeah... pipi_k Oct 2012 #30
"Nobody screws with my morning coffee!" sarge43 Oct 2012 #36
Letrit KamaAina Oct 2012 #32
Gas stove and water heater here. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #33
I've got gas... yawnmaster Oct 2012 #37
Electric stove, JoeyT Oct 2012 #38
Gas Crepuscular Oct 2012 #39
We have electric and I hate it. femmocrat Oct 2012 #40
Gas is supplied as a utility where I live. It would likely be shut off in a major earthquake. slackmaster Oct 2012 #42
In the winters of the 70's and 80's we had more frequent HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #44
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