When I was a child I went with my grandmother to wash in the river small village. Summer only 

 
Electricity costs vary widely across the US.  Where I live it's seasonal and highly progressive.  The rates quickly jump 4 fold per KWH the more you use.  And the "baseline" amount is a joke, hard to imagine anyone being able to stay below it unless you burn wood for heat, eat raw food, and wash your clothes by beating them on rocks in a stream (where's the emoticon for that?)

Thanks for the warning.  In the price range I wanted to stay in almost everything had sealed burners so I'll have to be careful.

Cool, gas is the way to go. One thing to watch for. If its like the GE Gas stove that came with my last house it will have so called sealed burners. Only problem is spills can still get inside the insulators for the igniters and short them out. On the GE it was a royal pain getting them working again.

Well I went with gas and got this today:

Frigidaire 30" Freestanding Gas Range Model FGF368G

Nothing fancy but it seems like it will do the job.  I like the fact that it has a 14,000 BTU "Power Burner" so that maybe I can finally cook a decent meal in the wok.

Won't be delivered until next Tuesday.

 
Los costos de electricidad varían ampliamente en los EE.UU.. Donde yo vivo es altamente estacional y progresiva. Las tarifas de saltar rápidamente 4 veces por el KWH la que más uso. Y la "línea de base" cantidad es una broma, difícil imaginar que nadie pueda permanecer por debajo de él a menos que usted se quema la madera para el calor, comer alimentos crudos, y lave su ropa luchando contra las rocas en una corriente (¿dónde está el emoticono para eso? )

Well I went with gas and got this today:

Frigidaire 30" Freestanding Gas Range Model FGF368G

Nothing fancy but it seems like it will do the job.  I like the fact that it has a 14,000 BTU "Power Burner" so that maybe I can finally cook a decent meal in the wok.

Won't be delivered until next Tuesday.

 Electricity costs vary widely across the US.  Where I live it's seasonal and highly progressive.  The rates quickly jump 4 fold per KWH the more you use.  And the "baseline" amount is a joke, hard to imagine anyone being able to stay below it unless you burn wood for heat, eat raw food, and wash your clothes by beating them on rocks in a stream (where's the emoticon for that?)

 
Electricity costs vary widely across the US.  Where I live it's seasonal and highly progressive.  The rates quickly jump 4 fold per KWH the more you use.  And the "baseline" amount is a joke, hard to imagine anyone being able to stay below it unless you burn wood for heat, eat raw food, and wash your clothes by beating them on rocks in a stream (where's the emoticon for that?)

we have friends who have a hideously expensive induction stove.



they are pretty amazing. Water boils almost instantly. They do not get hot (hence the uncooked egg in the above photo).. and combine the speed of gas with the convenience of ceramic.

Downside, they cost about a regular year's savings as you need special pots and pans.

You'd think, but this is a much smaller house than we've had in the past, and our electric bill is smaller than ever. I have no idea how that works, particularly with our ceilings, but it's true. Around $70 in the non-heating season and about double in winter (Dec., Jan., and Feb.). This was a particularly mild winter, too.

that's very low indeed.  ours for this 900 sf apartment can be $120 in January and over $150 in August.

that's very low indeed.  ours for this 900 sf apartment can be $120 in January and over $150 in August.

You'd think, but this is a much smaller house than we've had in the past, and our electric bill is smaller than ever. I have no idea how that works, particularly with our ceilings, but it's true. Around $70 in the non-heating season and about double in winter (Dec., Jan., and Feb.). This was a particularly mild winter, too.

ew. 'spensive.

Though we can with the fireplace. Our heat is electric forced air.

You guys heat with propane too, right?

Every kitchen I've ever owned until now had a separate cooktop (hob) and wall ovens. Now we have a free-standing range and although I finally have gas cooking (propane), I'm handicapped by having just one oven. It's always something.

 
It's odd, though, that the idea of a seperate hob and oven is seen as strange over your way. It's pretty much standard here - you buy an oven to go under your work top, and a hob to go on top - the two are entirely seperate, hence the prevailing choice of electric oven and gas hob (in modest houses, the more upscale types use huge designer "commercial" ranges so that they can pretend to be Gordon Ramsey. They also tend to drive enormo-SUV's. Pillocks.)
 
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