So, it's time to change or just get a new cooking stove. How to make your choice, which stove to give preference to, gas or electric? Consider the advantages and disadvantages of a gas and electric stove.
| Criteria | Gas stove | Electric stove |
| Profitability | Yes | No |
| Convenient fire adjustment | Yes | Yes, but only for models with ceramic surface |
| Safety | Yes, subject to gas control and safety | Yes |
| Limitation of use | No | Yes, subject to a power outage |
There are obvious small advantages of a gas stove in terms of economy and the absence of restrictions on use, but still why is the gas stove more popular?
Since ancient times, food was cooked in hearths on fire. No wonder they say that you can watch "how the fire burns ..." Living fire has always warmed not only food, but also the hearts of people. Cooking over an open fire is a special alchemy and magic.
Fast flame adjustment - the undoubted advantage of a gas stove - allows you to quickly increase or decrease the degree of heating of the dish. An electric stove in terms of the dynamism of a set or reset of temperature conditions, of course, is significantly inferior to a gas one. This is essential, especially when preparing a number of delicious dishes and sauces.
For example, you are a fried meat lover. Every self-respecting gourmet will confirm that meat steak is fried exclusively over high heat in order to create that magical golden brown crust that will provide extraordinary juiciness of the fried steak. And, of course, it will create an exceptional aroma of grilled meat!
Jamie Oliver, a famous English chef, prefers a gas stove. Photo: cdn.wpsandwatch.com
Or take, for example, cooking a vegetable stew. Initially, we need to fry our vegetables until a bright, bronze blush on the outside, preserving their juiciness, and this can be achieved only over high, high heat, and only then put out a few of them until they are completely or desired readiness.
And if you decide to surprise your guests by creating a banana flambé? How to fry bananas without losing the wholeness of the diced cubes? Just a big fire!
Banana flambé. Photo: calgaryprivatechef.com
And how nice it is to have a cup of freshly brewed coffee brewed over an open fire with a bang. And, at first glance, you can say: “Oh, what’s there, I pressed a button on the coffee machine, and I went to take my morning exercise”. To say so, of course you can. Only if you, albeit a little gourmet, esthete and a little romantic, then brewing fresh, aromatic coffee in a Turk, but on fire, cannot be compared with coffee from a car.
Coffee made in a Turk on a gas stove. Photo: turkish-bazar.ru
Of course, the choice on which stove to cook is purely your personal choice.
Beauty, speed and sophistication of cooking a variety of dishes and masterpieces - these opportunities for culinary creativity will give you a gas stove! Feeling the power of fire, touching it and merging in a single co-creation - this is the pleasure of using a gas stove in the process of preparing culinary creations.
