A stove is a heat-producing device used for heating or for cooking food.

Gas
Stoves are important in our everyday life, it is basically used in home kitchens,
hotels, restaurants and for outdoor cooking. Nowadays, people want to make food in
an efficient way, that’s why we often see a family who doesn’t use a gas stove
especially those people who lives in the city. A Gas Stove is an appliance where you
only turn on the gas and adjust the heat to your own preference, either Low,
Medium, or High. A good functioning appliance helps to keep cooking going more
smoothly and is much more enjoyable.

A. THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF A GAS STOVE

Does not use electricity

One of the advantages of a gas stove over other variants such as
induction cook top is that it does not use any electricity. The end result is that
you do not have to be worried about your utility bills going up more, as a
result of using your gas stove.
 Speed
A gas stove heats up immediately so that cooking can be started faster
than with an electric stove. A gas stove also cools immediately, so cookware
does not need to be removed from the burner after turning off the flame.

Accurate cooking temperature

One of the biggest advantages with a gas stove is that you can control
the cooking temperature accurately and easily at that. For example, let’s say
that you want to sauté some onions, you can turn the gas stove on, adjust the
flame to low, and sauté it to perfection.

B. THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF A GAS STOVE

Installation
Let’s start with the basics; each time you run out of fuel you will have to
purchase a new gas cylinder. And you will need a professional to install the
said cylinder, to check all the fittings so as to make sure that it is safe to cook
on. This can be a tad laborious and nerve wrecking at times.

Messy
Gas stoves tend to be a tad messy for they come with metal grates
which are positioned right over the burners. And the vessel is placed on top of
the burners, and when the food spills, which it inevitably does, it falls right on
the metal grate and sometimes, on the burner as well. What this translates to
is that cooking with a gas stove can get a tad messy which requires frequent
clean up and maintenance.

Cost
The induction cook top works out to a lesser rate than a gas stove,
moreover, with an induction cook top you would not be utilizing any fuel other
than electricity to power it up. Gas stoves are more expensive and the fuel
used, is expensive as well.

C. COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATION
Gas Stoves are an essential appliance in cooking nowadays, you can cook
different varieties of dishes with ease since it has a lot of Cooking space, Cooking
time will be faster since you only need to turn it on and adjust the heat. Gas Stoves
has an advantage in terms of the environment, you will not release any smoke that
may affect our ozone layer due to its harmful chemicals. Having a gas burner allows
a cook to have total control over the heat that is applied to the food, and because of
that, your dishes will have a perfect outcome every time.

KEYAN F. BORJA BSMT 1-4