Is it worth to install a gas stove with a big gas bottle in the kitchen?
There are several options when it comes to choosing a stove. From my own experience, electric stoves are not really that great. I guess most households have them because their are convenient to install. Induction stoves are expensive. Gas seems to be the 'professional' way to cook. I lived in a flat with a gas stove for a few years and really enjoyed cooking on it, it's so easy to control.
However, most modern houses don't have a gas pipe anymore. Do you think it is worth installing a gas stove with one or two big LPG bottles in the kitchen? How often would I have to change the bottles?
Best Answer
Yes.
It's much more fun to cook with gas, and the way I see it, any incentive I can provide for myself to cook good food at home is a major net positive in quality of life.
The setup I have is three gas burners and one electric stove top element, and an electric oven. The electric stove top really comes in handy when reducing stocks or making long-cooking soups and stews, and it can significantly reduce the amount of gas you use in cooking.
For oven I would definitely go electric. See the When baking is it better to use a gas or electric oven question.
I have one 5 kg liquid gas bottle stashed under the sink, and it lasts 3-4 months of heavy daily cooking for two, maybe 6 months in the summer when I eat more salads etc. In addition I have another 2kg bottle for backup if I run out of gas in the middle of cooking, and for the day or so it takes me to haul another bottle from the store. Having a smaller backup bottle doesn't waste too much space.
I've been considering upgrading to a 11kg composite bottle, which I expect to last 10 months to a year, and it's way more economical. So far though the convenience of having a smaller bottle I can carry to the store for changing without a sweat has been great.
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Where should gas cylinder be placed in kitchen?
You can keep LPG gas cylinder in the kitchen, but it's not at all recommended and avoid as much as possible.- Never keep the LPG gas cylinder in a confined cavity below the kitchen platform enclosed by modular kitchen shutters. ...
- Always keep the LPG gas stove on a platform above the LPG gas cylinder level.
Is it worth it to have a gas stove?
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Gas Stove Cons- Turning them on is not as foolproof as an electric stove.
- Sometimes the burner won't light.
- Pilot light goes out.
- The burner flame can be weak.
- There can be ventilation problems.
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Answer 2
I have a dual-fuel stove -- gas on top, electric oven, with the bottle outside, of course. They come to fill it every six months or so. I'm very happy, since I grew up cooking on gas, and I much prefer the fine control (and fast response) of gas burners. This arrangement is fairly common amongst people I know without gas-in-the-street.
Answer 3
I cook with a 11 kg propane-butane gas bottle exclusively, just for 1 person, and it lasts for a little over three months, maybe a 100 days, so I guess about 100 grams of propane-butane gas per person per day. Another person I know which uses the same, has similar results, so I am very surprised that for someone in this thread a 5 kg bottle lasts for "3-4 months of heavy daily cooking for two".
It is worth it, because it is much (like probably something around 10 times) cheaper to cook on gas then on electricity.
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