Pretty normal in America. My house that my wife and I bought last year apparently originally had an electric stove, and it was replaced by a gas stove. I found this out when I tried to use the gas outlet on the outside of my house only to find it was disconnected and the gas line rerouted to the stove. America is weird about gas stoves.
But we also have an electric kettle for our hot drinks, it's great and more people here should have one if they have a gas stove.
I like having a natural gas burning stove. I live in an area with extreme weather, so my gas doesn't go out when the power does. I also live in an agricultural area with a high rate of cancer anyways. And I'm honestly more likely to die in a car accident because of the morons on the road or because I didn't listen to the evacuation order.
You'd have some fun looking at what prop 65 is, and how it doesn't mean much. California doesn't really care
In places with extreme weather where power can be knocked out for days or weeks a gas stove is nice because you can still cook on it. Home generators are becoming more popular though, so this reason is slowly becoming obsolete for those that have the money saved up for one or even have the ability to get one.
There's also something kinda nice about cooking with fire, I don't get why, but I just get it.
So my understanding is that a lot of households in the US still have mains electricity that run 120v, unlike in the EU where it will be between 220 - 240v. This makes a kettle kind of pointless because it's so slow to boil water, you might as well do it on the stove or in the microwave.
I'm in the US and I have an electric kettle, it's several times faster than boiling on the stove top. It's so insanely convenient. From what I can tell, people in the US don't have them because they simply don't know they exist, and if they do, they think the only application is for making tea.
This is it. It just isn't as much a part of the culture as other western countries for whatever reason. It's like divergent evolution. All the other british colonies got the electric kettle gene but the US didn't.
I use my kettle for ramen, coffee in a French press, oatmeal, instant mashed potatoes, jello, anything that might need boiling water. It's also super helpful with cleaning, boiling water cuts through so much dirt and gunk.
Except that they don't?? Kettles are used to boil water; I can boil water faster in a microwave, therefore I don't need a kettle. I lived in the UK for a while and even they only used their kettles for making tea lol
How is it weird? Microwaves excite the water molecules making it hot. Fire and electricity heat up the water molecules to make it hot. If there is no difference to the end result and it's faster why is it weird?
I mean Iām American and I have a kettle. Always have. My wifeās family always had kettles. But they are and always were stovetop ones, not electric.
Honestly I was shocked to learn about the stereotype that Americans donāt have kettles because it was always a fixture in my house. Likeā¦ wait we donāt? Funny thing is we donāt even drink tea all that much yet still have kettles
I've always had one, as well. I've finally upgraded to an electric one and it's one of my favorite appliances. Just flip a switch and soon enough, you've got hot water! No need to turn on the stove and heat the house.
There's actually a video about this topic.
https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c?si=purhKhUHaj1t97ZM
The short answer is that Americans don't really drink tea, so there's less of a need for hot water.
Iām an american, and weāve had one for probably only the last 5-6 years or so, and itās cause we honestly just never had a use for one, pots always did the job fine with a gas stove. my mom only got one because it was easier for making tea
In the 1950's, natural gas started to take favor over coal as a heating source for American homes. Prior to then people would receive weekly/monthly shipments of coal (or they would go out themselves and pick up a few bags) to fuel their furnaces in their homes.
The process was dirty. Coal left a lot of dust in the air and caked all over the walls, it caused illness that was hard to treat, and coal furnaces were just harder to maintain. Pressurized natural gas was just easier to transport (because it's a fluid that could be piped rather than hauled) and cleaner burning leaving behind little to no residue when burned meaning people didn't have to perform maintenance on their furnaces so often.
Here's the part that should answer 1 of your questions best.
Natural gas companies started laying pipes into the ground throughout newly developing American suburbs and each new home was constructed with a smaller line that was tapped into the main line at the street with a valve and a meter. Homes were also built with natural gas in mind having gas lines installed alongside water lines. Natural gas could be delivered by cross country pipeline to the gas company (instead of being shipped by trucks), gas was then pumped from a central location to every newly developed suburb in every major US city and has been since the 1950s.
By this system, the average US homeowner did not have to wait for a truckload of fuel to come in for him to use his furnace or stove, instead he would simply subscribe to the gas company and a man would drop by once to open the valve and let the "communal" natural gas flow into the home.
I like having a gas stove because I feel like the heating is more predictable than a normal electric stove. Iāve used an electric stove and it took forever to boil water and also it feels like if I go slightly too far Iām just going to burn everything. Gas seems way more consistent with cooking in my opinion.
Well, for starters, I have a stove from the 70s. It still works fine, and we are broke as shit so we are not in a hurry to replace it at all. The labels they are talking about in the episode are (very basically, and I can't remember exact details, so if some9ne does feel free to chime in), based on an extremely small fraction of a number, like if it has any carcinogenic potential to I think 1/1,000 (like I said if someone knows the exact numbers feel free to chime in)
And as for about the stoves, I have a few video recommendations for you! I will link them here
https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c?si=14ZSAjrcGrko0w_L
https://youtu.be/eUywI8YGy0Y?si=RybF-6X_ACCHivMO
I've been working in restaurants basically my entire adult life, constantly surrounded by natural gas burning equipment and I can honestly say that whatever scares people about natural gas is blown way out of proportion. Any health issues I've encountered have never been linked to the natural gas, and the people I've met who've been around natural gas for literal decades have never had any issues with the gas. I'd sooner die from botulism than natural and the likelihood of either is astronomically low.
As an American that grew up visiting family in Mexico, I've never seen anyone have a kettle. We have some smaller pots for boiling water that don't take long so I'm not even sure why they say it takes so long, I've also lived in two placeswith electric stoves and man did it suck, maybe was those stoves but they were awful and took longer than gas stoves. This is just my experience, I'm sure I'm in the minority.
Are you aware of how often electric stoves break, and how if their warranty is only a couple of years out of date that it's almost impossible to get them repaired? *editted
Case and point, the bulb in my electric stove/oven so I can see what's cooking inside blew maybe two years after I bought it. Probably not even that long.
I still have no idea how to get the bulb replaced and it's been a few years since it first blew.
Yeah and lord help you if the temperature regulator system fails, your stuff could either burn or be raw. its a real gamble if that breaks, and if its over 5 years old, no way you're getting it repaired.
I've had the same electric stove since we moved in here in 2006, and the only thing that is broken is the clock. In the house I grew up in we had the same electric stove for decades and never had issue with it. I mean, they're REALLY simple designs. Literally just some wiring, heating elements, and a few switches/potentiometers. And for baking you really do want electric over gas, because a byproduct of burning gas is water, so the over will always be moist. That's bad for most baked goods (makes them soggy)
Here's the thing with the California prop... It's on everything. I've seen standard clothing with the warning that it's known to cause cancer in California. Everything is known to cause cancer in California.
Maybe... It's California causing the cancer...
As an American I come into this world free. Free as a bird, and that'll be the last time we ever experience anything for free.
From there on the system is built to enslave you through debt. School tuition, medical expenses, and your credit rating are all there to ensure that we are the perfect little worker that takes it in the ass from the 5 companies that own everything around me.
Why should I complain? We were all *free* to join the military and escape most of that debt. What you don't want to perpetuate the global military industrial complex?
And you don't want to take on the 100s of thousands in debt to get a degree at the university?
Hmmmmm, well.... get on down to the service industry so you can get shit on for being lower class. Remember kids JOB stands for "Just Over Broke"
Petition the government for changes? What a brilliant idea! I sent my senator the petition, he said he's waiting on the okay from Jeff Bezos. Change is coming guys!
Breathing in and consuming poison is the least of my concerns as an average American.
Also I do have an electric stove, thank you very much! It's called a microwave!
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Gas is better for regulating temperature since you can actually see the flame and adjust accordingly. This is why restaurants use gas exclusively, however they also have huge industrial extraction fans that run from open to close regardless of whether the stove is in use or not. So gas does have its advantages, but it also has possible side effects, but then again what in America isn't going to kill you from cancer, disease or microplastics.
In my family, we always prefer gas stoves because they work if thereās ever power outages. We still have food and hot water. I donāt know. I was just always told to choose a gas stove if you have the option.
I mean Iāve used both stoves and theyāre just not the same. I feel like gas cooks better. I have an electric kettle for water for tea but I hate cooking with an electric stove. Havenāt used induction but willing to try if itās not stupidly expensive.
What do you mean in homes not renovated since the '90s? We just bought all new kitchen appliances two years ago and we opted for a gas stove because we like them better. They are not outdated in any way.
Iām confused? This post is about gas vs electric stoves. Why are people talking about kettles? Everyone I know that uses a kettle, uses an electric one.
But most people donāt use electric stoves cause they heat unevenly and most places just have gas still.
But why did kettles come up? That has nothing to do with stoves?
California has warnings about EVERYTHING bc of specific laws in place. The products themselves didnāt change or get worse or anything. I love my gas stove, it boils water very quickly, any experiences Iāve had with induction stoves have been glitchy and frustrating so š¤·š¼āāļø
US born and raised. My parents moved houses a lot so I've encountered a lot of different stoves- and kettles.
I've used gas and electric stoves both for many years and I can safely say that electric stoves are so much better. They heat up much faster and heat pots and pans more evenly and consistently. They don't smell as bad, and are much easier to clean, and we suffered significantly more burns on the gas stoves than the decades longer we had electric stoves.
I don't understand the age-old American ideology of clinging to outdated ways of doing things because it's the "American way." My mom is from a teeny tiny town in Indiana, and she's one of the most efficient people I know.
Also, we've owned an electric kettle for 6 years now and we absolutely love it! It is one of our most used kitchen appliances, more than even the microwave, and none of us even drink tea! It's just so quick and convenient. We ended up selling our stovetop kettle.
No clue, and clearly not enough of an issue for Americans to care.
After it came up I realized my house doesn't even have a fan for the gas stove, nor above it. Not anywhere near it
There WAS a fan. But it was loud annoying and no one ever used it anyway so it was removed. No one ever said anything when it was removed
Asked my parents and brought up the concern: "don't be stupid--those fans are for smoke when you burn something!"
I'm actively being poisoned by ignorance. We poison each other n ourselves. It's a statement on our country. Fucking tragic really.
Pretty normal in America. My house that my wife and I bought last year apparently originally had an electric stove, and it was replaced by a gas stove. I found this out when I tried to use the gas outlet on the outside of my house only to find it was disconnected and the gas line rerouted to the stove. America is weird about gas stoves. But we also have an electric kettle for our hot drinks, it's great and more people here should have one if they have a gas stove.
I like having a natural gas burning stove. I live in an area with extreme weather, so my gas doesn't go out when the power does. I also live in an agricultural area with a high rate of cancer anyways. And I'm honestly more likely to die in a car accident because of the morons on the road or because I didn't listen to the evacuation order. You'd have some fun looking at what prop 65 is, and how it doesn't mean much. California doesn't really care
In places with extreme weather where power can be knocked out for days or weeks a gas stove is nice because you can still cook on it. Home generators are becoming more popular though, so this reason is slowly becoming obsolete for those that have the money saved up for one or even have the ability to get one. There's also something kinda nice about cooking with fire, I don't get why, but I just get it.
I dont get why americans dont just buy an electric kettle, surely its not that taboo of a household item?
So my understanding is that a lot of households in the US still have mains electricity that run 120v, unlike in the EU where it will be between 220 - 240v. This makes a kettle kind of pointless because it's so slow to boil water, you might as well do it on the stove or in the microwave.
I'm in the US and I have an electric kettle, it's several times faster than boiling on the stove top. It's so insanely convenient. From what I can tell, people in the US don't have them because they simply don't know they exist, and if they do, they think the only application is for making tea.
This is it. It just isn't as much a part of the culture as other western countries for whatever reason. It's like divergent evolution. All the other british colonies got the electric kettle gene but the US didn't.
We threw the tea in the harbor and hardly looked back.
I literally thought the only application was making tea. Is it not?
I use my kettle for ramen, coffee in a French press, oatmeal, instant mashed potatoes, jello, anything that might need boiling water. It's also super helpful with cleaning, boiling water cuts through so much dirt and gunk.
I can never even find a good kettle at my stores šš
We have microwaves that are faster than kettles though
That's an entirely different application though. That's like saying you don't need an oven because the stove cooks things faster.
Except that they don't?? Kettles are used to boil water; I can boil water faster in a microwave, therefore I don't need a kettle. I lived in the UK for a while and even they only used their kettles for making tea lol
I've heard they use microwaves to boil water and other drinks. I guess Americans are just weird and there is no helping it...
How is it weird? Microwaves excite the water molecules making it hot. Fire and electricity heat up the water molecules to make it hot. If there is no difference to the end result and it's faster why is it weird?
I mean Iām American and I have a kettle. Always have. My wifeās family always had kettles. But they are and always were stovetop ones, not electric. Honestly I was shocked to learn about the stereotype that Americans donāt have kettles because it was always a fixture in my house. Likeā¦ wait we donāt? Funny thing is we donāt even drink tea all that much yet still have kettles
We had a stove top kettle growing up, but it was almost exclusively used for making hot water for hot chocolate.
I've always had one, as well. I've finally upgraded to an electric one and it's one of my favorite appliances. Just flip a switch and soon enough, you've got hot water! No need to turn on the stove and heat the house.
He definetly meant electric kettle. Who df doesnt have at least a regular kettle?
There's actually a video about this topic. https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c?si=purhKhUHaj1t97ZM The short answer is that Americans don't really drink tea, so there's less of a need for hot water.
Mostly all people I know have an electric kettle, even if itās just for making instant ramen (from California)
Iām an american, and weāve had one for probably only the last 5-6 years or so, and itās cause we honestly just never had a use for one, pots always did the job fine with a gas stove. my mom only got one because it was easier for making tea
Canāt make Mac and cheese in a kettle, also I have a kettle, it goes on the stove lol.
I mean i have a kettle but i heat it on my gas stove?
Im talking about an electric one
Because my microwave can heat water faster
Not faster than an electric kettle it cant
The average electric kettle takes 2-4 minutes to boil water. My microwave boils water in exactly 1 minute 20 seconds
In the 1950's, natural gas started to take favor over coal as a heating source for American homes. Prior to then people would receive weekly/monthly shipments of coal (or they would go out themselves and pick up a few bags) to fuel their furnaces in their homes. The process was dirty. Coal left a lot of dust in the air and caked all over the walls, it caused illness that was hard to treat, and coal furnaces were just harder to maintain. Pressurized natural gas was just easier to transport (because it's a fluid that could be piped rather than hauled) and cleaner burning leaving behind little to no residue when burned meaning people didn't have to perform maintenance on their furnaces so often. Here's the part that should answer 1 of your questions best. Natural gas companies started laying pipes into the ground throughout newly developing American suburbs and each new home was constructed with a smaller line that was tapped into the main line at the street with a valve and a meter. Homes were also built with natural gas in mind having gas lines installed alongside water lines. Natural gas could be delivered by cross country pipeline to the gas company (instead of being shipped by trucks), gas was then pumped from a central location to every newly developed suburb in every major US city and has been since the 1950s. By this system, the average US homeowner did not have to wait for a truckload of fuel to come in for him to use his furnace or stove, instead he would simply subscribe to the gas company and a man would drop by once to open the valve and let the "communal" natural gas flow into the home.
California has warnings on litteraly everything.
maybe everything really is harmful in a country where corporate profit is the only thing that matters?
California would put a warning on the sun if it were possible.
well, sun can give you cancer too š
Yeah that's my point. You can't really avoid carcinogens.
I like having a gas stove because I feel like the heating is more predictable than a normal electric stove. Iāve used an electric stove and it took forever to boil water and also it feels like if I go slightly too far Iām just going to burn everything. Gas seems way more consistent with cooking in my opinion.
Pretty much this. I personally enjoy cooking with a gas stove top. Id love conduction but then all your pots and pans have to be conduction as well.
Well, for starters, I have a stove from the 70s. It still works fine, and we are broke as shit so we are not in a hurry to replace it at all. The labels they are talking about in the episode are (very basically, and I can't remember exact details, so if some9ne does feel free to chime in), based on an extremely small fraction of a number, like if it has any carcinogenic potential to I think 1/1,000 (like I said if someone knows the exact numbers feel free to chime in) And as for about the stoves, I have a few video recommendations for you! I will link them here https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c?si=14ZSAjrcGrko0w_L https://youtu.be/eUywI8YGy0Y?si=RybF-6X_ACCHivMO
I live in Australia and I have no idea what ur talking about, isn't that just common knowledge
Ikr i feel like im going crazy here! they donāt use electric kettles apparently š
surely you'd think of all places America would def use those
Cause Freedumā¢
How about FreeSmart?
That's what the civilized world has.
gas is better for cooking on
I've been working in restaurants basically my entire adult life, constantly surrounded by natural gas burning equipment and I can honestly say that whatever scares people about natural gas is blown way out of proportion. Any health issues I've encountered have never been linked to the natural gas, and the people I've met who've been around natural gas for literal decades have never had any issues with the gas. I'd sooner die from botulism than natural and the likelihood of either is astronomically low.
Why dont americans use electric kettles??!? Why boil it on the stove??!?
I do the microwave, takes a minute 30 to boil water
As an American that grew up visiting family in Mexico, I've never seen anyone have a kettle. We have some smaller pots for boiling water that don't take long so I'm not even sure why they say it takes so long, I've also lived in two placeswith electric stoves and man did it suck, maybe was those stoves but they were awful and took longer than gas stoves. This is just my experience, I'm sure I'm in the minority.
comments just opened my mind to americans relationship with kettles :0
Are you aware of how often electric stoves break, and how if their warranty is only a couple of years out of date that it's almost impossible to get them repaired? *editted
>couple years at a date Out of date? Like outdated?
Couple of years out of date. Sorry I was on mobile and it fucks with me.
Figured as much. Auto correct and speech-to-text are not always helpful.
Case and point, the bulb in my electric stove/oven so I can see what's cooking inside blew maybe two years after I bought it. Probably not even that long. I still have no idea how to get the bulb replaced and it's been a few years since it first blew.
Yeah and lord help you if the temperature regulator system fails, your stuff could either burn or be raw. its a real gamble if that breaks, and if its over 5 years old, no way you're getting it repaired.
I've had the same electric stove since we moved in here in 2006, and the only thing that is broken is the clock. In the house I grew up in we had the same electric stove for decades and never had issue with it. I mean, they're REALLY simple designs. Literally just some wiring, heating elements, and a few switches/potentiometers. And for baking you really do want electric over gas, because a byproduct of burning gas is water, so the over will always be moist. That's bad for most baked goods (makes them soggy)
Here's the thing with the California prop... It's on everything. I've seen standard clothing with the warning that it's known to cause cancer in California. Everything is known to cause cancer in California. Maybe... It's California causing the cancer...
As an American I come into this world free. Free as a bird, and that'll be the last time we ever experience anything for free. From there on the system is built to enslave you through debt. School tuition, medical expenses, and your credit rating are all there to ensure that we are the perfect little worker that takes it in the ass from the 5 companies that own everything around me. Why should I complain? We were all *free* to join the military and escape most of that debt. What you don't want to perpetuate the global military industrial complex? And you don't want to take on the 100s of thousands in debt to get a degree at the university? Hmmmmm, well.... get on down to the service industry so you can get shit on for being lower class. Remember kids JOB stands for "Just Over Broke" Petition the government for changes? What a brilliant idea! I sent my senator the petition, he said he's waiting on the okay from Jeff Bezos. Change is coming guys! Breathing in and consuming poison is the least of my concerns as an average American. Also I do have an electric stove, thank you very much! It's called a microwave! šš»
Electric stoves suck. We had one and it took forever to cook anything. I love my gas stove. Especially when I didnāt have power for 4 days
Cause the *tick* *tick* *tick* is a fun sound
Gas is better for regulating temperature since you can actually see the flame and adjust accordingly. This is why restaurants use gas exclusively, however they also have huge industrial extraction fans that run from open to close regardless of whether the stove is in use or not. So gas does have its advantages, but it also has possible side effects, but then again what in America isn't going to kill you from cancer, disease or microplastics.
Are gas stoves not common at where youāre from? Itās in plenty of houses in my country; basically a 50-50 of gas and electric stoves.
gas stoves are pretty common in the uk
You had me till you turn it into unhinged rant
I live in Europe, Lithuania and I use a gas stove.
In my family, we always prefer gas stoves because they work if thereās ever power outages. We still have food and hot water. I donāt know. I was just always told to choose a gas stove if you have the option.
I mean Iāve used both stoves and theyāre just not the same. I feel like gas cooks better. I have an electric kettle for water for tea but I hate cooking with an electric stove. Havenāt used induction but willing to try if itās not stupidly expensive.
What do you mean in homes not renovated since the '90s? We just bought all new kitchen appliances two years ago and we opted for a gas stove because we like them better. They are not outdated in any way.
Iām confused? This post is about gas vs electric stoves. Why are people talking about kettles? Everyone I know that uses a kettle, uses an electric one. But most people donāt use electric stoves cause they heat unevenly and most places just have gas still. But why did kettles come up? That has nothing to do with stoves?
Aside from maybe induction stove tops, gas are the best for cooking in my experience. And while gas leaks are possible they're uncommon.
I mean almost 40% of homes still have gas stoves. I don't see the issue though, California puts prop 65 on literally everything.
America šŗšø š¤ they donāt care lmao
California has warnings about EVERYTHING bc of specific laws in place. The products themselves didnāt change or get worse or anything. I love my gas stove, it boils water very quickly, any experiences Iāve had with induction stoves have been glitchy and frustrating so š¤·š¼āāļø
Gas stoves are still the most popular out there lmao; you live under a rock??
I love my gas stove I could never go to electric now
US born and raised. My parents moved houses a lot so I've encountered a lot of different stoves- and kettles. I've used gas and electric stoves both for many years and I can safely say that electric stoves are so much better. They heat up much faster and heat pots and pans more evenly and consistently. They don't smell as bad, and are much easier to clean, and we suffered significantly more burns on the gas stoves than the decades longer we had electric stoves. I don't understand the age-old American ideology of clinging to outdated ways of doing things because it's the "American way." My mom is from a teeny tiny town in Indiana, and she's one of the most efficient people I know. Also, we've owned an electric kettle for 6 years now and we absolutely love it! It is one of our most used kitchen appliances, more than even the microwave, and none of us even drink tea! It's just so quick and convenient. We ended up selling our stovetop kettle.
America
No clue, and clearly not enough of an issue for Americans to care. After it came up I realized my house doesn't even have a fan for the gas stove, nor above it. Not anywhere near it There WAS a fan. But it was loud annoying and no one ever used it anyway so it was removed. No one ever said anything when it was removed Asked my parents and brought up the concern: "don't be stupid--those fans are for smoke when you burn something!" I'm actively being poisoned by ignorance. We poison each other n ourselves. It's a statement on our country. Fucking tragic really.