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Originally Posted by pegwinn  I am a guy. My idea of the perfect kitchen is one made of stone. Stone allows heat to build up fast and retains it to slowly radiate out. Granite is a great idea for counter tops. I also prefer wood over tile for flooring. But I'd use decking material which not only gives when my cast iron pots hit it, but is sealed against moisture so spills don't stain it. My kitchen is gas since I feel that it is more efficient than electricity and heats quicker. Gas flame will light the charcoal or wood without affecting taste.
The kitchen inside the house? I don't know, but I'll ask my wife. |
Alas, there is no gas on my street. I would have had to go with propane. Which is an option. But propane is very expensive. I had a propane fireplace when I moved into The Dump, and that pretty much was heat for the whole house. I got rid of it and put in all new HVAC. That was good money spent well.
I don't mind cooking on electric. I actually prefer it. My first house had a gas stove and when my daughter was a baby I used to heat a dutch oven full of water to make her formula. It took forever for the water to boil on the gas stove. This was an acient stove, mind you. It was yellow, so that should date it to about, what? 1975?
But when I moved to a new house where there was no gas, I could boil water in half the time on my electric stove.
I don't like these new electric cook tops, though. They work OK. I can adjust the heat just as well as any gas cook top. I can't just frigging clean the damn thing. What a mess.