Propane vs. Nat. Gas

I live in a rural area currently with electric only. No pun intended.
There are rumors of nat. gas coming soon, but who knows when. We want a gas
stove. Am considering propane. I have a propane stove at the cabin and it
works fine. Heats fast, bakes good. We don't use it a lot, not nearly as
much as we would at the primary house.

For those who have/have had both propane and natural gas, is it worth it to
wait for the natural gas, or just do the propane thing. And then convert
when it gets there if we choose to?

I certainly like propane for grilling, but can't compare as I have never
used nat. for outdoor cooking. Is there a big difference in that?

Steve

Posted by dpb on February 15, 2008, 1:55 pm

SteveB wrote:

> I live in a rural area currently with electric only. No pun intended.

> There are rumors of nat. gas coming soon, but who knows when. We want a gas

> stove. ...

> For those who have/have had both propane and natural gas, is it worth it to

> wait for the natural gas, or just do the propane thing. And then convert

> when it gets there if we choose to?

...
First, _why_ do you want the gas stove/range? That should determine
whether you're willing to wait or not.

Propane probably won't be any cheaper than the electric, might even be
more expensive depending on just how high LP is where you are as
compared to the electric rates.

The "chef" reasons for gas are immaterial one to the other imo (and, not
being particularly culinary, mostly overrated), but those are choices
only possible to be made on the basis of personal preference and/or
prejudice.

--

Posted by SteveB on February 15, 2008, 3:45 pm

> SteveB wrote:

>> I live in a rural area currently with electric only. No pun intended.

>> There are rumors of nat. gas coming soon, but who knows when. We want a

>> gas stove. ...

>> For those who have/have had both propane and natural gas, is it worth it

>> to wait for the natural gas, or just do the propane thing. And then

>> convert when it gets there if we choose to?

> ...

> First, _why_ do you want the gas stove/range? That should determine

> whether you're willing to wait or not.

> Propane probably won't be any cheaper than the electric, might even be

> more expensive depending on just how high LP is where you are as compared

> to the electric rates.

> The "chef" reasons for gas are immaterial one to the other imo (and, not

> being particularly culinary, mostly overrated), but those are choices only

> possible to be made on the basis of personal preference and/or prejudice.

If you don't cook, how can you offer an opinion?

Gas cooks better. Electric sucks. Go to any restaurant and see if they use
electricity or gas.

Steve

Posted by Pete C. on February 15, 2008, 4:11 pm

SteveB wrote:

> > SteveB wrote:

> >> I live in a rural area currently with electric only. No pun intended.

> >> There are rumors of nat. gas coming soon, but who knows when. We want a

> >> gas stove. ...

> >> For those who have/have had both propane and natural gas, is it worth it

> >> to wait for the natural gas, or just do the propane thing. And then

> >> convert when it gets there if we choose to?

> > ...

> > First, _why_ do you want the gas stove/range? That should determine

> > whether you're willing to wait or not.

> >

> > Propane probably won't be any cheaper than the electric, might even be

> > more expensive depending on just how high LP is where you are as compared

> > to the electric rates.

> >

> > The "chef" reasons for gas are immaterial one to the other imo (and, not

> > being particularly culinary, mostly overrated), but those are choices only

> > possible to be made on the basis of personal preference and/or prejudice.

> If you don't cook, how can you offer an opinion?

> Gas cooks better. Electric sucks. Go to any restaurant and see if they use

> electricity or gas.

Actually, they each have their benefits. I have dual fuel, which is
really the best of both, with gas burners up top, and electric
convection main and electric side ovens below.

Posted by Paul M. Eldridge on February 15, 2008, 4:43 pm

wrote:

>Actually, they each have their benefits. I have dual fuel, which is

>really the best of both, with gas burners up top, and electric

>convection main and electric side ovens below.

Hi Pete,

Initially, I wasn't too thrilled that my range was dual fuel, but it's
turned out to be the better choice afterall now that propane is more
expensive than electricity (at least locally) and because no
combustion by-products are released into the room. The one drawback
for me is that the forty amp breaker steals space in main panel that
could be used for other purposes; at this point, I have one slot
remaining.

Cheers,
Paul

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