What is the best option for cooking: gas or electricity? Here are some things you need to know

It’s an age-old debate: gas or electric stoves. Many people base their preferences on what they grew up with, and there’s nothing wrong with that. After all, if you had one in your home during your early years, chances are you used it for cooking as you got older, which helped you become more familiar with it. But beyond personal preference and nostalgia, which is really better for cooking: a gas or electric stove?
It’s hard to say whether one is really the right choice for everyone, and there’s more to it than just the type of stove we’re all used to seeing in our kitchens. These two different types of stoves cook food differently, so the preferred choice may depend on what you cook most often. There are other household considerations, too. How safe does your stove need to be? And how much are you willing to pay in utility costs throughout the year? We delve deeper into these questions, and more, with a full analysis of gas versus electric below.

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