Does no one use a kitchen extractor fan and have a CO monitor in their kitchen?
Does everyone?
Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
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Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
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That seems pretty obvious from their construction. I don’t know anyone that uses a stove top kettle. It’s unfortunate that in the US our electric kettles are much slower than in the U.K.
I use both. Stove top kettles are less efficient, but they have a few advantages over electric kettles. They: - work when power is unavailable (outages, camping, etc.) - are more or less indestructible - don't take up counter space I have one of those big 4L Zojirushi electric kettles that I keep plugged in for 8-10 hours a day. Sometimes I will use the stove top kettle for supplementary boiling water when people in…
Electric kettle uses the same footprint space as a stove kettle.
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#73There was a bunch of articles about this in 2020. After looking into the data my conclusion is the threat is overblown (big surprise), a large part of it is from cooking of any kind (heating produces particulates) and that if you take some basic precautions (open a window, use vent fan) the risk is very low.
Exactly. These are opinion pieces with scary headlines. Almost nothing to back them up. Also strange to talk about developing countries having problems. They usually have chimneys. Hydrochlorides are there because of pans coated with them that burn them off. Guess what, they still end up in food no matter which heating you would use. So the problem is pans, not the heat. Cooking with fire is Lindy. And there is no ot…
Tzatziki is great on eggplant (charred or otherwise), but I've never heard of eggplant being an ingredient in Tzatziki.
Maybe you're thinking of baba ganoush, which is a dip with a charred eggplant and tahini base. I've made it with eggplant broiled in the oven, and it's fine, but I'm sure the taste is different if they're charred over a flame. (Even though you discard the charred shell either way.) That said you could easily accomplish that with a kitchen torch, the kind also used to finish creme brulee or (if you have a big torch) sous vide meats.
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#74Measuring an old gas stove in a tiny kitchen seems suspect, modern homes have kitchens in much larger open spaces. My kitchen is in quite a large great room with 11’ ceilings, in combination with running the fan I have a hard time believing it would cause the same issues as it does in some of the older small apartments.
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
I use both. Stove top kettles are less efficient, but they have a few advantages over electric kettles. They: - work when power is unavailable (outages, camping, etc.) - are more or less indestructible - don't take up counter space I have one of those big 4L Zojirushi electric kettles that I keep plugged in for 8-10 hours a day. Sometimes I will use the stove top kettle for supplementary boiling water when people in…
Electric kettle uses the same footprint space as a stove kettle.
Are you suggesting people put their electric kettles on the stove? Or that people place their hot kettles on the counter?
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#76Measuring an old gas stove in a tiny kitchen seems suspect, modern homes have kitchens in much larger open spaces. My kitchen is in quite a large great room with 11’ ceilings, in combination with running the fan I have a hard time believing it would cause the same issues as it does in some of the older small apartments.
Vast majority of people do not have large homes to fit large kitchens
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly. These are opinion pieces with scary headlines. Almost nothing to back them up. Also strange to talk about developing countries having problems. They usually have chimneys. Hydrochlorides are there because of pans coated with them that burn them off. Guess what, they still end up in food no matter which heating you would use. So the problem is pans, not the heat. Cooking with fire is Lindy. And there is no ot…
Tzatziki is great on eggplant (charred or otherwise), but I've never heard of eggplant being an ingredient in Tzatziki. Maybe you're thinking of baba ganoush, which is a dip with a charred eggplant and tahini base. I've made it with eggplant broiled in the oven, and it's fine, but I'm sure the taste is different if they're charred over a flame. (Even though you discard the charred shell either way.) That said you cou…
A kitchen torch doesn't have enough energy, but one could use an electric or a wood, charcoal or gas grill. There is no way any state is going to take BBQ away from Americans.
There's also a Balkan variation of baba ganoush without tahini, just cooked eggplant, onion and sunflower or olive oil. It's boringly called 'eggplant salad' in my country. The Greek version is very similar and BBQing the eggplant makes even tastier. Another variation of this dish also exists in the Carribean, where it's called baigan choka.
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#78There was a bunch of articles about this in 2020. After looking into the data my conclusion is the threat is overblown (big surprise), a large part of it is from cooking of any kind (heating produces particulates) and that if you take some basic precautions (open a window, use vent fan) the risk is very low.
I'm fairly certain this piece is meant to drum up support for gas stove bans in places like Los Angeles or NYC.
Too coincidental. Certainly inspired by it.
If you really believe that gas is awful for environment, that more solar and thus electricity should be used, you'd find the reasons to justify it even as brownouts threaten the AC for a good part of Summer.
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
Tzatziki is great on eggplant (charred or otherwise), but I've never heard of eggplant being an ingredient in Tzatziki. Maybe you're thinking of baba ganoush, which is a dip with a charred eggplant and tahini base. I've made it with eggplant broiled in the oven, and it's fine, but I'm sure the taste is different if they're charred over a flame. (Even though you discard the charred shell either way.) That said you cou…
A kitchen torch doesn't have enough energy, but one could use an electric or a wood, charcoal or gas grill. There is no way any state is going to take BBQ away from Americans. There's also a Balkan variation of baba ganoush without tahini, just cooked eggplant, onion and sunflower or olive oil. It's boringly called 'eggplant salad' in my country. The Greek version is very similar and BBQing the eggplant makes even ta…
BBQ grills are done outdoors though. They’re not particularly relevant
Re: Gas stoves are more hazardous than we’ve been led to believe (2020)
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, gas stove unfortunately. I can't speak to code, but most people I talk to share this experience -- I assume there's grandfathering at play.
It's just illegal and no one complained or enforced.
Where I am, it's called non-conforming and, unless there's a complaint, it doesn't become a problem until you pull a building permit AND a Building Official notices.