STOVES/OVENS

Electric

• Aesthetically pleasing, most newer models come with sleek cooking surfaces that are also easy to clean • Tend to come equipped with extra space under the oven for storage, not often included in gas models • Affordable price range, with little setup or additional adjustments needed in the kitchen

• Slower cook times than gas

counterparts

• Affected by power outages and not

as energy efficient as gas

Gas

• Provides a consistent flame that can quickly and easily be adjusted for temperature

• Food is cooked faster with greater

consistency and more control

• More energy-efficient and costeffective than electric, if your home is already equipped with a gas line, but initial purchase price and installation fees can be pricey • Potentially dangerous to health if a gas line develops a leak

Separate wall mounted oven and cooktop

• Greater flexibility in choice of oven and stovetop since they are

bought separately

• Can be tailored to your particular cooking habits: If you mostly cook meals on your stovetop, you can opt for larger six-burner cooktop and a more modest single oven

• Customizable positioning in the kitchen uses space effectively • Oven can be situated more accessibly so you don’t have to bend

down to open it

• More expensive to buy two separate appliances and will likely

involve greater installation costs

Other

• An induction cooktop has the highest and lowest temperature options; it’s also the safest and most energy efficient, and it’s the easiest option to keep clean.

• Duel fuel ranges offer the best of both worlds with gas cooktop

and electric oven, but tend to be on the pricey side