There are those who prefer gas stoves to electric ones. I am concerned that gas may still lack safety controls. I have seen several houses burn up because gas leaked, and have seen newpaper pictures of many more. A nurse friend and her baby almost died because she took a nap while something was cooking. The gas pressure fell, the burner went out. When the gas pressure went up again, unburned gas filled the small apartment. Only a chance visitor saved her. And electric stoves have ways of regulating temperatures and cooking times that are very desirable.
That reminds me of a horror story. Just after I got out of the Army, I was riding on a bus and overheard two babysitters in front of me discussing their professional problems. One was bitching about the kids sceaming so loud she couldn't enjoy her record player music. The other replied, "When the kids I sit for do that, I stick their heads into the gas oven with the gas on but not lit until they shut up."
