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Dangers of leaving food in an off gas oven

My gas stove manual warns not leave food in the oven while it's off either: More than an hour before cooking, or More than an hour after cooking I can't seem to find the reason why, or to tell if my food has been ruined. What exactly happens in…
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Run gas when outside of home

I have some recipes, that took quite long to cook, for example 8 hours. I want to start cooking those in the morning, so it is ready after I come from work in the evening. Is it safe to cook it on the gas? I put it on the smallest flame, so the…
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How do you cook chicken breast in a gas oven evenly?

Most recipes tell you to place chicken in an oven at X temperature for Y minutes (e.g. 400°F for 20 minutes), and stress that the internal temperature should reach 165°F on a thermometer (example). I placed the chicken breasts on a large baking…
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How to store opened canister of butane?

I opened a canister of butane last night to cook, and it's now half empty. What is a safe place to store it? Can I leave the canister in the stove? (note - stove is disengaged) Or do I have to take it out and put the cap back on?
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cooking with a round based clay pot on an electric stove

I have a clay cooking pot, similar to this one here and was wondering does anybody know of a heat diffuser I could use to cook with it over an electric Stove, Its meant for a naked flame such as gas but you know, Russia decide to invade Ukraine, so…
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Why does my Italian made gas oven take so long to heat to required temperature. Any tips please

I have a Glem Gas Oven that can take over 30 mins to heat to desired temperature. I was advised to place a pizza stone on the bottom of the oven but it still takes longer than 30 mins to reached desired heat. Any tips please.
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Gas leak (and flames) around burner intake

I've been reassembling a friend's old BBQ and one of the three burners seems to be leaking gas where it connects with the gas intake. When I turn it on, there's a flame and I can see/smell something burning inside, so I turn it off immediately.…
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Does food cooked in firewood taste different than that which is cooked in gas?

Does this apply to food in general or just proteins or a few items? Also, does the taste vary depending on the type of wood you use i.e. using bamboo as firewood?
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Gas stove burner

My burners click all the time while the burners are on. They only stop when I turn the flames off. How do I stop them from clicking while the flame is on?
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Pyrex glass round casserole safety in high temperature

I want to know can I use Pyrex glass round casserole as a safe cookware on gas burner? Does this cookware release toxic chemical in high temp? I only worried about toxic compounds and not about cracking!
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Anyone? Induction cooktop and ferrous metal distances that Will NOT can NOT heat ferrous metal?

1,800w portable induction cooktop. I want to keep my ferrous metal propane tank FAR out of induction range in my tiny DIY RV can’t move stuff with out complete renovation. EMF at 1-ft was 30mG, and 7-ft was 2mG. Does that help identify a distance…
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Is there a measurable chemical difference between the 'wet' cooking from gas and the 'dry' cooking with induction?

I am doing a bit of food science research around induction cooktops, and wondered if there are any measurable differences in the cooking outcome when using electric heat vs. gas heat. In specific, gas heat creates a current of air, heated by the gas…
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Rust and hole in outside range wall

Is it safe to use a gas oven if the outside housing has rust hole/soon to be holes in it? Our nonprofit was offered this stove to purchase and we want to make sure it is safe to use with the rust that is evident.
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Is it always possible to visually determine if it's gas or electic stove?

I saw stoves with flat glass-like surface and there red glowing circles inside when they're on. Are those a gas stoves? Are there gas stoves with fire inside or those flat stoves are all electric?
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Regulating Gas Flow to a Cooktop

What options do the best cooktops (or complete gas stoves) have to regulate gas flow in cases of variable gas source pressure? For example, I don't want my cooking to be affected when the furnace in my house switches on (which would reduce the gas…
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