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My oven is gas with a gas range.
I read an article on emergency preparedness that got me thinking. Not all gas appliances work the same when you don't have power.
The reason the oven uses so much power is it has a glow plug to ignite the gas. Mine takes about 300 watts! The plug glows and the gas turns on and off to control temperature.
In event of a power failure, I can match-light the range burners to boil water, fry eggs, etc. but I can't use the oven to bake a pizza!
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