What does "dual fuel" mean?

9 years ago

The concept that comes immediately to mind is the flexibility to burn propane or natural gas. This is because we used to live in a rural area that did not have natural gas lines, so buying a range/oven meant making sure it could be converted to use propane.
We had a propane range/oven but after frequent problems of the oven not staying lit, and then one time erupting in a fireball spewing out when opening the oven door, we immediately made the dealer take it back. We got an electric one to replace it. But the stove cooktop of an electric is poor performance compared to the gas/propane. After several years of dis-satisfaction with the electric top, we want to replace the range-oven combo but refuse to have a gas oven because of the traumatic past experience. Are there units that are made with an electric oven but have a gas cooktop range? Is the electric/gas combo what people mean by "dual fuel"? or does "dual fuel" mean natural gas - propane?

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Marcy

9 years ago

I have a dual fuel Kenmore range. It means the oven is electric and the stove top is gas. We live in the country so it's on propane. Actually, it has two ovens. The large full sized oven has a convection option in the baking settings, and the smaller side oven it just plain electric.

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nini804
9 years ago
I have a KA pro-style 36" dual fuel range. It is an electric oven and gas cook top w/an electric griddle. We've had it 5 years with no problems. Very happy w/it, plus it is very nice looking & beefy.
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new-beginning
9 years ago
since you dislike your current electric cooktop, you might want to investigate induction cooktop (works on 220240 electricity) and is really just about as quick to heat as gas - there are lots of folks here who have chosen induction rather than gas and are totally happy with it
suzanne_sl
9 years ago
"just about as quick to heat as gas"

Our induction cooktop heats so much faster than the gas ranges we had for 40 years! Love it. I loved the gas ranges and would never have wanted an electric cooktop, but induction won me over. Glad we did it.

As far your shooting ball of flame (Yikes!!), that was just weird and not a function of the propane. We had propane for years before the utility company ran a natural gas line down our street. I never heard of anyone having that problem. It was surely the range you bought, not the fuel.
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writersblock (9b/10a)
9 years ago
Is the electric/gas combo what people mean by "dual fuel"?

Yes.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
9 years ago
My Kitchenaide is dual fuel . The burners are gas and the ovens are electric .
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pnwraingal
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Just like Marcy and ravencajun, we have a dual fuel 30" GE profile free standing range. Gas cooktop with 5 burners, main large oven electric with convection option and small electric oven in bottom drawer where most free standing ranges have a drawer for cookie sheets and lids. We have natural gas. I have heard that propane burns different than natural gas. A place we stayed at the beach had propane and the flames had more orange tips than my natural gas at home which were consistently blue.

Similar to this one except ours has an oven on the bottom instead of a warming drawer.
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