In cooking, a gas stove is a cooker/stove which uses syngas, natural gas, propane, butane, liquefied petroleum gas or other flammable gas as a fuel source. Prior to the advent of gas, cooking stoves relied on solid fuel such as coal or wood.
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Ovens in older homes often employ a small flame in their base called a pilot light. Some pilots burn constantly at a low level; when you turn these ovens on, you feed more gas to the flame, which in turn lights the oven burner. Other pilot lights only burn while the oven is on. If you have this kind of appliance, light the pilot each time you want to use the oven. When you move into your new home, ask the previous owner whether to light the pilot each time or only as a troubleshooting procedure if the flame goes out.
- Check the temperature dial on the oven and make sure it is in the 'Off' position. If the oven's pilot light is designed to burn constantly and has blown out for some reason, you will leave the dial in this position while you light the flame.
- Consult the owner's manual, if you have it, to locate the pilot light. If you don't have the owner's manual, open the oven door and look in the bottom of the oven for a small hole marked 'Pilot Light' or something similar. It may be in the front and center of the oven or in one of the back corners.
- Open the broiler door if you can't find the pilot hole in the oven's main compartment. Look for the pilot hole in the base of the broiler. If you can't find it there either, remove the broiler carriage and look for a labeled hole in the back of the empty broiler compartment.
- Light a long match. Hold the flame beside the opening of the pilot hole. If the pilot is designed to burn constantly, it should light. If the oven is designed to be manually lit for each use, turn the temperature dial on slowly. The gas should ignite.
- Remove your hand and the match immediately. Replace the broiler carriage if you removed it. Close the broiler compartment and the oven door.
- Oven owner's manual
- Long matches
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If you smell gas in your kitchen, it might be a sign that the pilot light in your oven has gone out. Turn off the gas and ventilate the kitchen, then turn the gas back on and relight the pilot. Do not light the pilot while the kitchen is contaminated with gas.
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Stephanie Mitchell is a professional writer who has authored websites and articles for real estate agents, self-help coaches and casting directors. Mitchell also regularly edits websites, business correspondence, resumes and full-length manuscripts. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater.
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