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Benefits of

Cooking with Gas

Control: When you use a gas range,
you’ll notice just how in control you
are. From adjusting the temperature to
spending less time waiting for a pot of
water to boil, gas cooktops allow you to
master the art of cooking at the touch
of a knob. Temperatures are also highly
responsive to the slightest adjustments.

Even Heat: Thanks to their central
location, the flames on a gas cooktop
allow for even heat distribution
throughout the entire pot or pan. This
reduces the risk of scorching select spots
on the cookware and the food contained
within.

One growing trend in home entertaining is the outdoor living Quicker Cooking: One of the benefits
room. This multi-purpose area has all the comforts of a traditional professional chefs enjoy with gas cook
living room, but with some amazing additions that can include ranges is the ability to prepare more
outdoor natural gas lighting, fire pits and fireplaces. These dishes in a shorter amount of time. With
entertainment and enjoyment centers have all the comforts with decreased cook times due to the quick
sofas and easy chairs, and when combined with outdoor kitchens
they become an outdoor extension of our homes interiors. Outdoor heating source underneath, people
living areas come complete with cooktops, grills, radiant heat, sinks who have experienced cooking with
and dishwashers. Homeowners are also heating their swimming gas hardly ever go back to alternative
pools with natural gas in order to enjoy them in the spring and fall methods.
months, and gourmet kitchens have become a key selling point in
today’s homes. Increased Resale Value of Your Home:
Today, homebuyers are looking for homes that fit their lifestyle and provide them with Conveniences of natural gas appliances include faster drying Adding natural gas items such as a
sensible options. As a builder, meeting those expectations is key to making a good first times for clothes, more temperature control when cooking and heating unit, fireplace, and other gas ap-
impression and earning the business of a potential buyer. One of these options includes quicker recovery time from the water heater. All of these options pliances to your home will pay dividends
the availability of natural gas to a home. When you couple the safety and security of are what today’s savvy homebuyers are demanding. The flexibility down the road when you decide it’s time
natural gas with the conveniences and luxuries of the expanded array of great natural gas of getting what they want is an integral part of their home buying to sell and move.
appliances, this trusted friend makes our modern homes more efficient, comfortable and experience.
attractive.
So whether you’re a homebuilder or a homebuyer, natural gas
In the last five years, natural gas appliances are being increasingly utilized to enhance should be considered a friend to all. To learn more about the benefits
the lifestyles of today’s families. Providing customers the choice of natural gas allows them of natural gas, visit cpsenergy.com/naturalgas.
to take advantage of all that it has to offer.

- By CPS Energy www.cpsenergy.com

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