>I posted on another list that I didn't use a gas stove because my =
>neurologist told me that even small amounts of leaking gas can cause =
>neurological damage over time.  I have a neurological condition, and =
>took his advice and bought an electric stove.=20
>
>Now I'm concerned because my post received a reply which said, in part:
>
>..." Michio Kushi said that electic stoves create a kind of cacophony in =
>the food because of the ELF!"

This sounds like New Age mumbo-jumbo to me.  By ELF, he's presumably
referring to the 60Hz AC electric power; I really doubt that this is having
any significant effect on the food.

I hadn't heard the above-mentioned thing about gas stoves.  It apparently
refers to leaks of unburned gas, which are a bad thing for several
reasons!  But I do know that any open-flame stove produces small but
significant amounts of carbon monoxide and other unhealthy gases.  This
problem is more pronounced in modern homes, which are well-insulated and
airtight, especially during heating and air-conditioning season when the
windows are closed.  I have heard that children raised in homes with gas
stoves have a higher incidence of respiratory problems.

I like cooking with gas, because of the speed, and the quick adjustability
when something overheats.  But indoors, electricity is probably safer.  My
solution is to cook all my meat on a gas grill on the patio.  My neighbors
must think I'm nuts, sometimes, when I'm out there on a chilly or rainy
night ... but it cuts down on clean-up time, too :^) .