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 From: dishborealis@yahoo.com 
  
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 > 
 > On  4-Oct-2006, "JoeSpareBedroom"  wrote: 
 > 
 >> "Glenn"  wrote in message 
 >> news:gxVUg.19435$Ij.13921@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com... 
 >> > Cooking indoors with gas or fire (except with a fireplace) is extremely 
 >> > dangerous and can kill you. On gas stoves they recommend that you use 
 >> > an 
 >> > 
 >> > exhaust fan. 
 >> 
 >> Regular gas stoves? That's some recommendation, since the so-called 
 >> "exhaust 
 >> fan" in most homes does nothing but hoist the air right back into the 
 >> room. 
 > 
 > "Most" might be the operative word, but mine, at least, is vented through 
 > the roof. Indoor grilling on a castiron grill pan over a strong gas burner 
 > works pretty well. But it produces a lot of smoke and other airborne 
 > polutants. I do it anyway as I usually cook only a single steak. It 
 > doesn't 
 > take long and avoids the aggravating startup of my outdoor charcoal grill. 
  
 Outdoor grill: Aggravating because of the wait, or difficulty starting the 
 coals? If the latter, have you tried a chimney starter? $11.00 from Weber, 
 works like magic. Still a 30 minute wait, but no screwing around with fluid 
 or strange electric gadgets. 
  
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