I really don't know what those are for other than perhaps tent camping of picnics. You could use it to power a gas stove during an outage though, if you were determined to bake or roast something.
@Cody Fousnaugh I have had to learn about the gas stove we have here. Use to electric. Both have advantages and not. Since your renting like us the stove is not your financial responsibility. You do need to turn in work order as something is not right at. Keep copy of work order. The microwave is over the stove and I must lean in in order to remove item form microwave.I have to check that the knobs have not turned in my doing that. That bothers me, but not much you can do. I use my electric oven on counter in summer but still using this winter so far. I can cook in either one an that helps me.
I was thinking of getting one of those desktop computer UPS units. But I can't think of any scenario where I would really need to bake something during a power outage..and those are few & far between here.
My thinking as well. We had an outage at church last Sunday that lasted all day, and there was the Christmas potluck planned that day. I considered it then, but we just made an impromptu oven on the stove top and warmed food there. I am pretty much prepared for anything likely here--earthquake, volcano, etc. My big fear is wildfire, and there isn't much I can do there. Power outages, blizzards, and cold are just normal things here in winter. My only point was it wouldn't be hard to set up your oven should you wish to do so with just a car battery and an inverter. I have kept my internet up during power outages with the inverter and the battery from the lawnmower.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/ Do gas stoves produce emissions that are harmful to human health? Scientists have long known that gas stoves emit pollutants that irritate human airways and can cause or exacerbate respiratory problems. Gas stoves burn natural gas, which generates a number of invisible by-products. The biggest concern for human health is nitrogen dioxide (NO2). This gas is produced when natural gas is burned at high temperatures in the presence of nitrogen in the atmosphere, according to Josiah Kephart, an assistant professor in the department of environmental and occupational health at Drexel University. “We’ve known for a long time that [nitrogen dioxide] has many harmful effects on health,” he says.
It's just my reason for not liking gas appliances. I can smell the fumes. They irritate my throat and lungs.
That’s personal choice and that’s a good thing, Shirley. But it’s also a Biden plan. https://newhouse.house.gov/media/weekly-columns-and-op-eds/bidens-america-no-more-gas-stoves
That was the last thing I heard from the greenies. They want all animals to stop breathing, especially humans, as it is raising the CO2 levels.
That is why I said a hood with a vent to the outside is required with gas stoves. The hood should be operating whenever the burners or oven is on. If you do that, there is little difference between the electric and gas stoves. I am guessing Biden doesn't yet get a kickback from the hood manufacturers.
That's interesting. I don't know that I've encountered anyone who was irritated by them...at least, I've not encountered anyone who was aware of it.