ᐅ Is it possible to operate a gas cooktop without a fixed gas connection, using a gas cylinder instead?

Created on: 13 May 2021 18:16
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Hausbauer4747
Good evening,
we have started planning our kitchen and want to install an 80 or 90 cm (31½ or 35½ inches) induction cooktop. I recently came across slim gas cooktops, for example the Siemens iQ700 ER3A6BD70D, and am wondering if that could be a nice addition. The development area where we will build is new, and we were told that a gas line will be provided there. However, for the building services, we are not planning to use gas, and I strongly suspect that connecting gas just for such a cooktop would never be cost-effective, since regular connection fees, meters, and so on would also apply.

Therefore, I am wondering if it is possible to operate the cooktop, for example, with an 11 kg (24 lb) gas cylinder, placed outside the house through a feed line, for example in a small shelter, or inside a corner of the kitchen in the base cabinets.

According to information online (e.g., on the blog of the gas accessories supplier GOK), this seems possible. Has anyone had practical experience with this, or is it something that sounds good in theory but is nonsense in practice? Many thanks!
i_b_n_a_n13 May 2021 22:52
An advantage of gas is also the atmosphere (flames and smell) that the gas cooktop creates during cozy cooking together. 😉
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Bookstar
14 May 2021 00:03
Crazy idea. I had considered it too, but luckily dismissed it. It takes up a lot of space and is expensive. Every good gas grill already has a cooking surface you can use almost all year round. Inside the house, induction cooking and good pans are the way to go.
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Joedreck
14 May 2021 08:13
If it can be done for 500€ as described, I would probably do it if I were in your place.
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cschiko
14 May 2021 08:44
Tolentino schrieb:

There is one reason against induction: if you have a pacemaker. You shouldn’t stand directly in front of it. So if you also like to cook at the same time, having an alternative would be good.

Well, an induction cooktop is not really a problem for pacemaker users, at least not with normal use. Technology has advanced a lot, and much of what used to be borderline is no longer an issue. At my previous workplace, a university hospital, there was a research group focused exactly on this topic, and I was responsible for statistical analyses for them. They studied fields much stronger than those generated by an induction cooktop at normal distances. So you can be reassured.
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hampshire
14 May 2021 09:43
ypg schrieb:

I don’t think it’s worth it.
Most things in our kitchens aren’t really “worth it” if you look at them rationally. But we don’t do that. If you want to cook with gas, you just go for it.
I wanted it too. We would have needed gas cylinders, which we know from the gas grill and camper van. In the end, we chose the lower-maintenance option—so gas wasn’t that important after all.
Tolentino14 May 2021 09:47
@cschiko I had thought the same. However, the instructions still say not to do it. Manufacturers probably include that as a precaution.