I know the stove question is not about SHTF, however.... You CAN light the oven with a match in most new gas ranges (but be sure to eyeball it before you buy it). Even if you cannot use it for baking/roasting, it CAN be used in a pinch if the electric goes out and you have no heat.
Just light the oven and crank it up to 400 - leaving the oven door open so it never goes 'off'. That, along with a large pot of water simmering on the stove top can keep a couple small rooms nicely heated until power is restored.
Ask me how I know...
Kelly
Just light the oven and crank it up to 400 - leaving the oven door open so it never goes 'off'. That, along with a large pot of water simmering on the stove top can keep a couple small rooms nicely heated until power is restored.
Ask me how I know...
Kelly
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