Environment & Energy

Making pizzas.
I was used to pilot light ovens. When I went to preheat it and realized it wasn't on, I reached in with a match.
For several minutes I stood there with a burnt-out match, drenched in tomato sauce, saying "Jesus Christ!" over and over. Blew the top off the range.
All quickly fixable and no injuries, but it taught me to respect gas.
Despite this, I greatly preferred cooking with a flame over resistive electric, which is slow to react and control the temperature. Then I discovered the inductive hot plate, and went all-electric. Spoiled on electric now.

about 20 years ago I noticed that modern gas ovens don't use pilot lights. They have an electric coil which stays glowing hot, hot enough to light the gas and keep it ignited. I thought this was a silly design, because it must use a kilowatt of elec the whole time the oven is on - you might as well use elec heat. Not to mention the fact that they burn out and need repair after a few years.
Pilot light ovens were great for making yogurt and raising bread, a good warm temp constantly. Losing that convenience is a small adjustment to make.

Camp stoves are a good investment for areas prone to power loss. Gas fuel or Sterno. Sometimes you really want a bowl of something hot.