And a gas stove will keep you from freezing to death when a sleet-storm downs miles of transmission lines. Even if the stove has electronic burner ignition you can light it with an old-fashioned match.
Yep, last severe ice storm we had I the early 1970’s gave us an inch of ice on everythibg. Beautiful to see but went without electricity for 4 days.
Some stoves’ ovens don’t run unless there’s electricity to start the gas burner; there’s no way to start it with a lighter.
Been there, done that.
The top burners, however, -can- be lit with a lighter.