On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:56:57 -0700, RW Salnick
wrote:

If you have a generator, then you must have fuel.

Better to burn the fuel for heat in a stove directly than to:
burn the fuel for heat in an engine
use the engine to turn a generator
use the generator to charge a battery
use the battery to run an inverter
use the inverter to power an electric stove

Theoretically true but if you have the inverter and batteries, you are
trying to mimize generator run time, and that is a worthwhile goal in
my experience. Electric stoves are a great way to cook if you have
the right equipment.