Ideally, a gas stove's flame should burn blue. This indicates that the combustion process is happening as it should and that oxygen is reacting with the fuel in a safe and efficient ratio.

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Ameren Illinois' Supervisor of Gas and Public Awareness, said. "It's typically an appliance used almost daily and that flame on that burner should have a nice crisp blue flame. If it's not blue ...