gas cooker v electric

tipptom

Going to buy a new ordinary cooker,existing one is electric,OH has a notion that getting a gas one with the ordinary bottles as we only have oil would be more economical,anyone got any ideas or experience on this one.

aujopimur

Most people prefer gas for cooking as its much easier to use/control.
If you go down the bottle gas route I suggest getting a proper 2 bottle propane setup as this will give you a reliable gas supply and will not fail in cold weather as would the small yellow butane bottles.

tipptom

aujopimur wrote: »

Most people prefer gas for cooking as its much easier to use/control.
If you go down the bottle gas route I suggest getting a proper 2 bottle propane setup as this will give you a reliable gas supply and will not fail in cold weather as would the small yellow butane bottles.

Thanks for reply,is that the slim long type bottles and do you think it might be more economical than electric or is there any differance?

Carlow52

those big bottles are heavy buggers even when empty.

If they are visible from the road they will be stolen, if u can have easy access for the truck that brings them then the moving on the cylinders will be small enough.

I would go gas for hob and elec for oven and go with ordinary small cylinders unless the delivery truck can get close enough to drop them off on location

Sonnett

I used to swear by gas and would never have contemplated electric, until I discovered induction hobs, easier to control than gas, and much faster at boiling water etc. They are a bit more expensive to purchase but neither my husband or I would contemplate anything else.

aujopimur

tipptom wrote: »

Thanks for reply,is that the slim long type bottles and do you think it might be more economical than electric or is there any differance?

The bottles I refer to are known as 75ls bottles you use 2 with an auto change over which switches to a full cylinder when one is empty.
If you watch the freebie websites yuo might pick up empties free.
The setup I refer to should be done by a gas installer unless you know what your doing.
With regard to weight of cylinders, contact your local supplier when you need a refill, they usually disconnect/connect the cylinders when they deliver.

maggy_thatcher

Sonnett wrote: »

I used to swear by gas and would never have contemplated electric, until I discovered induction hobs, easier to control than gas, and much faster at boiling water etc. They are a bit more expensive to purchase but neither my husband or I would contemplate anything else.

+1 on induction...the only drawback is you may have to go out and buy new pots/pans as it only works on magnetic ones. In the long run, it's probably cheaper as well, as they use much less energy to do the same amount of cooking (as there's no waste heat heating up the rest of the room - all the energy is sent directly to the pan itself).

janum

i'll recommend to you of gas cooker this is the more efficient than electric cooker. and this is in use of mine . i did't get embarrassed from this. it bake well and do well.

thejamesrankin

Induction definately! I saw it in action and it's very novel, quick, cheap and easy to use. If you have children in the house gas could be dangerous as they might turn knobs when you don't know it then BOOM! God forbid though! Even yourself could forget to turn a hob off. On electric and induction you will know if you left something on because of lights etc.

Also fan ovens are amazing things to have.

James.

coylemj

thejamesrankin wrote: »

Also fan ovens are amazing things to have.

+1

Gas hob, electric fan oven.