Gas or Electric Hob?

[fractionMan]

Now we need a best poll poll dammit.

 

[danny la rouge]

wtf?

Does anyone actually cook in an electric oven? Pizza - fail. Roast - fail.

No, that's just you.

 

[fractionMan]

You're all wrong and I'm right.

 

[danny la rouge]

You're all wrong and I'm right.

Electric ovens are just better. I will always have a gas hob. Every time. But not a gas oven.

 

[trashpony]

Gas hob, electric fan oven. Thread over

induction is just as good though and easier to clean

 

[fractionMan]

this is wrong ^^

 

[trashpony]

face it fM - you're a lone voice in the wilderness, beating the drum for gas ovens

 

[kyser_soze]

I think we've got a halogen hob, and I have to say as someone who's both generally cooking-impaired, and certainly electric-hob-cooking-impaired, it's as easy as using gas.

 

[crustychick]

poll here (mines better)

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=308083

this is a good poll. very well thought through. bad spelling though

 

[Cid]

Induction hobs are very cool, but not exactly great if you ever want to use non-ferrous utensils.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Following the consensus, I find gas (hobs) much easier and more satisfying to cooke with. Had to use electric hobs in a couple of my uni kitchens and hated it, so glad to get back to gas now.

Parents got a fancy new cooker a while ago which follows the gas hobs/electric oven formula too.

 

[spacemonkey]

Climate destroyers the lot of you!

I only eat cold food.

 

[RubyBlue]

Gas - my old flat had gas heating / cooking, the flat I live in now is all electric - I actually pay less then I did but have crap electric oven and a flat that is either too hot or cold eta: combi convection ovens are fab though.

 

[boing!]

The one thing I hate about my flat is the electric hobs. Cooking rice properly is almost impossible and there is no point even owning a wok. The fan/ electric oven works fine though.

 

[bi0boy]

The one thing I hate about my flat is the electric hobs. Cooking rice properly is almost impossible and there is no point even owning a wok. The fan/ electric oven works fine though.

Acutally rice is the one thing electric hobs are good for. You just can't fry anything to go with it though.

 

[Teaboy]

I can't believe this is actually up for debate. Gas hob and electric oven every day.

 

[boing!]

Acutally rice is the one thing electric hobs are good for. You just can't fry anything to go with it though.

Certainly not with my hobs. The method I use to cook rice relies on going from hot to very low heat, quickly, which is impossible on electric hobs. I have to use two hobs which is a bit of a pain.

 

[Chz]

Gas hobs are great, if they're of a decent standard. I'd rather have a shit electric one than a shit gas one. But at the high end? Gas all the way.

 

[Cid]

Certainly not with my hobs. The method I use to cook rice relies on going from hot to very low heat, quickly, which is impossible on electric hobs. I have to use two hobs which is a bit of a pain.

Pre-heat oven to 150 or so, bring rice to the boil on hob and transfer to the oven for around 15 minutes... Works perfectly (presuming you're using absorbtion).

 

[Chz]

I think talking about cooking rice is a bit off. Anyone who eats a lot of rice either has a rice cooker, or hasn't yet realised that they need one.

 

[fractionMan]

I think talking about cooking rice is a bit off. Anyone who eats a lot of rice either has a rice cooker, or hasn't yet realised that they need one.

this is blatantly bollocks.

 

[Chz]

You just don't realise that you need one yet.

In all seriousness, any serious chef will tell you that a rice cooker is pretty much a necessity. You can spend your time fussing over the pot of rice to get it perfect, or you can ignore the rice - knowing it will come out right - and spend your time cooking the bits more worthy of your attention. It's not that a rice cooker is better, it's that it's just as good and requires zero effort.

 

[tarannau]

Why wouldn't you get a rice cooker if you liek rice?

It's like not buying a kettle because you've already got an excellent water heating implement pan

 

[Chz]

It's like not buying a kettle because you've already got an excellent water heating implement pan

You win. Can I quote that?

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'd love a rice cooker - an old housemate had one that I used all the time - but not sure how easily the price/space issues can be resolved

 

[tarannau]

Buy a mini rice cooker. I've the world's smallest kitchen really - well one kitchen counter and little more - and it takes up less space than a kettle. It also frees up hob space for a couple of big woks

I used to be really proud of making ric in a pan, using the absorption technique and balancing the gas flame perfectly. But the reality is that a rice cooker makes perfect rice again and again without hassle - flick a button and it's pretty much done.

It's useful if you like to cook rice properly (absorption rather than boiling) and have those gas cookers that tend to have too high a low setting, or electric cookers that don't cool down fast enough.

 

[fractionMan]

Yes, but do you power it off a 660ah battery bank?

I think not.

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

This video sums up my view on the matter completely.

 

[Teaboy]

This video sums up my view on the matter completely.

I suspect they may have a bias.

 

[Teaboy]

Yes, but do you power it off a 660ah battery bank?

I think not.

Do you live on a boat or something? If you're not on mains electric than I imagine gas would be more useful.