Oven deathmatch - the poll!

[fractionMan]

I contend that electric ovens are shit. As in, totally and utterly shit.

They're expensive to run, take ages to heat up and turn pizza into biscuits.

Compared to gas they're 100% shit.

 

[cesare]

I prefer electric, but very pricey innit

 

[fractionMan]

I thought better of you tbh

 

[plurker]

100% agree with OP

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

our gas oven is shite... everything takes ages to cook, it's even difficult to switch on and you end up with streaming eyes full of gas

my parent's electric oven is loverrly...

*but* my parent's oven is new, and out current gas oven is donkey's years old... so not really a fair comparison

 

[cesare]

I thought better of you tbh

I grew up in an age where a popular method of suicide was sticking your head in a gas oven

 

[bi0boy]

Electric. They don't fill the kitchen with fumes, can use renewable energy, cook evenly and don't scorch things to a cinder, don't explode in your face, and you have a finer control of the temperature.

 

[fractionMan]

I grew up in an age where a popular method of suicide was sticking your head in a gas oven

See, they've got even more added advantages built right in.

 

[Madusa]

Electric. They don't fill the kitchen with fumes, can use renewable energy, cook evenly and don't scorch things to a cinder, don't explode in your face, and you have a finer control of the temperature.

If that happens, you need to clean yer oven, mate.

Gas for me! Gas hobs n all! No way do you have a finer control over temps...certainly not with electric hobs!

 

[cesare]

See, they've got even more added advantages built right in.

Gas hobs though. Or halogen.

 

[fractionMan]

Electric. They don't fill the kitchen with fumes, can use renewable energy, cook evenly and don't scorch things to a cinder, don't explode in your face, and you have a finer control of the temperature.

Renewable energy?

Do you have any idea how much solar/wind you need to run an electric oven?

I do. And it's a fuck load.

If you're going to use that as a reason then at least vote for the wood option.

 

[kabbes]

We don't have any mains gas where we live. On those grounds, electric is 100% win.

 

[fractionMan]

We don't have any mains gas where we live. On those grounds, electric is 100% win.

Seeing as I'm living on a boat I don't have mains gas either.

 

[spanglechick]

gas all the way for fine temp control and quicker 'pre-heating'.

 

[bi0boy]

gas all the way for fine temp control and quicker 'pre-heating'.

My leccy oven doesn't need preheating at all.

Also, could you explain how to change a gas oven from 170C to 180C?

 

[danny la rouge]

Electric oven, gas hob. Obviously.

 

[Biddlybee]

Electric oven please... heat spreads more evenly which is important for cakes.

Gas hob though.

I'm still trying to work out if this new oven is an electric or convection oven, and what the fuck one of those even is.

 

[fractionMan]

My leccy oven doesn't need preheating at all.

Also, could you explain how to change a gas oven from 170C to 180C?

Turn it up or down?

I'm sure you could memorise the gas mark -> centigrade conversion charts if you wanted to be anal about it.

 

[cesare]

Also you can get those tabletop ovens, or microwave/oven combinations. You can't do that with gas.

 

[fractionMan]

Don't get me started.

They're even worse.

 

[cesare]

Very handy things, those.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Electric oven, gas hob.

 

[danny la rouge]

Why are people voting gas? Gas ovens are crap.

 

[danny la rouge]

Electric oven, gas hob.

Exactly.

 

[Biddlybee]

Why are people voting gas? Gas ovens are crap.

They probably like electric hobs too

 

[fractionMan]

And hate food.

Anyone with an electric oven hates food.

 

[danny la rouge]

They probably like electric hobs too

A gas oven with electric hob?

It would serve them right if somebody made such a thing.

 

[girasol]

Electric oven, gas hob.

 

[Biddlybee]

Anyone with an electric oven hates food.

I don't hate food what you got against electric ovens? Did you burn your dinner?

A gas oven with electric hob?

It would serve them right if somebody made such a thing.

There are many many ovens out there like that, it was on my list when I moved to have a gas hob

 

[danny la rouge]

There are many many ovens out there like that.

No way! A gas oven with electric hob?

Why?