Tech question regarding Gas / Electric

[Two of usI]

With all the current issues regarding energy usage at home, we have been trying to cut back for obvious reasons........ In our kitchen she has a gas / electric oven.... does anyone know if we should prioritise either the gas or electric oven ??????

Thanks

 

[sonar]

Personally I would just go all electric .
the reason being one would not have two fuel bills and Two standing charges.

having said that changing to all electric could now be expensive. In respect of heating …

as for gas or electric cooker what’s the cheapest fuel .. does electric cook quicker than gas as gas is instant
electric takes a while to heat up but can be turned off before anything is cooked fully and with the heat cooling down cooking continues.

as for other foods cooked in pans. place the food in the pan add water bring to the boil and turn off it will continue cooking in the hot water. That’s spuds rice veg ect . But leave the lid on till your ready to strain and serve.

may take a little longer but not much longer try it and see.

 

[Podney]

Haven’t a clue which is cheapest,but would suggest keeping your options open. Anyway,I don’t think the difference will be great.

 

[Bucket]

I'm sure others will come along with a more technical insight into this, however my view is that despite gas being on the increase and Boris deciding to wean us off it, it is still cheaper for now.
Furthermore, we are used to an electric oven and that is probably where we will stick (we are about to order a new kitchen); but having been using an electric hob for the last 4 months we can't wait to get back to gas.
Same for the boiler, no-way are we ready to ditch gas for the unproven alternatives that they are touting.
Maybe things will change when we finally get some well overdue new infrastucture such as small-scale nuclear, but at my age I don't expect ro see any benefit.

 

[Two of usI]

Just to clarify our situation....... we have one cooker, but there are two ovens....... one gas....... one electric !!!!

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[Bucket]

Sounds like you are covered either way.
Maybe do a test, use each one exclusively for say a month and compare the energy used?

 

[Two of usI]

Sounds like a plan Bucket, but, these wonderful 'smart' meters don't work as we haven't got a wi-fi signal where the meters are situated !!!!! so we now have the supplier sending an e-mail every week for us to send in a photo of the meter reading !!!

 

[DBK]

Historically, cooking on gas generally costs half the cost of cooking on electric. However, with the current turmoil I'm not sure what the difference is and it will depend I guess on whatever deal you are on.

But the cost in the greater scheme of things is fairly marginal compared to what you spend heating the house and your hot water. Not using the electric oven for example and only using gas might save you something like £30 a year. I don't think it's worth bothering about.

 

[Bucket]

We don't have a smart meter. Luckily Mrs B is a real nerd when it comes to these matters and she keeps a close watch on the whole energy situation,.
She takes monthly readings anyway because our supplier wants these; but she also does all the calculations on actual costs. I often get a proverbial elbow in the ribs for not turning something off promptly .
Good luck

 

[GirlyVanGirly]

I'm sure others will come along with a more technical insight into this, however my view is that despite gas being on the increase and Boris deciding to wean us off it, it is still cheaper for now.
Furthermore, we are used to an electric oven and that is probably where we will stick (we are about to order a new kitchen); but having been using an electric hob for the last 4 months we can't wait to get back to gas.
Same for the boiler, no-way are we ready to ditch gas for the unproven alternatives that they are touting.
Maybe things will change when we finally get some well overdue new infrastucture such as small-scale nuclear, but at my age I don't expect ro see any benefit.

What sort of electric hob have you been using? I always preferred gas, but now i have an induction and love it! So much easier to keep clean too!

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[Odd-no-more]

Cooking does not use a fraction of the heat that is required for heating. So gas or electric will make little difference, concentrate on reducing the heating. First question is can you put in more insulation? Then can you put in more efficient controls? Do you have an efficient boiler?

 

[DBK]

What sort of electric hob have you been using? I always preferred gas, but now i have an induction and love it! So much easier to keep clean too!

The OP is asking about ovens but you are right to like induction hobs, they are very efficient as effectively all the energy goes into the pan with very little wasted compared to conventional electric rings or gas hobs.

 

[Bucket]

What sort of electric hob have you been using? I always preferred gas, but now i have an induction and love it! So much easier to keep clean too!

It's a Bosch freestanding so should be OK?
It was here when we moved in just after christmas and will be the first thing on the skip when the builders start in July!
Agree about induction, we have a portable one in the MH and it's great for cooking al fresco when on EHU. I'd quite fancy a mixed hob at home but SWMBO isn't keen so we are sticking to gas.

 

[Bucket]

The OP is asking about ovens but you are right to like induction hobs, they are very efficient as effectively all the energy goes into the pan with very little wasted compared to conventional electric rings or gas hobs.

Can you have a word with Mrs B please?

 

[mikebeaches]

We use a standard Remoska extensively in the kitchen at home. Rated at just 400 watts, we reckon it saves a few bob on heating a whole oven all the time.

(We don't have any gas, our house is all electric apart from oil for central heating).

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[Martin How]

Electric induction is the way too go. Its as fast as gas, and highly controllable. It's also very efficient. pretty much all the energy gets into the pan, the induction generator is very efficient, and no fumes etc. I guess that if a gas cooker got 50% of the energy into the pan it would do well. Gas boilers pre condensing and conventional not balance flue were at this sort of level.

 

[gus-lopez]

so we now have the supplier sending an e-mail every week for us to send in a photo of the meter reading !!!

I'd just tell them if they want it read then send someone to do it. Like serving yourself at a 'self checkout ' at the supermarket. That's how all the bank jobs went ,then the banks.

 

[pappajohn]

Can't help with the oven but we've cut right back on oven and hob use.
We dug out all the stuff hiding in cupboards.....all electric, we don't have gas.
We have an induction plate (we had to buy a £100 worth of new compatable pans)
A Ramoska, a go chef, a small deep fryer (chucked the 3ltr one), a slow cooker, new kettle, new toaster (old ones were getting slow)
Induction plate is so quick and clean....lift the pan it turns off so no wasted electric.
Ramoska is only 650watts so cheap to run.
Apart from the kettle and toaster everything else was bought for the van but only used a few times before relegation to the kitchen cupboards.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Had the dishwasher on
Once, battery charging motorhome. TV For an hour and our domestic fridge.

£5 spent already today

 

[Riverbankannie]

Electric induction is the way too go. Its as fast as gas, and highly controllable. It's also very efficient. pretty much all the energy gets into the pan, the induction generator is very efficient, and no fumes etc. I guess that if a gas cooker got 50% of the energy into the pan it would do well. Gas boilers pre condensing and conventional not balance flue were at this sort of level.

But what do you do with all your lovely sets of stainless steel saucepans and sets of expensive Le Crueset? My daughter has just got an induction hob as part of revamped kitchen and nothing works on it. It will take years to recoup the costs of all new.

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[pappajohn]

But what do you do with all your lovely sets of stainless steel saucepans and sets of expensive Le Crueset? My daughter has just got an induction hob as part of revamped kitchen and nothing works on it. It will take years to recoup the costs of all new.

If they're in good condition.....sell or donate to charity.
If a magnet sticks to the bottom of a pan it will work on an induction hob.

 

[Riverbankannie]

If they're in good condition.....sell or donate to charity.
If a magnet sticks to the bottom of a pan it will work on an induction hob.

Well, I am hoping for a bonus pan or two but my point was that it isn’t necessarily economical to change from gas hob to induction.

 

[busbuddy]

 

[Vipar]

Don’t forget to open all the doors when cooking it will warm the house. Then shut them when you have finished to keep the heat in.

 

[mikebeaches]

Don’t forget to open all the doors when cooking it will warm the house. Then shut them when you have finished to keep the heat in.

Assume that would be the internal doors...

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[Vipar]

Yup should have said that

 

[Podney]

Well, I am hoping for a bonus pan or two but my point was that it isn’t necessarily economical to change from gas hob to induction.

You don’t change to induction hob to save money. Once you’ve used one you wouldn’t want anything else imo. It’s even made me interested in cooking again…………well,just a teeny weeny bit

 

[Figaro]

Given electricity is four times the price of gas per k/w hr, I'd try and use the gas as much as possible.
I even suggested to the OH we get a whistle kettle for the gas hob, what was the response ? "but then I'd have to get up to turn it off"

 

[Vipar]

I think that my log burner is gonna get a hammering this winter

note to self don’t put the fairy lights on it this year

 

[cmcardle75]

With all the current issues regarding energy usage at home, we have been trying to cut back for obvious reasons........ In our kitchen she has a gas / electric oven.... does anyone know if we should prioritise either the gas or electric oven ??????

Thanks

All heat ovens are extremely inefficient compared to the hob, especially if the hob is induction. If you really want to save energy, avoid the conventional/fan oven and use only a microwave oven and induction hobs, which are significantly more efficient than other hob types. However, if you do need an oven, the gas one will be cheaper (but not as nice). These days, the electric oven may be more environmentally friendly, especially after the evening peak. After about 21:00, electricity is likely to be primarily wind based unless there is a general flat calm. At 18:00, all the gas/coal etc. will be going full blast to keep up with the kettles and ovens.

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