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07.05.20, 13:33 PM General Topics
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Ovens - what is better -all gas or gas top and electric oven? need to get a new oven and don't know much about the pros and cons. And yes, I googled... [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.05.20, 01:33 PM Flag
 

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I wish I could have my electric oven back. Gas does not brown things the same way. I forget what the process is called, but it has to do with the fact that a by product of burning gas is water. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 02:02 PM Flag
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Love my induction. So much faster and I never worry about kids accidentally touching it and burning down the house or killing us with leaking gas [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 02:18 PM Flag
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Gas range and electric oven (duel fuel) is the best. Electric ranges do not cook as well and gas ovens are uneven for baking. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 02:28 PM Flag
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thanks. What is the reason that you like the electric oven? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 02:38 PM Flag
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Different poster here - the gas ovens produce water and have to vent it, so the net result is that your baked goods don't brown as well [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 02:56 PM Flag
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Serious chefs want gas. If you are a regular person who occasionally enjoys cooking but mostly views it as a chore to be done and prefers a clean, neat-looking kitchen, DEFINITELY go for electric. Induction is better / more powerful than regular electric so can kind of split the difference btw gas (more supple/ more powerful) and traditional electric (more tidy-looking and easier to clean). GL [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 04:02 PM Flag
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I had a 30" Jenn Air gas oven thoughtfully specified when I did the full gut renovation. DH went cooking crazy and the house smelled constantly of food. In summer it generated so much heat. I got a small Panasonic toaster oven and it can hold a pyrex with dinner for 4 in there. Pretty much stopped using the gas oven. Then I had the chance to do another kitchen and put a small Sharp Steam Oven in there and I DEFINITELY do not use the 30" Jenn Air for anything but stacking backing pans and occasionally proofing my dough by leaving the light on. Both Panasonic and Sharp use infrared so there is no preheating and because the bake space is small, no need to generate so much unnecessary heat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 04:26 PM Flag
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Electric, even for serious chefs. Stove induction or other solutions work very well as a substitute for gas. As for the oven itself, electric allows you to time your cooking, have the oven shut down or start automatically. Could be very practical depending your situation. (During weekends for ex my mom used to prepare Sunday lunch in the early morning (meat or chicken, etc) and then we could all go for a family walk or other activity outside. We would come home and meal would be almost ready. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 04:31 PM Flag
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The main reason for electric is that it allows you to go with renewable energies. This will become more and more of an issue. We've been buying our energy from wind farms for the past 20 years. Now thinking about adding solar to our second home (currently propane, which comes from fracking :-( [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 04:33 PM Flag
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the electric current in NYC can be erratic [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.05.20, 06:50 PM Flag
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