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November 15, 2005 at 11:22 am #6105

geordie_e

Dear Tim.

Just to say what a great forum you have here. Found

your site last night and spent 5 hours reading through all the interesting info on here.

Im currently planning a new

kitchen, it will be a u shaped kitchen and Im not in any hurry to finish it (single guy happy to go back to parents everynight

for tea lol).

So heres a couple of questions

1 Gas or electric oven ?? and why ??

2. def going for gas

hob, much better for heat control, so can the hob be wired into a 3 pin mains socket for the igniter system ?

Cheers
Geordie
November 15, 2005 at 1:03 pm #6106

timfoley

Geordie,

Glad you find the

site useful and welcome to the forum.
Firstly I have to say how envious I am of your open invite round to your Mum’s to

sample her cooking whenever you wish.
My poor mum, god rest her soul, wasn’t the best of cooks which in the end enforced

me to conjur up the culinary nightmares I now create.
It’s a wonder I survive really but thank god for the local chippy’s

and indian takeaways.

Right, to get back to your question, Gas or Electric oven? Electric, purely because of greater

choice in a market where so few gas ovens are available. The concentration of electric ovens means that more effort is

afforded in their design and specification. As from a cooking point of view I believe that most chefs prefer a gas model but

they may have that luxury in the commercial world, unfortunately we don’t as domestic consumers. Who knows, this may change

in the future but for now I would choose an electric oven.

Why is this the norm? Well this possibly relates back to a

time when power cuts and oil strikes were more prevalent. If a power cut was in force you could still use your gas oven and

vice versa.

As for your gas hob – yes, ignition for the vast majority of gas hobs is activated by means of an

electric outlet which can be in the form of a plug and socket or a fused outlet.
November 15, 2005 at 5:25 pm #6107

geordie_e

Thanks Tim,

I have found some double gas ovens but you are so right the choice in electric by

far out numbers the gas models.

If I read your reply correctly I would be right in assuming that its purely down to

supply and demand that most go for electric ?

I have always had a gas oven (well all in one stand alone old fashioned

cooker lol) and have always been very happy with gas performance where as my little sister swears by electric. I would go for

another stand alone but the reason for putting in a built in oven is to take the strain of my knees ( I suffer from

ostiarithitis in both knees).

Installing an electric cooker means I will have to run a new cooker ring into the kitchen

and update my CU as i have no spare ring left.

I have read your comments in the manufactuers page but would you

recommend any particular make or model ( you can pm me the answer if u prefer to).

Cheers
Geordie
November 15, 2005 at 6:23 pm #6108

timfoley

Geordie,

I have no problem recommending any model that is

manufactured by BSH group and Siemens, Bosch and Neff all offer great value and efficiency.

There are a number of

others I would be happy to mention but the price tag may be a little offputting.

You can view Neff’s products from

this site at th following page http://www.kitchensfitted.co.uk/links/index.php

Tim
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