Gas or electric hob

[Fred Blogs]

This lot are quite obviously selling induction hobs and gas (and combi boilers). You will need special pans or pan converters for an induction hob. Also the gas companies, along with almost every other energy company are scamming us with massive price rises. Government numpties are doing nothing to stop this so gas prices especially are about to go through the roof. I just kicked my gas hob out and I have gone for a ceramic hob. Okay I know it's just standard ring hob underneath but it does heat up quickly. You only need controllability if you are a gourmet cook. This lot wouldn't know the diference between a steak and a cornflake. Google it for your information, don't ask this lot. Oh yeah a Ninja cooker LOL absolute rubbish. I gave mine to my daughter and now it's gathering dust in her kitchen.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Gas hob and electric fan oven. Gas ovens can be a bit of a problem unless you want to heat the kitchen and some do not regulate down well. Suppose they are worrying about the flame going out which can be detected but anyone cooking wont be happy if it does and they didn't notice.

They all have to have flame failure detection these days, every gas appliance. A couple of seconds with no flame and the gas is shut off.

I didn't fancy adding the wiring for an electric oven. We bought a Belling that has a fan in the oven. It regulates so low my wife has been known to think it's gone out. It has an electric grill that can also be used as a gas oven, Not so even as the main oven. The main oven fan is mostly used to roast a turkey and jobs like that. They could have done a better job maybe but it does even up the heat. It's free standing which wont suite some.

My grill is built into the upper section of the double gas oven, with separate burners for grill and it's oven. Closing the door when the grill is on, shuts the gas off. turning the grill on, you hear the tick, tick, tick of the ignition, which continues until it detects a flame. Likewise the two oven burners. The grill is either full on or off, no adjustment - you have to adjust by setting the distance to what you are grilling. I've repaired it once, some problem with the fan, in around 12 years.

We also have a Sharp combi sort of semi built in. Not that well insulated so plenty of scope for heat to get out. Much bigger cavity than others so a decent size for an oven. We don't use it with it's sliding in shelves. Just the usual kit - a low and high stand. It also has a bread proving setting that I might use one day.

I also have a combi/microwave/grill/oven, bought as a backup and also around 12 years old. I have repaired that a couple of times. One expired fuse and an issue with a rotary knob to set the run time - the same problem has reoccured, so I need to look at it again when get a round tuit. It has only needed to be used as a microwave, the grill and oven options have never been needed.

 

[ajohn]

They all have to have flame failure detection these days, every gas appliance. A couple of seconds with no flame and the gas is shut off.

Yes and it shuts the gas off as well. I vaguely remember re ignition on a hob burner that also lit by simply turning the gas on. I suspect it's out of fashion - for good reason. Not sure I would fancy it in an oven - bang etc.

Thermocouple driving a solenoid - nice and simple and used for years in some appliances with little problem. Usually until the thermocouple fails.

 

[gas112]

dependant on the type of flame supervision the gas wouldnt just shut off it would reignite its self in the event it somehow blew out .
Hence why some gas cooker can be set to come on cook for set period of time and then turn themselves off when you are out

 

[ajohn]

Hence why some gas cooker can be set to come on cook for set period of time and then turn themselves off when you are out

It's an area I have wondered about as have seen stoves that auto light rings. Pretty sure ovens too but not of late but maybe I haven't noticed them.

Our Belling can be programmed but never used it. It struck me that they must limit gas flow and the number of tries at egniting the oven. I have heard of people have the oven door blow open. Keep trying to get it lit and eventually it does with some mix of air and gas in the oven.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

I'm definitely going for the induction. Wanted the one with buit in extraction but too bulky underneath and too expensive

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

It's an area I have wondered about as have seen stoves that auto light rings. Pretty sure ovens too but not of late but maybe I haven't noticed them.

My double gas oven does that. You can simply set the temperature and the on/off times and it will do the rest. Not sure what would happen if it failed to ignite, I have never used the timer and never had it fail to ignite, but the ignition sparks until lit.

 

[THFC]

Gas hob for me as you can still cook/boil a kettle during a power cut.

 

[gas112]

BG used to give away a free gas kettle with every cooker , It was all worked out how much extra gas people would use thus profit boiling the kettle instead of using an electric one

 

[ajohn]

My wife was very fond of putting too much water in a kettle. The dispenser has solved that. Just enough needed down to 150ml. Multple cups of tea aren't much different to a kettle. Boil enough and press a button to stop flow. much like pouring out of a kettle. Maybe a bit more scope for getting it wrong.

Live in say London though and they may need descaling more often than when it indicates. There are some reviews that show lots of scaling. I'd guess they have problems with showers and all sorts.