Gas or Electric cooker? - cheaper to run long term?

Ainsleyfatcat_2

Hi,
I wonder if anyone can give me some views!
Basically, I currently have an old gas cooker which is a great cooker except that it is too small for the gap inbetween the kitchen cupboards, apart from that I like cooking with gas. The problem is that I have been given the choice of having my parents Belling cooker which apparently is very good and would fit just right in the spot. With the recent rise(s) in the cost of gas in particular, long term, is it wiser to get an electric cooker now rather than keep my gas cooker? My parents are going to sell the Belling if I don't want it, so I have to make a decision pretty soon. Help!

simongregson

We have had electric and gas. The advantage of gas cookers is that they contain very few parts that can break, so don't need repairing much. The amount of gas used by your cooker is probably quite insignificant compared with what your heating uses, and costs less than the same amount of electrical energy because any 'wasted' energy from your gas cooker will help warm up your house as it doesn't have a flue. Gas costs less per kWh. You have more 'instant' control over your hob heat too.

On the other hand, convection electric ovens are better in my opinion, but that's not to say they use less energy.

Ainsleyfatcat_2

Thanks for the reply SimonnGregson.
To be honest, I think it's the fact that the Belling electric cooker is much better to look at than my old gas cooker which was making a decision difficult. I think from what you say, I would be better sticking with my gas cooker.
Also, I hadn't thought about there being less chance of my gas cooker needing repairing than an electric one. I've had it for 10 years second hand and nothing has gone wrong with it so far - touch wood!
Thanks.
Ainsleyfatcat

Ken68

Oven and hob cooking is familiar to most but tis not the cheapest way to cook.
Pressure cooking, slow cooking, Remoska and steamers are the way forward.