Gas/Electric oven, which is cheaper to run?

jenid

Hi I am after some advice and opinions if possible.

I have just moved and am finally buying a range I have been longing for for years. I have had electric ovens/hobs in my rentals for the past 3 years and couldn't wait till we could buy our own and get gas. Now we're about to order and I'm wondering if it would be cheaper to run if I bought a dual fuel range, gas hob with electric oven, or if I'll be ok to stick to just gas? Does anyone know which will work out cheaper to run? I bake a lot and the oven will get used daily so the cost to run it is something I should consider. Also do people think it's best to use gas or electric ovens for baking?

Any advice/opinions very gratefully received.

Many thanks in advance.

ktpie

We moved this year and the new house already had in it a large electric fan oven with a gas hob, it's about 1 1/2 times the size of a regular oven and has one large oven space.
It has taken me a bit of getting used to as I was used to gas but essentially is a great oven, when you get the hang of it. Problem is it does seem to use quite a bit of electric, the lights in the kitchen dim when you switch the oven on, which doesn't seem like a good sign.
We realised that it probably wasn't very efficient to be heating up the whole thing if we only had a small amount to put in it so have bought a microwave / convection oven combi thing.
This is working well for us as we use that if we just have one thing to cook and the big oven for lots of dishes / baking.
Having had this oven if I was picking a new range oven I would go for the type with two oven compartments, that way you can just put on one if you only have a small amount to cook and you can have them at different temperatures if you have a lot to put in.

I've always assumed gas ovens were cheaper to run but I don't have any facts to back that up, sorry!

mambury

well I have a range type cooker which is really two cookers squidged together!

One has a normal sized fan and the other is a plain old elecrtic oven but with a gas hob.

Regardless of the cost I prefer a fan oven and a gas hob as getting the temp right is easier and more accurate.

If you cook lots then go for a fan oven with a gas hob, but split ovens rather than one big one.

this is a newer version of what I have now. Been going for five years without any problems so far....oops shouldn't have said that!

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001801&productId=1500507943&langId=-1&engine=froogle&keyword=Belling+Country+Chef+100DF+Silver+Dual+Fuel+Range+Cooker&_$ja=tsid:11527%7Ccc:%7Cprd:4894731%7Ccat:Range+Cookers

not very good at little linkies!

HTH
Mambury

jenid

Thanks very much for your advice and opinions it's very much appreciated. I have chosen one already with two seperate compartments, as you say I can use just one if not cooking too much, and put both on for larger loads! Maybe I should go for an electric as could have a fan assisted oven then.

The thing that made me think gas might be more expensive to run was our electrician suggested to put in an electric oven point incase we ever move and not everyone wants a gas oven as they're expensive to run so might put buyers off?

Bit of a worry that your lights dim in the kitchen when you switch your oven on though?!!

Thanks again

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Mrs_Thrify

Hi, we have bought a year ago a double electric oven and electric hob.
The double oven is 2 small size ovens. The top one is oven with grill and the bottom a fan oven. I mostly only use the bottom fan oven and then pack a lot of food in to cook at once to save leccy. I cook dinner at the same time as cooking a cake for eg. To say the oven is small it takes 2 racks to put things on. The smaller size in oven takes less power to heat up the smaller space.

ktpie

I think it is just the huge amount of electricity needed that makes the lights dim and not any issues with the wiring etc, my DH knows a bit about these things and doesn't think there is an issue.

Interesting comment from your electrician about the gas being more expensive.

macman

I thought gas per KWh was about 5/12 of the cost of electricity? So unless a gas oven has less than half the thermal efficiency of an electric one, it should be cheaper.
Or am I missing something?