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Can we start using the oven for Sunday baking again?

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Hi, as its been so long since I used my gas oven because it's been so expensive and I've got no idea how much it costs - so I've decided that when the gas (and electricity) prices go down in April I'm going to start using my oven again on a Sunday. 
I'll fill it up as I always used to, with a small joint of meat and roasters, a two-serving rice pudding, a sponge (or chocolate or ginger) cake for during the week, and a loaf of bread.
 I should be able to get a small quiche done too if I can get all the prep done beforehand. 
 I'm curious to know if I have the gas oven on for 90 minutes whether it save me money as I won't be buying shop-bought that's loaded with preservatives.
I think doing it this way will work out cheaper than using the air fryer multiple times too.
Now I need to find cheap bread flour. 
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  • Florenceem
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    I don't have an air fryer or mini oven so have carried on using my range cooker.
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  • PipneyJane
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    @Barneysmom I only use one type of flour:  chapatti flour aka Atta flour.  It’s a bread flour and, if you have the storage containers, is good value for money at 30p-50p a kilo.  However, it usually only comes in 10kg sacks.

    To make self-raising flour:  add a teaspoon of baking powder to each cup of flour.  (I usually use a cup measure to measure out my flour, so that makes the calculations easier.)

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    Thank you - I should've said, I've always cooked from scratch and it's been a bit of a juggle to cook meals without the oven, although the slow cooker has been a great friend now that winter's just about over I won't be using it so much. 

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  • DullGreyGuy
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    Hi, as its been so long since I used my gas oven because it's been so expensive and I've got no idea how much it costs  
    How can you know it's expensive if you've no idea how much it costs? 

     I'm curious to know if I have the gas oven on for 90 minutes whether it save me money as I won't be buying shop-bought that's loaded with preservatives.
    I think doing it this way will work out cheaper than using the air fryer multiple times too.
    Never had a gas oven but google claims they use an average of 0.9kw/hr so about 9p to run 90 minutes
  • Rosa_Damascena
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    I grew up in a home with a gas cooker and it was great for cakes etc. It didn't occur to me to get one when I refit my kitchen because the one and half electric ovens were still in very good order (and looked new).I have been avoiding using even the smaller one and ended up buying a combi microwave to save on using a whole oven for the sake of baking a cake.
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  • Florafauna
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    If the oven is filled, I'd say go for it. You could even pop some scones in at the end as well. You are cooking multiple items and the health benefits of scratch cooking are great. Plus less faff than refilling the air fryer I'd imagine 
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