Why are Full Gas Cookers Uncommon ?

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I was just wondering Why are Full Gas Cookers Uncommon only a few bands still do gas and the big brands dont make them at all.

ive only used 2 dual fuel cookers before and I alway find the ovens to give off a smell and the grills not the same as real gas.
 
Uneven heat distribution making for a poorer product on ovens and grills? Also people don't like the idea of a box full of gas ready to blow up in the kitchen, fairly or unfairly.
 
Gas is better roasting meats and veg for your typical Sunday roast while electric is better for baking.

However if you go gas, it's imperative you get an oven with a fan like Richie's, otherwise the heat does not circulate properly and the rear of the oven will be hotter than the front causing uneven cooking if you have say, a large joint of meat that uses the entire shelf.

Another reason for them being uncommon is installation. Every house will have an electric point for an oven, but if your house has never had a gas oven, you may need to factor in the extra cost of a gas connection for it, which must obviously be done by a gas safe engineer and they don't come cheap nowadays. In fact, iirc, all gas ovens need to be installed by a gas safe engineer full stop. It might just be more expensive if you don't have somewhere to connect it to.
 
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Before I moved house I had a full gas cooker without fan. I hated it! The temperature difference even between single shelves was huge, not very good for cooking tall-ish things such as chickens. Moved house and got a combination cooker, electric fan oven and gas hobs. Love it :)
 
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robfosters said:
Gas is better roasting meats and veg for your typical Sunday roast while electric is better for baking.
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gas gives of water which you want for baking and don't want for roasting.

gas ovens are generally just terrible, uneven messes of an oven. a good fan assisted electric oven is where its at, combined with a gas hob.
 
I did some research in to this when I bought my Rangemaster. I came to the conclusion very quickly that the dual fuel (gas hob and electric oven) was the best option.
 
Do all electric ovens give off a smell or did just have bad luck
robfosters said:
Gas is better roasting meats and veg for your typical Sunday roast while electric is better for baking.

However if you go gas, it's imperative you get an oven with a fan like Richie's, otherwise the heat does not circulate properly and the rear of the oven will be hotter than the front causing uneven cooking if you have say, a large joint of meat that uses the entire shelf.

Another reason for them being uncommon is installation. Every house will have an electric point for an oven, but if your house has never had a gas oven, you may need to factor in the extra cost of a gas connection for it, which must obviously be done by a gas safe engineer and they don't come cheap nowadays. In fact, iirc, all gas ovens need to be installed by a gas safe engineer full stop. It might just be more expensive if you don't have somewhere to connect it to.
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I do understand but i was just wondering why only the odd 2 still make them, I would have assumed they would offer both options just to be ablle to get the customer like they do witth everything else but its mostly dual fuel now. So i was assuming it must be down to something else.
 
probably not enough demand, all in one cookers aren't popular to begin with and all gas ones only seem popular with tight wad landlords who want to spend as little as possible and don't care about how badly they cook.
 
Glaucus said:
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gas gives of water which you want for baking and don't want for roasting.

gas ovens are generally just terrible, uneven messes of an oven. a good fan assisted electric oven is where its at, combined with a gas hob.
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Honestly, gas gives off a moist heat which is more suited for roasting whereas electric is more of a dry heat suited for baking.

I do agree with your final opinion though. Gas job, electric oven, it's the only way.
 
Richie said:
My fan assisted gas oven works fine...
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Do fan assisted gas ovens preserve the cost efficiency associated with gas hobs ? since presumably a fan and a direct gas flame could interfere
with one another, versus air running past the electric element.

The additional carbon monoxide from a gas oven in todays insulated homes would be another con.
 
My preferred option is:

Gas hob
Electric fan oven
Electric grill

If I want a more humid oven I can always stick a tray of water in the bottom.
 
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