cooking with gas or electric

[Mattk]

Ive always been told that its cheaper and quicker to cook with gas rather than electric.is this still the case ?

[ianess]

I think the answer lies in the fact that gas is `instant on and instant off` whereas electricity takes longer to warm up and isn`t usually switched off before the cooking is finished.  This usually results in electric cookers being `on` for much longer than necessary, resulting in higher costs and under-utilised energy.

Hope that made some sort of sense.

[drbsparks]

the introduction of electric fan ovens has changed all that. The best most widely regarded combination now is electric oven and gas hob

[ianess]

Agreed............the problem always was with the inefficiency of the electric hob, but I still find that even with a fan-assisted oven a lot of energy is wasted by not switching off early enough.  I usually have to leave the oven door ajar with the fan on and the heat turned right down or else the cabinet [ from a well-known store] starts to overheat.  I suppose that may reduce the central heating bill.

Swings and roundabouts??

[Apriden]

I have recently changed from Gas to "Arrow" Electric Oven and Hob. But find the oven Confusing. Is the Inner light not supposed to come when I switch the oven on. The Show light on front do. Plus if I am cooking a joint of meat in this oven on what shelf should it be cooked, the lower or higher shelf near the Grill? Please can you help and have I done right swapping to Electric? Thank you