There are some decisions you make in life that are fairly easy. For example, if your stove isn’t working properly, you call your appliance repair service in Horsham. But there are other decisions in life that are more difficult to make. For example, when shopping for a new stove, do you buy a gas stove or an electric stove? While there really isn’t a clear winner, both have their advantages and disadvantages. Weigh out these pros and cons before making a final decision.
Electric Range Pros
Even Surface
Smooth-top electric ranges offer a very stable surface for your pots and pans. Even the electric stoves with coil elements are more stable than the grates on gas stoves. In addition, smooth-top stoves surfaces offer additional counter space when they are not in use.
Easy Cleaning
Coil element electric stoves are fairly easy to clean as all you need to do is lift up the element and smooth top electric stoves are quite easy to clean. Gas stoves take more time and energy to clean.
Ignition
With a simple twist of the knob, your stovetop element heats up in a flash and you don’t need an ignitor to light your burner. In addition, an electric oven heats up faster than a gas oven and heats more consistently and is more evenly distributed compared to a gas oven.
Cons
Power
If your electricity goes out, you can’t cook.
Durability
If you drop a burger weight or anything heavy on your ceramic cooktop, it can shatter. Also, cast iron pans can scratch the surface and ruin the shiny finish.
Gas Range Pros
Quick Heating
As soon as the flame is lit on a gas stove, you have immediate heat and you are able to control the level of heat with precision, which is critical when cooking hollandaise for example. In addition, when you turn the flame off, the heat is immediately diminished so you don’t risk overcooking.
Fuel
Whether you use propane or natural gas, both are relatively inexpensive and clean burning, so you will save money in energy costs.
Broiling
If you like to broil food items, a gas stove works much better than an electric stove.
Cons
Heat Distribution
Baking in a gas stove requires rotation as the temperatures are hotter at the top. Gas also gives off moisture, which creates humid heat which negatively impacts roasting.
Cleaning
Gas stovetops require that you remove heavy cast-iron burners to clean them properly. Not only that, cast-iron burners can be knocked out of place and result in an uneven flame as you cook.
