Submitted by beeman1 on January 23, 2009 - 8:38pm

Home Ovens

I have to replace my home LP gas oven. Gas is now $3.85. Natural gas is not available. I would like some input on Gas versus electyric for bread baking.

Go Electric

...I much prefer Electric now, better control over the Bake.
So many options too when shopping for one.
The Electric ovens with a Glass top give you a work surface.
Use a Baking Stone and a sparay bottle for water, rotate your loaf, perfection.

No experience with gas ovens...

but I love that you mention the glass top.  I have a small, entirely tiled kitchen so the stove surface is a lifesaver!  But if you tend to make multiple recipes in a day be sure all the kneading is done before you turn on the oven or goo ensues!

gas oven

I think that electric ovens dry things out much more than gas does. I also think that you get better control over heat with gas, plus in a power outage you can light a burner with a match on a gas stove- with electric you are out of luck.

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