Saturday, December 24, 2011

galvanic And Gas Cooking - Which Is Better?

Electric and gas are the original means for cooking. Although there are still some great places for buying wood fired pizza or wood baked bread, very few population use whatever other than gas and electric for their cooking needs. Some of you may have seen the infrared grills that speed up the outdoor cooking and some applications have been developed for the personal kitchen.

Occasionally you may come across and appliance that offers you both electric and gas, like the item pictured above, but for the most part we are forced to choose between the two options when we purchase our appliances.

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Most population who have been trained in cooking prefer a gas cook top. The issue of controlling the heat to a very definite level. The consulation of electric and gas is not just about the level of heat it is also relevant to the timing of the heat. With gas you are able to turn a burner to a unavoidable level and have practically instantaneous heat. With electric heat you are forced to let the heating element arrive at the level of heat you need and then you are practically unavoidable to have too much heat and when you turn it off you will have high levels of eat for many minutes longer than you need. This can be very destructive when you are making a hollandaise sauce or whatever that is sensitive to exact levels of heat.

I love to cook but I am not a pastry chef and assuredly dislike baking of any kind. My wife who loves baking has a very strong view about electric and gas. She strongly prefers electric oven for baking cakes and bread. The issue is that you need a consistent temperature for a longer whole of time. Gas has a hard time maintaining a exact temp in the oven for a long time. The space in an oven is larger than the exterior of pan or skillet on a singular burner on the cook top.

Recently we saw a home that had the exquisite setup. On the island in the kitchen was a 5 burner gas cook top and in the built in cabinets was a duplicate electric oven. It seems like in the electric and gas consulation that possibly this is the extensive best solution. Using both of the sources of energy for what the area in which they accomplish optimally.

galvanic And Gas Cooking - Which Is Better?

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