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> Electric ovens are garbage It's curious to me that you would say that, since electric ovens are generally preferred for their more even and consistent heatin
by ink_13 5y ago
> Electric ovens are garbage
It's curious to me that you would say that, since electric ovens are generally preferred for their more even and consistent heating. For a gas stove to maintain a certain heat, it has to be continuously cycling a gas element that necessarily only burns at one temperature. Also, electric ovens don't impart extra moisture to the cooking cavity.
- ouid 5y agoElectric ovens are essentially incapable of broiling, which is one of the most important things that an oven does. All other functions are close to parity, but why would I buy an oven that is functionally without a broiler?
- gruez 5y ago>Electric ovens are essentially incapable of broiling The "high" setting on my broiler gets meat burnt in 1-2 minutes. What more do you need?
- ouid 5y agoSounds like you maybe you have one of these fancy electric infrared broilers. I did not know these existed for electric ovens. I certainly have never seen one.
- nkurz 5y agoI've used lots of electric broilers, and a fair number of gas broilers, and have never found one better or worse. I would have said that the main difference is that it's hard to get a dry heat with gas, and hard to get a moist heat with electric. But this is more of an issue for breads and meringues, neither of which gets broiled. Could you explain more about how you find it "incapable of broiling"? I'm wondering if you might be using it wrong. You may have to preheat for a couple minutes, and may have to leave the door slightly open to prevent the thermostat from cycling. Or maybe I've never fully utilized a gas broiler and don't realize what I'm missing.