The oven here at my new place is gas. Does anyone have any hints on using a gas oven? I have an option of a fan. Are there things I should use the fan for, and things I should not? I am cooking a cake and it definitely is not cooking in the allotted time, so should I use a higher temp than stated in the recipe? After using an electric fan forced oven which usually cooks hotter and faster than a regular electric oven, I now need to learn the peculiarities of a gas oven.

bluegreen said:

The oven here at my new place is gas. Does anyone have any hints on using a gas oven? I have an option of a fan. Are there things I should use the fan for, and things I should not? I am cooking a cake and it definitely is not cooking in the allotted time, so should I use a higher temp than stated in the recipe? After using an electric fan forced oven which usually cooks hotter and faster than a regular electric oven, I now need to learn the peculiarities of a gas oven.

Try the internet for some instruction book pages for your brand and model.

I would be using the fan for all cooking, should be the same temp as the electric over is, 200 = 200 not matter is gas or electic generated heat ? How old is the stove Bev, I know my old girl here is just on 30 years and she has to be cranked up a tad higher as the seal are stuffed and not worth replacing IMO ?

The Estate said:

I would be using the fan for all cooking, should be the same temp as the electric over is, 200 = 200 not matter is gas or electic generated heat ? How old is the stove Bev, I know my old girl here is just on 30 years and she has to be cranked up a tad higher as the seal are stuffed and not worth replacing IMO ?

I think it is a fairly recent model Thee.

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

I would be using the fan for all cooking, should be the same temp as the electric over is, 200 = 200 not matter is gas or electic generated heat ? How old is the stove Bev, I know my old girl here is just on 30 years and she has to be cranked up a tad higher as the seal are stuffed and not worth replacing IMO ?

I think it is a fairly recent model Thee.

Maybe ring the the lady who last cooked in it , just a thought ?

The Estate said:

Maybe ring the the lady who last cooked in it , just a thought ?

rather not. they haven’t proved too helpful so far.

It is something I will work out with trial and error myself, but thought if someone was using a gas oven themselves they might have some tips for me.

Been a long time for me, I do prefer gas cooking for both the stove and oven, but the electric one was already here !

Also is there a manual for the cooker ?

ovens ain’t ovens. You will just need to experiment and adjust accordingly. FWIW, I always thought the fan was required for cake cooking.

well the cake is cooked now, just took a bit longer than stated.

well the cake looked better on the outside than it did on the inside. It didn’t rise and cook properly. The oven didn’t seem to be very hot so I might try a higher temperature next time. Think I’ll invest in one of those oven thermometers. Will make some custard tonight and eat it as pudding :)

Want to get it sorted in time to cook the Christmas Goose!

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

Maybe ring the the lady who last cooked in it , just a thought ?

rather not. they haven’t proved too helpful so far.

It is something I will work out with trial and error myself, but thought if someone was using a gas oven themselves they might have some tips for me.

We do, but I can’t help – ours is really old, and has no fan. We bought a little thermometer to put inside the oven so we could see if it was reaching the temp it’s supposed to – might be an idea while you’re getting the hang of yours? But if it’s fairly new I’d think the tmp should be pretty accurate.

bluegreen said:

The oven here at my new place is gas. Does anyone have any hints on using a gas oven? I have an option of a fan. Are there things I should use the fan for, and things I should not? I am cooking a cake and it definitely is not cooking in the allotted time, so should I use a higher temp than stated in the recipe? After using an electric fan forced oven which usually cooks hotter and faster than a regular electric oven, I now need to learn the peculiarities of a gas oven.

The time taken shouldn’t be any different. Maybe the thermostat’s wrong.

The Estate said:

I would be using the fan for all cooking,

I don’t. Things like pizza I use the top and bottom elements and sit it lower in the oven so the bottom browns. Chips seem to come out better that way in my oven as well.

The Estate said:

Been a long time for me, I do prefer gas cooking for both the stove and oven, but the electric one was already here !

I prefer gas as well but the options for gas on gas in ranges were very limited. Gas hobs and electric oven seems to be far easier to buy.

pain master said:

ovens ain’t ovens. You will just need to experiment and adjust accordingly. FWIW, I always thought the fan was required for cake cooking.

Not really. The fan is supposed to keep an even heat on all levels so you can bake on multiple levels at the same time.

A cake on it’s own in the centre of the oven would go just as well with the top and bottom elements on.

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

Maybe ring the the lady who last cooked in it , just a thought ?

rather not. they haven’t proved too helpful so far.

It is something I will work out with trial and error myself, but thought if someone was using a gas oven themselves they might have some tips for me.

I think this will be your best call BG. I have cooked with gas and electric….prefer gas any day. Each oven is different and you’ll soon know your oven by how things cook.

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

My gas oven just had the celcius temps. Gas mark is english isn’t it?

My suggestion would be to bake something that you have baked quite a few times and you will know to change the temp or lengthen the cooking time accordingly.

I would love to have a gas oven again.

An acacia and a callistemon have gone through the mulcher. They’d done duty as fill ins and had gotten too big and were pushing my flowering gum out of shape. Now I get to decide what too replace them with. I’m thinking something simple like some grasses or lomandra.

I love my mulcher.

Happy Potter said:

My suggestion would be to bake something that you have baked quite a few times and you will know to change the temp or lengthen the cooking time accordingly.

I would love to have a gas oven again.

Me too. I’d love to have ANY oven other than bluddy la Germania, bluddy crappy thing, bluddy sales people, bluddy, bluddy, bluddy!!!!!!!!!

bubba louie said:

An acacia and a callistemon have gone through the mulcher. They’d done duty as fill ins and had gotten too big and were pushing my flowering gum out of shape. Now I get to decide what too replace them with. I’m thinking something simple like some grasses or lomandra.

I love my mulcher.

Woops wrong thread. Why don’t we have a delete function?

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

ovens ain’t ovens. You will just need to experiment and adjust accordingly. FWIW, I always thought the fan was required for cake cooking.

Not really. The fan is supposed to keep an even heat on all levels so you can bake on multiple levels at the same time.

A cake on it’s own in the centre of the oven would go just as well with the top and bottom elements on.

Now that makes more sense to me. I have read and re read my oven and stove book and I’m still unable to follow the instructions. How can they make something that should be so easy, very complicated with just words?

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

The Estate said:

Maybe ring the the lady who last cooked in it , just a thought ?

rather not. they haven’t proved too helpful so far.

It is something I will work out with trial and error myself, but thought if someone was using a gas oven themselves they might have some tips for me.

I think this will be your best call BG. I have cooked with gas and electric….prefer gas any day. Each oven is different and you’ll soon know your oven by how things cook.

I agree with Lucky1.

Happy Potter said:

My suggestion would be to bake something that you have baked quite a few times and you will know to change the temp or lengthen the cooking time accordingly.

I would love to have a gas oven again.

I like a gas oven too but I dislike it for stove tops.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

My suggestion would be to bake something that you have baked quite a few times and you will know to change the temp or lengthen the cooking time accordingly.

I would love to have a gas oven again.

Me too. I’d love to have ANY oven other than bluddy la Germania, bluddy crappy thing, bluddy sales people, bluddy, bluddy, bluddy!!!!!!!!!

I take it you don’t like it Bubba. LOL.

I’ve moved so many times I’m used to “making friends with” the oven. I think my kids will have vivid memories of the oven that resisted my persistent attempts in 2007 … the only time in 20 years I BOUGHT a birthday cake!

The house at the bush block, not having mains electricity, has a freestanding gas range that runs on bottled gas. Never missed a beat. The best oven for big batches of cooking e.g. could manage 3 racks of biscuits without burning any, was fan-forced electric. Would have a fan-forced gas oven if I had a choice.

The only thing I found with the gas oven without a fan was that there were “hot spots” and things needed turning 180 degrees halfway through.

bubba louie said:

The Estate said:

Been a long time for me, I do prefer gas cooking for both the stove and oven, but the electric one was already here !

I prefer gas as well but the options for gas on gas in ranges were very limited. Gas hobs and electric oven seems to be far easier to buy.

and what was the brand you bought bubba?

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

pepe, I don’t know the gas mark increments but your 3 there would appear to have shorter increments as the temp gets higher? no?

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My suggestion would be to bake something that you have baked quite a few times and you will know to change the temp or lengthen the cooking time accordingly.

I would love to have a gas oven again.

I like a gas oven too but I dislike it for stove tops.

I’d love to try an induction cooktop. Only the pot heats, you can lift it up and put your hand on the cooktop and not get burnt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooker

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

The Estate said:

Been a long time for me, I do prefer gas cooking for both the stove and oven, but the electric one was already here !

I prefer gas as well but the options for gas on gas in ranges were very limited. Gas hobs and electric oven seems to be far easier to buy.

and what was the brand you bought bubba?

Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My suggestion would be to bake something that you have baked quite a few times and you will know to change the temp or lengthen the cooking time accordingly.

I would love to have a gas oven again.

I like a gas oven too but I dislike it for stove tops.

I’d love to try an induction cooktop. Only the pot heats, you can lift it up and put your hand on the cooktop and not get burnt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooker

On Mr Bon’s wish list for the new house. Aga-style oven & induction cooktop.

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

it is graduated by temperature so don’t have to worry about converting gas marks.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

My gas oven just had the celcius temps. Gas mark is english isn’t it?

mine’s La Germania like yours and the oven temperature control is marked 1 to 8.

Yeehah said:

I’ve moved so many times I’m used to “making friends with” the oven. I think my kids will have vivid memories of the oven that resisted my persistent attempts in 2007 … the only time in 20 years I BOUGHT a birthday cake!

The house at the bush block, not having mains electricity, has a freestanding gas range that runs on bottled gas. Never missed a beat. The best oven for big batches of cooking e.g. could manage 3 racks of biscuits without burning any, was fan-forced electric. Would have a fan-forced gas oven if I had a choice.

The only thing I found with the gas oven without a fan was that there were “hot spots” and things needed turning 180 degrees halfway through.

i agree with all that.
even with fan forced you still have to look at half cooking time to see the bottom isn’t burning and that one side isn’t more advanced than the other. both are easy fixed. bottom burning – put the rack higher in the oven because the top burners don’t exist or are electric grillers. just rotate if one side is cooking quicker.

pain master said:

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

pepe, I don’t know the gas mark increments but your 3 there would appear to have shorter increments as the temp gets higher? no?

grumble here they all is

3 – 160
4 – 200
5 – 210 (AH-HA)
6 – 230
7 – 250

well spotted but it’s just one which is different

pepe said:

pain master said:

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

pepe, I don’t know the gas mark increments but your 3 there would appear to have shorter increments as the temp gets higher? no?

grumble here they all is

3 – 160
4 – 200
5 – 210 (AH-HA)
6 – 230
7 – 250

well spotted but it’s just one which is different

I was trying to work out if there were a pattern, what Gas Mark would GF’s kiln be…??? Something like Gas Mark 78!!!

pepe said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

i take it you know the gas oven temps

gas mark 1 – 120C – 250F
gas mark 2 – 160C – 325F

etc

gas mark 8 – 270C – 510F

My gas oven just had the celcius temps. Gas mark is english isn’t it?

mine’s La Germania like yours and the oven temperature control is marked 1 to 8.

Strange.

Pity about the La Germania. I hope yours is better than mine.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

bubba louie said:

My gas oven just had the celcius temps. Gas mark is english isn’t it?

mine’s La Germania like yours and the oven temperature control is marked 1 to 8.

Strange.

Pity about the La Germania. I hope yours is better than mine.

maybe pepe got a legit European model… perhaps there’s a few knock-offs going around?

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

mine’s La Germania like yours and the oven temperature control is marked 1 to 8.

Strange.

Pity about the La Germania. I hope yours is better than mine.

maybe pepe got a legit European model… perhaps there’s a few knock-offs going around?

i doubt it is german despite the name – more italian i think.
mine’s LPG gas bottles not mains.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

mine’s La Germania like yours and the oven temperature control is marked 1 to 8.

Strange.

Pity about the La Germania. I hope yours is better than mine.

maybe pepe got a legit European model… perhaps there’s a few knock-offs going around?

most stoves come from only about 4 factories in Europe, and are extensively re-badged for market in other countries.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

mine’s La Germania like yours and the oven temperature control is marked 1 to 8.

Strange.

Pity about the La Germania. I hope yours is better than mine.

maybe pepe got a legit European model… perhaps there’s a few knock-offs going around?

I haven’t found many favourable reviews at all. This isn’t my model but the reviews are much the same across the board.

http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.php?item_id=17468

pepe said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Strange.

Pity about the La Germania. I hope yours is better than mine.

maybe pepe got a legit European model… perhaps there’s a few knock-offs going around?

i doubt it is german despite the name – more italian i think.
mine’s LPG gas bottles not mains.

Yep, Italian.