Dual fuel range question

[bklem]

Building our new home on Lake LBJ and these dang appliances have me all bamboozled. Too many options. First question I have is regarding the range. I've always had an electric oven and gas stove top (dual fuel but the basic GE type that wasn't that expensive). We are going to go a little fancier this go round (not as fancy as some of y'all in that last appliance thread!) but I am seeing a significant price jump when I look at the dual fuel models versus the all gas models. So the question is, how do you like the gas ovens? I've never cooked with one. Same as electric? Better? Worse? Do they still have timers on them? Will I not even know the difference? Thanks in advance.

[Walker]

Gas is cheaper than electric. Had gas at all the fire houses I ever worked at and have gas in my home. Works great.

[sticknstring]

From a range and oven performance standpoint- gas is way better than electric.

[Walker]

And yes. Gas ranges have all the bells and whistles that electrics have.

[alien_scones]

From a range and oven performance standpoint- gas is way better than electric.

I went from gas to inductive and was not disappointed.

[bklem]

I went from gas to inductive and was not disappointed.

Inductive oven? I've heard of stove tops being inductive but never the oven.

[ThisLadyHunts]

I love cooking with gas. It gives the cook far more latitude in temperature control than non-gas appliances do (just try to make a temperamental sauce, like Hollandaise or Béarnaisse, on an electric or halogen cooktop. It's a thankless task). In gas ovens, I've noticed that heat seems to be distributed through the oven's cavity; no hot or cold "spots" like you get with an electric oven--particularly important when broiling or even roasting.

All this said, the most important feature that gas appliances provide is that they work...even during a five-day power outage in the middle of one the coldest cold snaps in recent history!

[Walker]

The only drawback is gas cooktops are harder to clean than glass inductive tops.

[bklem]

I love cooking with gas. It gives the cook far more latitude in temperature control than non-gas appliances do (just try to make a temperamental sauce, like Hollandaise or Béarnaisse, on an electric or halogen cooktop. It's a thankless task). In gas ovens, I've noticed that heat seems to be distributed through the oven's cavity; no hot or cold "spots" like you get with an electric oven--particularly important when broiling or even roasting.

All this said, the most important feature that gas appliances provide is that they work...even during a five-day power outage in the middle of one the coldest cold snaps in recent history!

Make no mistake, my stove top will be gas. I've always had electric ovens but am considering the gas oven since they are considerably cheaper. Plus, like you said, they work even when the electricity is out!