How much gas do you use

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Hi,

I am in the process of buying a gas stove and would like to know approxamitely how long does your gas bottles last before you have to refill them?
 
FCLoretz said:
Hi,

I am in the process of buying a gas stove and would like to know approxamitely how long does your gas bottles last before you have to refill them?
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A 9kg probably lasts us 2-3 months - maybe a little longer. Our oven is electric though.
 
bwana said:
A 9kg probably lasts us 2-3 months - maybe a little longer. Our oven is electric though.
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Thank you. The stove I am looking at, also has an electric oven.

Which make and model do you have?
 
FCLoretz said:
Hi,

I am in the process of buying a gas stove and would like to know approxamitely how long does your gas bottles last before you have to refill them?
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The average household - 2 Occupants - can work on 1 kg per month
 
9kg, about 5 months, I have a gas oven though..don't use it much it sucks.
 
Yes, gas stove at home. Wife and I cook in the evenings and sometimes twice a day on weekends.

This includes the twice a month soup that uses the stove for 4 hours.
 
FCLoretz said:
Thank you. The stove I am looking at, also has an electric oven.

Which make and model do you have?
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Mine's a SMEG - not sure of the model - with 5 gas burners.
 
I keep two 19kg cylinders - always have two so if one runs out, you can just switch over.
These last about 18 months, together - gas hob only, electric oven - but, granted, I used to have an extremely busy home catering business - still cheaper than electricity.
 
bwana said:
Mine's a SMEG - not sure of the model - with 5 gas burners.
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Poncey damn American :p

My folks have a Defy 5 burner, and the 19kg bottles last about 6 months for a family of 3.... and it gets used 3 times a day every day.
 
Great news. Thank you Stef and Bwana.

I was looking at buying 2x 9kg bottles for the stove. So I wil definately have enough gas.
 
chromedome said:
9kg, about 5 months, I have a gas oven though..don't use it much it sucks.
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I was warned by many that they do indeed excel in the suckage department

FCLoretz said:
Great news. Thank you Stef and Bwana.

I was looking at buying 2x 9kg bottles for the stove. So I wil definately have enough gas.
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I used to get the bigger bottles but I'm pretty lazy and since we've always got half full gas bottles for the braai and heaters I usually just swap them over when the oven runs out. :)
 
Gas Ovens are just pooh... hotspots all over the place and they drink gas as well.
 
Ockie said:
Why dont they put a fan into gas ovens then to distribute the heat evenly as with electric ovens?
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The fan in an electric oven completely changes the dynamics of cooking in it when you use it.
 
bwana said:
The fan in an electric oven completely changes the dynamics of cooking in it when you use it.
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But all ovens have it now. Soon as you switch on the oven you can hear the fan start up. I would think that putting a fan into a gas oven will have the same benefit as in electric?
 
Ockie said:
But all ovens have it now. Soon as you switch on the oven you can hear the fan start up. I would think that putting a fan into a gas oven will have the same benefit as in electric?
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My oven has a conventional oven mode (no fan) and a convection oven mode (fan assisted).
 
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