The gas advantage

Once you have cooked with gas, it's hard to imagine cooking any other way.

• Gives you total control with instant heat and instant 'off'.
• Unlike electric, gas ovens create a small amount of water vapour helping preserve the best flavours and stopping food from drying out.
• Cooking with gas can help reduce greenhouse emissions by up to 70%, compared to appliances that use coal-generated electricity.

Cooking options

Gas cooktops and ovens come in a variety of styles, sizing, and features ranging from the simple upright to large capacity, professional, feature-packed models.

New technologies give gas cookers absolute versatility. Choose an option that best suits your style of cooking.

Fan-forced ovens

• Cooks quickly and efficiently with even temperature throughout.
• Several dishes can be cooked together at the same temperature.
• Heat is dispersed throughout the oven, so there’s no need to preheat.
• Foods retain their natural juices as cooking times are faster and at a lower temperature.
• The oven stays cleaner.
• For conventional cooking, simply switch off the fan.

Conventional ovens

• Three different heat zones all at the same time.
• The top level is hottest and ideal for baking.
• The middle section is a moderate temperature zone, perfect for roasting meats.
• The lowest part is cooler and best for long, slow cooking.
• Cook a whole meal once just by placing food at different levels.

Gas cooktops

• Innovation and efficiency of gas cook tops and ovens is continually improving.
• New technologies (including innovations such as the wok burner) give gas cook tops a versatility second to none.
• High heat for stir-frying or low heat for gentle simmering, gas cooktops adapt to the dishes you make at home.

Flame failure safety feature

• Featured on some models, this is an electro-magnetic valve fitted to each burner. If the flame is accidentally extinguished, the gas valve will immediately shut off, preventing further supply of gas.

Ignition systems

Automatic ignition:

• Gas is ignited by turning on the gas control knob.
• The gas is ignited with a spark generated by either a Piezo or electric connection.

Piezo ignition:

• Impact upon a special crystal creates a spark to light the gas.
• No electric connection required.
• Can be a separate lever, button or built into the control knob.

Electronic ignition:

• Push button activates an electronic spark-generating device.
• Creates a continuous series of sparks for as long as the button is pressed.
• Powered by battery or electric mains.

Manual ignition:

• Gas is lit with a match or hand held sparking gun.