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Therefore use an oven thermometer to measure temperature. Gas ovens do have a broil feature.

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You may need to turn the heat slightly up or slightly down during the cooking process.

How to use gas oven. To light a gas oven you must first find the pilot light located at the bottom of the appliance just open the door and look inside to find a small piece of metal located right in the centre. Gas stoves are valued for their quick heating response and simple temperature adjustment. The coils that heat the oven for baking and roasting are the same coils that are used for broiling.

While electric ovens outsell gas by a 2 to 1 ratio gas ovens have a longer history with more than 100 years of popular use before the introduction of electric ovens in the middle of the 20th century. Use an oven thermometer. Knobs located at the front of the appliance control an oven s temperature and correspond to the section in use on the oven.

Even if you set the oven for a specific temperature the heat may rise or fall unexpectedly during the cooking process. The broiler is located either in the oven if the heating element is on the top of the oven or in a drawer below the oven if the heating element is on the bottom of the oven. But once you get the hang of using a gas stove they are just as easy to use and maintain as their electric counterparts.

If you ve never used a gas stove however you may feel a little confused when first operating one. Then use a match or a lighter to ignite the device through the pilot light hole. Modern gas ovens are safe easy to operate and come with electric igniter switches which do away with the need for a match or lighter every time a pilot light needs a spark.

Gas ovens tend to fluctuate in temperature.