{"id":5566,"date":"2019-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/uncategorised\/how-to-choose-the-best-gas-appliance-for-your-home"},"modified":"2024-03-08T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T06:01:08","slug":"how-to-choose-the-best-gas-appliance-for-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-gas-appliance-for-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose the best gas appliances for your home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Once you’ve cooked with gas, it’s hard to imagine cooking any other way. But how do you choose the perfect gas oven or stove for your home? There are a few things to think about before you shop the brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Your cooking style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Have an idea of how your household cooks; whether it’s baking, frying, grilling or roasting, knowing how you’ll use your kitchen appliances will help you weigh up the value of different features. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The size of your kitchen or workspace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Measure the space you have available for your cooktop or oven and make sure you choose a capacity and shape that fits your kitchen. Consider how many burners you’ll need on a cooktop and the sizes that suit the pots and pans you use.
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3. The design and aesthetics of your kitchen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Built-in gas ovens can be installed separately to a cooktop in a wall recess or under a bench. Free-standing units include both an oven and cooktop, and can be handy in smaller kitchens. Also consider what finish suits your home (e.g. white, black, coloured or stainless steel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4.<\/strong> Buttons, knobs and ignition systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Buttons should be easy to read and feature a pointer which clearly indicates the setting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There are also different ignition systems to consider, such as an automatic ignition which uses a spark generated by either a Piezo or electric connection. Piezo ignition uses the impact upon a special crystal to create a spark and no electric connection is required. Electronic ignition is a push button electronic spark-generating device powered by battery or electric mains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Older styles will have a manual ignition where gas is lit with a match or hand-held sparking gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Certification and safety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Only buy appliances that are approved as safe for use with gas in Australia. Approved appliances will carry a safety certification label and number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also check whether the cooktop model or oven has a safety flame failure feature. This is an electro-magnetic valve fitted to each burner. If the flame is accidentally extinguished, the gas valve will shut off after a short period of time, preventing escape of gas from that burner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Cleaning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Think about how easy it is to clean up spills, and avoid designs where crumbs and food can get stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Installations must always be done by a licensed gas fitter. If you’re using LPG, a\u00a0certificate of compliance<\/a>\u00a0should be provided to you once the gas work is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’re shopping for a new kitchen here are some things to consider before you purchase your next gas oven or cook-top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[32],"oe_author":[],"class_list":["post-5566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-at-home","tag-lpg"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5566"},{"taxonomy":"oe_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oe_author?post=5566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}