How to cook with gas hob

[Dreamer1989]

Embarrasingly, I dont know what I am doing. I had an electric, then induction hob and that was easy. Now I have gas hob in new house, and I am stumped. Can anyone ELIA5 for me? Thank you

Gas is easy! Turn it up and down as needed. Match the pot to the size of the hob so you don't end up with the flame sort of halfway up the sides
It's more responsive than electric so I find it much better for cooking with

Gas is actually easier than any kind of electric hob. Much more controllable.
Turn up high, maximum flame for maximum heat.
You can turn it very low before it goes out to simmer.

I panicked a bit when the orange/blue flame shot up!

Don't panic definitely. If it goes too high, you just turn it down and it responds instantly

The only tricky bit these days is getting it lit as they are much safer - gone are the days wherethey just leak gas into the kitchen until someone smells it just after they have switched the light on

My advice is start low. My gas hob is incredibly hot and after cooking on electric for ages I had a few burnt pans. But gas is definitely better and in almost all professional kitchens.

Oh that's why my pan looks like it's on fire! I never realised that 🙈. Thought the hob ring was on the blink!

When is the flame orange? Should be blue as otherwise you're getting incomplete combustion and could have carbon monoxide

Its orange and blue when I first click it on, then it goes blue.

Sooo much easier.
Alot messier lol.
Cleaning it is the only down.boiling water from the kettle is my top tip.

Haha yes!

Weirdo. Just turn it on

Also great for roasting peppers on

You are going to find gas slower and the kitchen hot after using induction but you'll soon get used to it. As someone has already said, don't have the flames licking up the side of the pans, it wastes gas and isn't great for the saucepan either.