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Does using Electric stove vs Gas stove have any difference in food taste?

Seasoned Advice Asked by binsnoel on January 18, 2021

Does it make any difference in taste when you use Gas stove and Electric Stove?
AFAIK, it doesn’t but some people I know (amateur cooks) say that it does make a difference in taste.

Enlighten me on this one please?

7 Answers

The simple answer is: no, heat is heat, it should taste the same.

Reality is slightly more complicated than that. In reality, a cook learns how to cook well by instinct with his stove. When he changes to a stove with a different behavior, his instinct is suddenly wrong, but he probably does not know it. So he cooks as usual. But because the stove works differently, he should have changed the setting and time he uses. So, a stove change alone can cause food to taste worse - not because the stove is worse, but because the cook's skill is lacking.

Also, an electric stove (especially an old fashioned one with iron hobs) cannot do some things a gas stove can, such as a very quick change in temperature. If the food absolutely requires this, it can turn out worse on the electric stove. But a good cook should be able to work around that.

So, the more complete statement should be: There is no difference in taste between cooking on electric or gas stove, if the cook knows how to compensate for the difference in heating speed.

Correct answer by rumtscho on January 18, 2021

There is no difference in food taste when cooking using gas or electric. Gas burns pretty cleanly so is not going to leave a flavor residue you could detect.

Cooking over flame as in a barbecue or a pot over a campfire does change the flavor because of the smoke, that's the only case I can think of where the heat source can change the flavor of the food.

Answered by GdD on January 18, 2021

No Only when smokes is added by the cooking method does it effect the taste. The only real reason why gas is preferred over conventional stoves is that you can control the temperature of a gas stove much more accurately.

Gas mark 1, 2 and are a much more universally accepted temperature gauge then what is the case with conventional stoves that may all be different in the temperatures they give at there various marks.

Answered by Neil Meyer on January 18, 2021

I think there might be a maybe? I find that there is of course differences in responsiveness between gas and electric. Gas is much quicker to respond in temperature, either raising it or lowering it. Electric is much less responsive. I'll take a gas range over an electric one any day of the week.

But here is my maybe...if you were to actually cook food directly with the actual heat of a gas or electric stove, there might be a difference. I would say that the heat from gas has more water vapor. If you put a clear heat proof glass container a little above a gas flame you will see some vapor on it. I would say this is lacking in electric, it is a dry heat.

I will frequently cook/reheat both corn and flour tortillas or charring veggies, directly on the gas hob and also directly on those old fashioned electric coils. I would say that there is a difference, as the electric coil heated tortilla has less moisture and a bit more crispy. And ones heated on gas is warm, but not as crispy. With the coils, you can place food directly on the coiled surface, which will cook differently. The gas flame needs that little bit of space between it and foods you cooking, or else it is extinguished. Or perhaps it's just me, but this difference only exists when you cook food directly with the heat from either gas or electric.

Answered by JG sd on January 18, 2021

If you compare a high quality electrical stove vs. a gas stove - from my personal experience, there is no difference.

But, if you're talking about cheap electrical stoves, those heat and cool very slowly and might cause food to overunder cook.

Personally, I always prefer the good old gas stove.

Answered by Lizozom on January 18, 2021

Of course it's better with gas, it cooks quicker therefore retaining moisture in the food, which aids taste...try cooking a full breakfast to prove my point.

Answered by Sean Gibson on January 18, 2021

It actually does for specific dishes but only because with a gas burner you can achieve higher temperatures which allow for a faster Maillard reaction. This is especially true when cooking in a wok. The higher temperature will allow for a faster charring and less loss of water making for tastier and more tender food.

Answered by user73006 on January 18, 2021

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