What is more economical - the oven or the grill and is there much in it? for example - fish fingers can be done either oven or grill in about 15 minutes, obvious benefit of oven is I can put more in and cook more together, but if not - what's the difference in gas usage? Roughly - I can't find the manual of my oven/grill...
Oven or grill?
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I'd say the grill is more economical. When using the oven, the entire cavity has to be heated up whereas the grill is concentrating on a smaller volume to be heated. Of course if you are using all the shelves in the oven to cook other things at the same time, you are saving money (this is my excuse for putting in a tart or crumble with the roast chicken!).
I would have thought that the oven was more economical- the door can be closed reducing heat losses and heat is circulated (in the case of a fan oven) to ensure even temperature and consistent cooking in the oven cavity. In the case of the oven function the thermostat will control and regulate the oven temperature, cutting in and out as required. I assume that a grill element maintains a constant temeperature (does not cut in or out) until it is switched off or turned down manually.
Right - thanks for comments, interesting. Anyway I've done further searching and found the tech data - seems the Nominal Rate QN (whatever that is, presumably some gas output) is 2.25KW for the Grill and 2.5 KW for the Oven, it seems marginally less for the grill than for the oven (although I don't know is that per hour or what time period or what bearing that has when you compare Gas Mark 1 and Gas Mark 9). The oven has a light! 25w. Seeing as there doesn't seem to be much difference I will keep going with the oven, the other benefits are clear, cooking multiple items together, less turning required, less chance of burning not to mention my oven can be programmed to turn on and off at prespecified times. Mind you the oven doesn't fit in the dishwasher!!
I will one day - when no other gas appliance is on, the oven is on, when it's not lashing rain as I stand outside with a torch with a newly purchased gas metre box key, a piece of paper, a pen and two kids mashed to the window screaming inside 
so in short it won't be today. Hence the reason why I was asking this site, hoping to get a rough idea with least effort.
so in short it won't be today. Hence the reason why I was asking this site, hoping to get a rough idea with least effort.
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More economical in financial terms or John Gormley New Science Environment Footprint?
Have you compared room temp v deep frozen fish fingers??
Also spacing on tray could affect cooking times and energy usage etc.
Anyways, fish fingers are hardly healthy, and electric ovens are more efficient especially if you have a smart NEFF!
Your gaff sounds great!
Mine would also have the husband, the dog and what's more they would all be laughing at my expense
I had kind of hoped that if I was saving myself money and gas that that in turn would be beneficial to the environment? Try not to get caught up on Fish Fingers, they were only an example where you had a choice of oven or grill. Would non-GM soya based non-frozen vegeburgers been a better choice?? Is your NEFF solar powered??