How Long Does It Take Your Electric Oven to Preheat to 350 Degrees?

[palo]

25 minutes ago, boilsover said:

 

I preheat for an hour, too, if my pizza steel or ECI cocotte must be at temperature.  I probably wait for 10 minutes for preps where nothing extra needs preheat, e.g., just cookies on a sheet.

 

I guess electrical costs are cheap in your neighbourhood.

 

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[boilsover]

3 hours ago, palo said:

 

I guess electrical costs are cheap in your neighbourhood.

 

p

LOL, the cost for mediocre delivered pizza is far higher than a kilowatt-hour, wherever you live.

[dscheidt]

5 hours ago, palo said:

 

I guess electrical costs are cheap in your neighbourhood.

 

p

 

An electric oven might draw 4000 W.  Assuming 50% duty cycle (which is probably high) during the hour pre heat, that's 2000Whr, 2kWhr.  At my marginal cost of electricity that's about 12 cents.  Anything I put in the oven that would take an hour heat soak (bread, pizza) costs a lot more than 12 cents in ingredients, never mind my time. 

 

I actually have a gas oven, so my cost is something lower than that. 

[palo]

My electricity costs are almost $200/month. I'm on a pension and I do what I can to be proactive in cutting back on expenses. I use my CSO or BSO rather than the full size oven for that reason as well.

 

btw regarding takeout pizza, nothing gets delivered out where I live except the mail and UPS lol

 

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Edited January 29, 2016 by palo (log)