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Baumatic sees Bright Future for Lpg Cooking

The numbers of homeowners living beyond the reach of mains gas is continually increasing as more remote parts of our beautiful island are developed – and the choice to go ‘off piste’ and keep control of fuel costs is a growing lifestyle choice many are making in these cash poor times. Paul Thompson, managing director of Baumatic UK, explains what the trends in gas cooking are and what the implications are for non-mains customers.

There are an estimated 2.5 million British homes beyond the reach of mains gas and an additional 40,000 people a year seeking a better quality of life by moving to non-mains gas areas from towns and cities, ensuring the demand for cooking products designed to work with lpg is steadily increasing.

Providing stylish and desirable products that fulfil the needs of this growing market is vital, which is why every gas product within the Baumatic appliance collection is supplied with the necessary lpg conversion jets, from our entry level four burner gas hob to our 120cm cooking theatre, ensuring a wide design choice is available, enabling freedom of choice and a satisfied customer base.

Caravan installation

With most manufacturers, customers have to specify when an lpg appliance is required. This is not so with Baumatic, as the lpg conversion jet kit is supplied as standard, and at no additional cost. Importantly, Baumatic gas appliances are also available with flame failure devices that, together with lpg, allow Baumatic gas appliances to meet the safety regulations for installation into mobile static homes and caravans.

There is no doubt that people who love to cook still believe that gas is the best option – particularly for hob-top cooking. And while electric induction cooking is growing in popularity, consumers love the controllability of gas hobs and are choosing to install gas appliances with or without mains supply availability.

Range cookers

While there is no definition between range cookers and other freestanding cooking appliances in AMA Research’s latest UK Appliance Report, it is acknowledged that range cookers have been responsible for sustaining growth in this area since 2000, and the sector now represents 24 per cent of the overall freestanding appliance market – securing £475m msp annually. It is dual-fuel models that steal the lion’s share here – electric ovens with large gas hobs.

The ideal provider of a central focus to the space, range cookers have the impact to create a dramatic style statement and the most popular designs tend to lean towards industrial style aesthetics in sleek stainless steel. Anything that would look at home in a hotel kitchen is very popular, and it’s a case of ‘the more streamlined and contemporary the better’ in today’s domestic kitchen.

However, freestanding appliances aside, the demand for built-in appliances continues, so the future of hobs as a separate entity from the oven is still secure. Improvements in technology are currently revolving around a need for speed – unsurprising when you consider how frenetic modern lifestyles are. Hypergas burners boasting huge 4.5kW outputs, such as the Baumatic P76SS, result in much quicker heat-up times and better heat distribution, making them perfect for high-heat, fast cooking, such as searing and stir-frying.

Hob trends

In terms of hob trends, larger hobs are becoming increasingly popular. This can in part be attributed to a seismic cultural shift and a change in cooking styles. Whereas, traditionally, British cooks used their kitchens very differently with a lot of oven-based cookery taking place, such as baking and roasting, today’s cooking styles are quite different. With the move towards a more international menu and a firm eye on health, hob based cookery has become the norm.

Boiling pasta, steaming vegetables and stir-frying have all become frequent cooking practices in modern households, which has meant the hob in turn has had to adapt.

onsumers are beginning to recognise the limitations of a traditional four-burner hob and are opting instead for the largest hob possible for the space. Many, for example, are upping the size of their hob to 75cm to afford them an extra burner.

Bright future

There are two 75cm models in our Pythagora range, which will fit in a standard 60cm aperture, so are great for retrofitting – and also a 90cm version, which has a very large Hypergas central burner for serious wok fans.

Overall, the future looks bright for any homeowner wishing to have the freedom of choice in their fuel supply and therefore appliance selection, whatever the economic climate throws at us!.

Pictured Above: Royal Chiantishire 90cm Cooking Theatre LPG Range Cooker, Pythagora PCE9220SS Range Cooker LPG Cooker & Studio Solari AS26 90cm LPG Gas Hob

Contact Baumatic on 0118 933 6900
www.baumatic.com

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