Is it safe to leave a gas ring on slow cooking overnight?

[Johnny Doe]

Yay or Nah?

 

[platinumsage]

No. I mean maybe in theory yes, but no.

 

[maomao]

No way. You can get a slow cooker for a tenner. If it was some sort of once in a lifetime, must have casserole for breakfast or someone will die sort of deal then maybe a self-lighting gas oven but definitely not a gas hob.

 

[jontz01]

No way!

 

[moomoo]

No.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Well it depends. On the one hand no, but on the other hand also no.

 

[izz]

But also, why ?

 

[Johnny Doe]

But also, why ?

Because someone did and I've said they shouldn't and it's dangerous and they disagree, so I was sensing checking if I'm being unreasonable, as has been suggested.

 

[Numbers]

When my wife cooks her Christmas Ham she leaves the gas oven on low overnight.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

When my wife cooks her Christmas Ham she leaves the gas oven on low overnight.

That's an oven though so it's all enclosed.

No way I'd leave a naked flame going all night.

 

[MickiQ]

Another vote for No

 

[dessiato]

No. Flame goes out, fills room with gas, pilot light ignites gas...

Closed room, flame consumes oxygen, gives off CO2 and CO (will kill you, pets, etc) flame goes out...see above.

Semi closed room, flame consumes oxygen, gives off CO2 and CO (will kill you, pets, etc) flame goes out...see above

 

[Spymaster]

But also, why ?

Possible explosion risk if the flame goes out and your kitchen fills with gas.

 

[Supine]

I once cooked breakfast and then went to London for a whole weekend. I got home to discover I left one of the rings on with a medium flame. I must have used a lot of gas!

 

[Sprocket.]

No way should a naked flame be left unattended for hours on end.

Saying that me and several of my mates did play Rotherham roulette as teenagers, cooking chips when pist.
Rodg holds the record for burning down his parents kitchen three times.

 

[platinumsage]

Possible explosion risk if the flame goes out and your kitchen fills with gas.

Reasonably modern hobs should cut the gas automatically if the flame goes out.

But then there's the flailing moth that sets its wings alight and crashes into the curtains.

 

[platinumsage]

No. Flame goes out, fills room with gas, pilot light ignites gas...

Closed room, flame consumes oxygen, gives off CO2 and CO (will kill you, pets, etc) flame goes out...see above.

Semi closed room, flame consumes oxygen, gives off CO2 and CO (will kill you, pets, etc) flame goes out...see above

If this was true anyone who has cooked a stew during the day would be dead.

 

[mauvais]

If this was true anyone who has cooked a stew during the day would be dead.

I mean, it's sort of true. There is a threshold at which a gas appliance overcomes the natural free flow of air in an ordinary house, but it's not one you likely meet in ordinary cooking. If you used all your burners on full to heat the house it could potentially kill you.

 

[platinumsage]

I mean, it's sort of true. There is a threshold at which a gas appliance overcomes the natural free flow of air in an ordinary house, but it's not one you likely meet in ordinary cooking. If you used all your burners on full to heat the house it could kill you.

We're talking about leaving a small gas ring on its lowest setting. If anything it might actually improve the airflow in the house.

I now want to calculate the oxygen consumption of a low hob and compare it to the nighttime output from an average number of houseplants.

 

[bimble]

hmm. this has happened in my house a few times, when friend makes his Special Stock. Not dead yet but it did always make me uneasy and i thought i was being unreasonable.

 

[JimW]

It's OK if it's to reheat lasagne that's been on the sideboard at least a day.

 

[Clair De Lune]

I wouldn't even leave an oven on overnight as once I had an oven explode and start a fire that lost us our home. Cook in the day.

 

[strung out]

About the same risk as having a stock or stew on all day.

 

[maomao]

Crikey, all gas hobs sold since 2010 have thermostats which cut out automatically if the flame goes off. Didn't know that. My smallest one is sometimes blown out by airflow through our kitchen. I bet a lot of people have gas cookers over ten years old though.

 

[Aladdin]

Definitely not.

 

[izz]

Because someone did and I've said they shouldn't and it's dangerous and they disagree, so I was sensing checking if I'm being unreasonable, as has been suggested.

I understand, but these things do happen - wait until you get to the same age as High Voltage and me (58) - it'll go from being dangerous and irresponsible to the most exciting thing to happen in months

 

[Roadkill]

About the same risk as having a stock or stew on all day.

Personally I'd use the slow cooker for that. But then, my hob is too fierce to simmer anything that slowly anyway.

 

[Johnny Doe]

I understand, but these things do happen - wait until you get to the same age as High Voltage and me (58) - it'll go from being dangerous and irresponsible to the most exciting thing to happen in months

They didn't forget. The didn't on purpose to cook something as well having a slow cooker on all night. (Slow cooker was in a closed cupboard - is that dangerous?)

 

[wayward bob]

no, never.

 

[platinumsage]

Isn't the official advice never to leave electrical appliances on overnight except those designed to run 24/7 like fridges and a freezers? So that would rule out a slow cooker.

Just cook during the day like normal people.