Try and persuade her otherwise. There really are no advantages over an
electric one domestically - apart from perhaps quicker pre-heating, but
lots of disadvantages.

Pah. I much prefer gas ovens. I usually only want to cook something for 10
to 15 minutes. The electric takes AGES to get up to temperature. The gas is
MUCH quicker. I don't cook much puff pastry, so I couldn't care less about
even temperatures etc. Besides, when I am doing something more complicated,
the electric fan oven doesn't give enough differential between top and
bottom for things that require different levels of heat.

Christian.