[Sca-cooks] Hungry

[Olwen the Odd]

My family has had so many incidents of electrical kitchen appliances
spontaniously ignite none of us EVER leave anything plugged in.  We have had
toasters, toaster ovens, microwaves and a convection oven go up.  Never a
stove though.  I have had two voicemail machines spontaniously combust, my
sister had a food processor cord melt and my dad has had two lamps meltdown
too.  We, as a family, do not leave anything plugged in except the
refrigerator.  S**t happens.  Who knows why.

I do not have a micro/convec but my mom does and I have used it.  It sounds
to me like yours is broken and should be replaced.  I never ran into the
problems you are having.  The only thing I can think of is that perhaps you
aren't using the metal shelf with the convection only option.  Good luck.
And keep safe!
Olwen
>   Just over a week ago our stove decided to catch fire.  We aren't sure
>exactly what happened, or even if the stove had been turned on at the
>time.  The heating element was on, but the dial did not appear to say
>that it was on.  And through the smoke of burning electric bits it was
>hard to tell if the light that said a burner is on was on.  Brick
>kitchens and a habit of not leaving anything flammable too near the
>stove are a good thing.  Also a good thing we all were home.  Whirlpool
>is going to replace the stove.
>
>   Since this incident we've been using our combination
>convection/microwave oven.  Frankly, I'm sick and tired of half cooked,
>over cooked, and partially cooked food.  Does anyone have any tips for
>making Real Food (tm) in a convection oven or microwave?  For some
>reason the convection oven likes to toast the top of food and leave the
>bottom end undercooked.  Recipes would also be appreciated.
>
>   Also, does anyone have any suggestions for features to look for in a
>new stove?
>
>   Alas, gas is out of the question, as our kitchen is 3/4s underground
>with inadequate ventilation.
>
>-M


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