The death of the oven

[susandennis]

I am declaring my oven dead. I've never liked it so I'm not in mourning. It's an ugly 10 year old Kenmore. I really don't cook that much. I used the oven for broiling steak and pork chops. Everything else that needs to get hot does so in the toaster oven or the microwave.

The past few times I've done broiling, the stupid thing has not even tried very hard. So I am declaring it dead.

Tonight I ordered a counter top convection oven to go with my toaster oven. I think I'll be using my dead oven for storage. I hate my dishwasher, too. It's loud and it does a half assed job of of cleaning. Some day (soon, I hope) it will join the oven in appliance heaven.

At that point, I think I'll call in a kitchen designer and do it all over. There's a good guy who has done other kitchens here in this building so at least I know who to call. The rich people who live here have all yanked out their appliances and replaced them. The women who developed these condos did a fabulous job with so many things, but they sure blew it with the appliances.

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[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

Our fridge has been on its last legs for a while now - it makes horrid screeching noises (which I have mentioned on LJ before, but it was too long ago to find). But before we got around to buying a new fridge, the dishwasher gave out (it would run fine, but never move from one cycle to another). So we replaced that a couple of weeks ago. Our built-in microwave blew up a couple years ago; over the weekend, we finally got around to taking it out. I spent a good deal of time today painting the wall behind it, and installing a shelf where we put the other microwave that had been sitting on a counter for the past two years. When I was being butch last month, we put in a new floor. We finally picked out a fridge, but I can't order it until the Sears phone center opens again tomorrow morning.

Little by little, we are getting our kitchen back into order.

[susandennis]

Ohhh man, you now have all the experience I need - I remember the whole miter box thing. Oh yeah. But, you are soooo far away!

All of these appliances were bought at the same time so I figure they are all going to bite the dust at the same time. OR the dishwasher is going to hang on being loud and crappy forever and the hot water heater will blow.

I can tell you, however, that if any of this involves my having to have a miter box, I'm toast. Even my lesbian friends downstairs don't 'do' tools. We're a sad crowd.

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

slinkr has a dirty secret, that she was a tool-free lesbian until fj and I gave her a drill for her birthday. She is so lucky to have us to look after her.

let me know how that tabletop convection uwave works ...

[henare.livejournal.com]

i've been lusting after one for a while now ... my current microwave is ok, but i'd probably do more oven stuff if i had one of those.

Re: let me know how that tabletop convection uwave works ...

[susandennis]

I hear that. As usual, I bought first and then did a little research. I got the DeLonghi AS670 Airstream Convection Toaster Oven and it looks like it's going to be just what I need. $135 including tax and shipping. Three to five business days from today so I'm hoping Friday and it will probably be next Tuesday. I will give a full report. You can count on that.

Re: let me know how that tabletop convection uwave works ...

[henare.livejournal.com]

ah ... i thought you were talking about one of the microwave/convection combinations ...

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

We moved into this house last year and renovated the whole kitchen. All new appliances. The others were the originals in the house (70s) Remember Harvest Gold? A nightmare.

Anyway, I pretty much get what I want by price. The only advice I have is get the dishwasher that is insulated for quietness. It makes a big difference. That was the only thing I sort of splurged on. Got one of those glass topped stoves at a great discount too. Easy to clean.