OVEN WOES:
For about a year now (probably longer) I have been nursing our gas range along.
The electrical panel went out for the second time since we moved into this house 12 years ago. 1st time it broke, we had it fixed and the repair man told us that it would not be worth repairing again and we should just replace it next time the panel goes.
Deciding to wait until we save for a new one or looking for a good used...
Here is how I manage it.
Manually lighting the burners when I need them - this I don't mind but I don't like the kids to do it because their carelessness with the matches laying near the burners.
I also told them laying the gas lighter next to the burner could cause an explosion. Max's retort to that was, "How cool would that be!" Not very I think.
Simply lighting the burners I could go on for years with but it is the oven that is a pain.
The stove panel likes to beep in Error mode at odd times and is unpredictable when hooked up to electricity so we must flip the circuit breaker off in the basement when not in use.
So every time I want to use the oven I have to flip it back on.
Also now, like all aged things it moves so much slower. It takes about a half an hour to heat up the oven to 400 degrees so it is important to plan ahead.
I often forget to go back down and flip the breaker again which causes Peter or I to get up at 2 am when the piercing Error buzzer goes off.
I don't know why it can't alert us to this at a reasonable hour.
My solution to this of course is to just eat raw foods but my family isn't going for it!
Here is one of my favorite raw food meals;
Nori Wraps
1 sushi Nori seaweed sheets
1 tsp ume plum paste (can pick up at an asian store)
Pea Sprouts
1/2 small carrot julienne
4 pieces julienne cucumbers (no seeds)
1/4 avocados sliced or cubed
1 Tbsp cooked rice
Spread the plum paste on the nori sheet and place the other items and rollup. Here is a tutorial that will help you master a hand roll. Too bad all of these come with an advertisement first, but this one is pretty funny. http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Make-a-Sushi-Hand-Roll-5289
Procrastinator Update: We did at least visit a couple of stores to look at stoves and were horrified at how much they cost. $500 buys you a piece of crap manual-cleaning stove with wimpy burners. Entry-level for self-cleaning is $800 and has the wizzy middle burner - they call this a "fish burner". Over $1000 seems to add nothing other than designer knobs.
ReplyDeleteMy answer to the high cost of stoves is to install a switch right next to the range so Dara doesn't have to walk all the way downstairs to turn it on or off. What do you think? I call it creative procrastination.