For a week or two we have been smelling a burning plastic smell whenever I light the oven (note: our oven has a stove on the top). Because it's summer I've only used the oven a few times, so I haven't really paid that much attention. But last night I finally asked DF to have a look, and lo and behold, gas is leaking from one of the pipes, which has created a bigger pilot flame.
It could be a case of a loose nut or fixture, but the burning smell indicates it has probably melted something that might be important. How scary to think that could have made a huge fire one day if we hadn't checked it!
So, I guess this means we will have to buy a new stove. (Truth be told, it is around 10 years old and in need of replacing anyway...)
Our problem now is, in 4 to 5 years we had hoped to have enough to remodel the kitchen. It would be a medium sized renovation as we would be putting in a bay window to add extra room. We would look at getting a wall mounted oven and a stove with a rangehood - which is something that is impossible to do at the moment.
So - do we fix it or buy a cheap(er) stove/oven now with the intent of using it for only 5 years? Do people buy second hand stoves? Could we sell it later? Or should we buy a second hand one? Doesn't that mean that whatever we save on buying second hand, we will have to shell out for new fittings anyway?
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In the meantime, I am confined (yet again!) to cooking on the barbecue or using bench top appliances. Hooray! As if I didn't already have enough of that experience when we first moved in.
Now I have to think up ways to use our veges up that don't involve the stove or the oven. GREAT
I have:
a slowcooker
a rice cooker
a barbecue
a grill/sandwhich press
I also have an outstanding assortment of takeaway menus
our oven could have burnt down our house!
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I'd also do a google search against the model of your stove. You might hit it lucky and come up with the owner's manual, which could have a troubleshooting list.
Veg stew in the crock pot, foil packets of veg on the barbeque. Our veg steamer doubles as a rice cooker - is it possible that your rice cooker has a secret double life as a veg steamer? I'll bet some of the "harder" veg that can be sliced and still firm - like onion or patty pan squash - might work well in the grill press.
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