Oven won’t start? Oven always set to the wrong temperature? It might be a deep electrical problem with your oven, a faulty thermostat or heating element, but it might just be the selector switch. For ovens that do not have digital button controls, there is a central selector switch that controls the temperature of your oven. In older models, the …
The oven in a home is part of the house’s unique personality. Each of us learns to work with the oven we’ve got, as they often come with the house itself. Some ovens run a little hot or cool, some cook better on the right or left sides. These variations, while normal, are inconvenient. They can even throw off your …
Ovens are an essential part of the home. They’re older than electricity, older than natural gas. Ovens in the home have existed before we could smelt metal, we had ovens made of clay and rock and earth. Fortunately, home ovens are no longer made of clay, and you don’t have to stoke them with coals. Electric and electric-gas ovens today …
Is your oven light not turning off? We can help. Here in appliance repair, normally we deal with things that won’t turn on. This is because most appliance systems are designed to fail-safe out when there is a problem in the circuit. Your oven, for example, has several sensors and safety mechanisms in the electrical system and if even one …
Cooking in the oven is something not everyone is comfortable with or has mastered, but it’s a wonderful way to cook if you enjoy baking, roasting, indoor steaks, and frozen meals. Cooking things in the oven can be quick and toasty or prolonged, allowing you to do other things while the food bakes. But there’s one thing that can throw …
It wasn’t so long ago that ovens were built out of heavy metals and meant to last near a literal lifetime. However, things have changed a bit. New ovens are made lighter, but more efficient and customizable. Unfortunately, the smarter an appliance gets, the more potential for problems it often has. That is the trade-off for energy efficiency and some …
The light inside your oven is one of the most useful little gadgets introduced by cooking-enthusiast engineers. That little light lets you take a look at the food that’s cooking without releasing heat from your oven. You can get the perfect golden-brown when baking ensures that anything warming in the oven isn’t crisping as well. The oven light is fun …
Your oven is an essential part of the kitchen and, for many people, an essential part of your cooking routine. The oven makes toast, casseroles, and desserts. It’s key to reheating leftovers evenly with a nice crisp instead of microwave sogginess or chewiness. So when your oven stops heating correctly (or never heated correctly) it’ can be a pretty big …
There are many different ways you can discover that your oven door isn’t closed. In most cases, it is not stuck completely wide open but rather is stuck open just enough so that it doesn’t seal heat inside. This can manifest in several obvious signs that your oven door isn’t closed properly, including: The oven light will not turn off …
No matter how careful you are when you cook, eventually your cooktop will become dirty. It could be a drip from a spoon, it could be a boiled over the pot, but most likely, it will just happen from the ambient particles that come from the cooking process. However, cleaning your cooktop isn’t hard. There are a lot of substances …