A couple weeks ago, our oven/range tried to kill us. We had gone up to Ogden to visit Grandma Britt who had surgery to repair her broken foot. We got home, I made dinner without incident. Then later, I started talking crazy about cobbler, and Jim got all excited and soon we were making Charity's yummy, easy cobbler with raspberry pie filling. My favorite!
Then Jim and I got busy emailing Jeff in Taiwan. A few minutes later, Kenny yelled up the stairs, "Dad! Dad!" Jim went out into the hall, and we quickly discovered that smokey smell that seems to penetrate every corner of a house in a millisecond, along with actual smoke in the kitchen. Kenny had taken the cobbler out of the oven and put it on the front porch. The thing was, the cobbler had only been in for about 10 minutes, and it's supposed to cook for 30-40! We briefly debated which of us dummies had put the oven on broil instead of bake. Without too much finger pointing, we determined that neither of us had. AND we quickly determined that the oven was still on! Yes, the possessed appliance was broiling at full speed while we stood there, and...while the knob was in the OFF position.
Quick-thinking Jim went to the circuit breakers and flipped the switch, killing power to the oven. We examined the now-cooled cobbler and realized that it had indeed been broiling in the oven. Hence the smoke after only 8-10 minutes. No, it was not salvageable. :( Sinister forces were at work.
Jim flipped the breaker back on and began setting the clock. A minute or two later, I opened the oven (turned off) and, lo and behold, it was broiling again! Pure evil. Back to the breaker box.
We hurriedly shopped for a new range/oven the next day, quickly realizing that not many stores stock many models. We had a bbq that night, and our shiny new sight-unseen Whirlpool was delivered the next day. So far, no stubborn broiling.
We did discover via the Internet superhighway that other people have had this same trouble with Kenmore ranges. Ours was 14 years old, and we couldn't really expect much more life out of it. So it found a new home at the dump. And all is well in the Britt kitchen.
5 comments:
wow - good thing you were at home and not away - on time bake or something you could have had a broiled house!
Hi Dar! This is Kim, Shelly's cousin. It is so fun to see your family!
i know this blog didnt include a recipe but can i get one? i want charity's yummy easy cobbler recipe ... please and thank you! <3
Wow I'm sure glad Jim was home. If that happened to me I wouldn't have known how to turn off the circuit. Too bad you missed out o your yummy treat.
Hey, I remember that possessed oven! What I don't understand is how you could print this post without sharing the recipe with us! Love ya!
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