help needed with my oven - fill in the blanks ...

Aja · Post by **Aja** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:43 pm

faceless wrote:
Aja wrote:
faceless wrote:British/European ovens don't use Fahrenheit any more ...
Maybe its an old one
It's fan-assisted so it's probably not more than about 15 years

How the hell Am I supposed to be a chef if i come home .....I wont have a clue lol

luke · Post by **luke** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:49 pm

Aja wrote:If You are half as good looking as my LIL FAT LUKE ......I will cook for you anyday

how old is lil fat luke now?

i've emailed a load of people who've had the same problem with the oven so hopefully one of them will have found out and will let me know ...

Aja · Post by **Aja** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:55 pm

smiles at Luke .. he just Turned 10 months old ......He is the most adorable kid I have ever known ......Such a Happy little soul..... even with his 2 big bad sisters ......He truly is a blessing ......

Good luck with the oven settings ......as i said just go just over half way for 350 F and u hopefully wont go wrong ......be it F or C

11antoniacourt · Post by **11antoniacourt** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:34 am

Aja, little Luke is so cute. You haven't posted his pic in a while. I can't believe how he's growing up!

Post by **eefanincan** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:32 pm

OK.... I think the knob on the right is the temperature settings for the oven. You could always try buying an oven thermometer (you can get them really cheap), put it in your oven then try testing the temperatures that way --- then you can write the number on the side beside the knob. (I had to do this in my first apartment because when I cleaned the stove, cleaned the numbers right off the dial

).

As for the fan, it sounds as if this is a convection oven and the fan will just help everything cook more evenly and generally quicker. -- great for baking. Not all ovens are convection. If you are going to test the temperature of the oven, I would do it without the fan on.

Aja · Post by **Aja** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:22 pm

eefanincan wrote:OK.... I think the knob on the right is the temperature settings for the oven. You could always try buying an oven thermometer (you can get them really cheap), put it in your oven then try testing the temperatures that way --- then you can write the number on the side beside the knob. (I had to do this in my first apartment because when I cleaned the stove, cleaned the numbers right off the dial ).

As for the fan, it sounds as if this is a convection oven and the fan will just help everything cook more evenly and generally quicker. -- great for baking. Not all ovens are convection. If you are going to test the temperature of the oven, I would do it without the fan on.

well done EEfan I had meant to say get a thermometer

luke · Post by **luke** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:20 pm

thanks for everyones help

i went with fish in the end - easier, and i'm glad i did - that oven doesn't make any sense!

i heard back from one of the people i emailed who had the same problem - he's spoken to the manufactuer, and they just told him to buy a new front for it! so i'm going to think of some kind of blag to get the info out of them ... something like i'm cooking dinner for loads of orphans or wounded soldiers or something

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:24 pm

Doesn't the dial on the left do settings for top grill, full grill, oven, and fan assisted oven?
That's what my old one had.

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:27 pm

faceless wrote:here's the dial from the oven here - all the way to 280c! It's just a normal cooker.

Still haven't cleaned it eh?

Post by **faceless** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:33 pm

Ach, the heat kills the germs... haha

luke · Post by **luke** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:54 pm

Bat wrote:Doesn't the dial on the left do settings for top grill, full grill, oven, and fan assisted oven?
That's what my old one had.

quite possibly! if i don't hear back from anyone else i've emailed or get the info out of the manufacturer i'll get a thermometer and test out each of the settings

Post by **eefanincan** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:36 pm

faceless wrote:Ach, the heat kills the germs... haha

Maybe we should send Gordon Ramsay over to see if you have a Kitchen Nightmare????

Post by **faceless** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:12 pm

haha, well it's not actually that bad, it's a real close-up and most of it is actually heat distortion.. that's my story and I'm sticking to it...

Post by **eefanincan** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:34 pm

faceless wrote:haha, well it's not actually that bad, it's a real close-up and most of it is actually heat distortion.. that's my story and I'm sticking to it...

Well, I can handle that as long as there's no cockroaches crawling around...... ewww!