Guest guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:08:19 -0000 > cheaper models come with an oil coating on the inside of the oven >in order to make it look new and shiny.. This coating needs to " burn >off " before usage. This coating causes black smoke (3 different >HotPoint models that I have had) This smell makes me very sick, I have >tried being out of the apartment when this is done- it doesn't help. >The coating smell still stays in there and still causes smoke after >hours of heating. The more expensive ones don't have this thick >sludge coating on the inside.. > >Is it worth to spend extra money and have the option for a convection >oven too? Seems very expensive to me. I just want to be able to cook >things comfortably. convection oven is nice. cooks faster - a point you always seem concerned about. I'm not sure anyone ever regrets putting money into a better oven (as long as the funds are available and it's not destroyed the next week by a tornado or something) - never heard about it myself - but then I'm a foodie type. Plus, if the other typehas a history of making you ill (sounds like a MCS thing), and if you can afford it comfortably, not seeing a downside to the more expensive one. Consider how much we cook, you won't regret having a nicer appliance to help you work. Mara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Since we live in the kitchen I thought my fellow SCD'ers can help mefigure out what kind of FreeStanding Oven to purchase. The actualrange must be gas (which I love- hate the electric)The cheaper models come with an oil coating on the inside of the ovenin order to make it look new and shiny.. This coating needs to "burnoff" before usage. This coating causes black smoke (3 differentHotPoint models that I have had) This smell makes me very sick, I havetried being out of the apartment when this is done- it doesn't help. The coating smell still stays in there and still causes smoke afterhours of heating. The more expensive ones don't have this thicksludge coating on the inside..Is it worth to spend extra money and have the option for a convectionoven too? Seems very expensive to me. I just want to be able to cookthings comfortably.Thanks,JodiSCD 11 months (can you believe it?? Moi, 11 months??)Crohn's/ColitisI have a Flavorwavae Oven Turbo. I think it cost $119.85 plus $17.97 = $137.82 Loving Care, Gay CD-1994,SCD-1997 ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thanks Mara for the input.. Need to go to PC and check it out! Jodi SCD 11 months Crohn's/Colitis > convection oven is nice. cooks faster - a point you always seem concerned about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hi Jodi. My husband and I recently bought a Kitchenaid Freestanding electric convection range. I think it's called an Architect II model. It was expensive. The main reason we bought it was that I needed front-mounted stove controls, but all the other brands of freestanding ovens had their stove controls at the back. With my limited mobility along with my tendency not to notice that my sleeves were dangling over hot burners, rear controls are not suitable for me. We bought our oven at Lowe's, which has only recently opened stores in Canada. They had a very helpful salesman, as well as a guaranty of the lowest price. I have no financial interest in Lowe's, but I mention this in case they have the same conditions in New York. This oven works so much better than our very old non-convection oven (it was at least 30 years old, probably older), with helpful digital messages such as displaying the actual oven temperature. Our old oven tended to have wide temperature swings while baking, so that foods would burn when the oven overheated, or stay uncooked when the temperature dropped without warning. An unexpected feature of the Kitchenaid range, which we discovered while reading the manual, is that it can be used as a dehydrator. I haven't tried to do this yet, but I suspect that with this feature, I might eventually be able to make larger batches of yogurt, as well as drying out produce to preserve it. But I won't be taking advantage of the dehydrator function until I have mastered more basic skills, such as figuring out whether to convection roast or convection bake things I cook in the oven. My learning curve is very shallow, thanks to my cognitive impairments caused by fibromyalgia and ME/CFIDS. I don't know whether the comparable gas range is also a dehydrator, but wouldn't that be a great feature for you to have? I didn't see any coating in the interior of the oven when we got it, and there was no black smoke when we heated it up. However, there was an unpleasant odour, so we ended up running the oven at low temperature for a few days while running our overhead fan at full speed, to get rid of whatever caused the nasty odours it had initially. Hope this helps. Ellen in Toronto SCD 5 months and counting " jodah235 " wrote: > Since we live in the kitchen I thought my fellow SCD'ers can help me > figure out what kind of FreeStanding Oven to purchase. The actual > range must be gas (which I love- hate the electric) > > The cheaper models come with an oil coating on the inside of the oven > in order to make it look new and shiny.. This coating needs to " burn > off " before usage. This coating causes black smoke (3 different > HotPoint models that I have had) This smell makes me very sick, I have > tried being out of the apartment when this is done- it doesn't help. > > Is it worth to spend extra money and have the option for a convection > oven too? Seems very expensive to me. I just want to be able to cook > things comfortably. > > Thanks, > Jodi > SCD 11 months (can you believe it?? Moi, 11 months??) > Crohn's/Colitis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Hi Ellen, Thank you for your post! I have been dealing with this oven issue now for close to 4 years since I didn't want to spend the money buying a new one. I made do with making things in my large capacity toaster oven. It is just when I have tried to bake or broil certain things in the toaster it ignites do to fat content. I don't want to cause a fire hazard. My brother bought me a fire extinguisher and on it he attached a very funny and thoughtful note that he wants his sister to remain in one piece and it isn't customary according to Judaism to get cremated. LOL! I never knew about the oil coating on the inside of the oven. I never paid attention to it- it's only function is to make the oven look shiny. I learned this after having about 10 or so technicians here over the years that kept switching the HotPoint oven I have. They explained to me why it keeps smoking and why it is smelly. This last oven I had shot out so much black smoke for so many hours that my husband could not be home and it caused all the smoke alarms on my floor to go off. I can't see how a company can direct me to do such a thing as I feel this is a complete fire hazard and is so unsafe. The oven has been under warrenty. It is time though to get something adequate that won't do this. The dehydrator in the oven sounds AWESOME!! I never knew there was such a thing.. Very cool. I am going to look at the KitchenAid model and I was also told about the Electrolux. I think the GE convection ovens are so ridiculously expensive. Don't know if I am just paying for a name. Anyway, thanks again! It sure does make me feel more confident coughing up all this cash! Jodi SCD 11 months Crohn's/Colitis Ohh, the front mounted stove controls sound interesting as I am quite clumsy. Does that model have like a back to it? Or does food splatter all over the wall?? > > Hi Jodi. My husband and I recently bought a Kitchenaid Freestanding electric > convection range. I think it's called an Architect II model. It was > expensive. The main reason we bought it was that I needed front-mounted > stove controls, but all the other brands of freestanding ovens had their > stove controls at the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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