Oven failure
Master Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 15:33:56 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 21:14:49 +0000, S Viemeister wrote:
>>
>>> On 20/12/2020 19:17, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:59:47 -0700, Graham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have a Bosch convection oven that must be one of the worst things they
>>>>> have ever made. I use the convection feature for all my cooking and last
>>>>> night turned it on to pre-heat for the lousy pizza I'd made.
>>>>> Sparks and flames!!! The convection element burned out. What a time to fail
>>>>> with next week's xmas baking looming.
>>>>> Luckily it has a conventional baking function with the element buried
>>>>> beneath the floor of the oven so I had a "stand-by. I have never used this
>>>>> so I will have to discover the oven's other foibles.
>>>>> Now I'm faced with the dilemma of either paying for an expensive repair or
>>>>> biting the bullet and replacing the whole shebang.
>>>>> As much as I'd like a Miele or other up-market replacement, it isn't worth
>>>>> it. When I eventually downsize to a smaller house or casket, this house
>>>>> will be jacked up and carted away to some rural location and a huge,
>>>>> triple-garaged mansion built in its place.
>>>>
>>>> There's actually an element for the convection fan? Most ovens, the
>>>> elements or burners are separate from the fan - one top and one
>>>> bottom. Then the fan just swirls the heat around from those. Will
>>>> the fan still run with only the bottom element on? Are you sure
>>>> that element never turns on when you're just using convection?
>>>>
>>> Mine has top, bottom and fan elements. I can use the top and bottom by
>>> themselves, or I can use them with the fan, or I can use the fan with
>>> the fan element, which is round and surrounds the fan at the back of the
>>> oven. Mine is Italian, a Smeg.
>>
>> I have gas
>
> Really...
>
Have a whiff Master!
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