• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There’s a difference between overcooking your food by a few minutes making it less palatable and forgetting it the oven making it a crisp 3 hours later when you’re hungry and go looking for food.

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      7 months ago

      Are there really ovens without a timer that will keep cooking indefinitely? I’ve only ever known ovens that require you to set a time.

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            7 months ago

            I’m 35 and was working with an oven in the “50+ year mark”, just a few years ago.

            I have preheated overnight

            I have baked cookies, cinnamon rolls, frozen pizza etc… overnight

            I’ve had it justa warming my house, cause I didn’t turn it off

            Maybe I’m irresponsible… maybe older ovens are less forgiving. When my stove/oven was finally replaced, I didn’t have that issue. And it also cooked properly/evenly (a bonus).

            What I’m kinda saying is: old stoves/ovens don’t “easily” die, because they’re easily repaired. But ya gotta keep your eye on them when they’re cooking. And they will keep cooking, regardless of timer.

            That “timer” is an analog ‘buzz-noise’, but it don’t do anything to stop the heat. It’s a reminder/warning… for you to come deal with it

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                7 months ago

                Lol yeah…I guess it’s relative. Thinking about it, that thing was probably considered an antique. May as well have had a wood burning stove

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                  7 months ago

                  At least back then they made things to last. My parents installed a new oven not even 10 years ago and it’s already faulty. I got their old one and it still operates like it used to 20+ years ago.