Your Favorite Oven! Help! I Think Mine Is Dying!
Decorating By czyadgrl Updated 23 Oct 2006 , 12:57am by angelas2babies
Oven is acting up AGAIN. It's older and it may be time for a new one.
I'm looking for your input for ovens to look at as a replacement.
Gas oven, and sadly I won't be spending gobs of money on a "professional" one.
Any ideas? Or even ovens you hated will help!
Thanks!
I don't have a gas oven, but last year we bought a new oven. My old oven would not hold my largest cake pan (16x16). When it was time to go shopping for the new stove my DH measured my largest cake pan to make sure that it would fit in the new oven. We bought a GE. I love it and it is so nice to be able to close the oven door all the way.
I have the GE Spectra Extra Large Self Cleaning Gas Oven. I really like it. We purchased it 4 years ago and it's been fanstastic! First off, it's a self cleaning gas oven which is nice. Plus, my bottom drawer is actually for storage and not for the broiler...which is a huge bonus. You can also get the step up from mine where the bottom drawer is a warming drawer instead of storage, but I really needed the storage. We got ours at Sears and I believe it was in the middle range for price - maybe around $600 - I can't really remember. At first, I was nervous about having the digital controls, but I really like them!
i have a frigidere gas oven. no computer electronics. i have to light it with a match. the last oven i had, had electrics to turn it on and it burned out. it was cheaper to buy a new oven. thats why i stayed clear of fancyer models. works just fine.
ugggg.. oven is still not playing nice. It acts like it's going to turn on, but it only warms to 100 and smells like gas. I'm not getting that little "whoosh" sound of the oven really getting going.
And baking cookies in a cheap toaster oven DOES NOT work, in case anyone was wondering.
My evening plans have been trashed now! No cookies for DH (he never actually asks for any and did today 
) No petit-fours! No decorating! 
No dinner in the oven! I haven't tried the burners yet, those have been tempermental too.
Woe is me, woe is me. No baking! I haven't done any in over a week. Off work tomorrow. Hmmmmm... do you think I can install a new gas range by myself? LOL.
I have the GE PROFILE SPECTRA gas oven, too!!!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! It has a nice size oven to fit the larger pans, including sheets.... mine has the warming oven, which I use to keep dishes/meals warm and to help bread rise.
It's super!!
Ok, thanks everyone! kitagrl, I just did some research on the pilot light topic as I'm so excited to get this oven working! Turns out that many newer stoves don't have pilot lights. They use a piece called an ignitor, which works differently than a pilot light, so you can't relight it - looks like that may be the problem.
Here's the new question. The age of the stove is unknown. It came with the house, 6 years ago. I looks to be several years older than that. Is it worth replacing the ignition system? It looks like it's around a $50 part, but no way am I or DH attempting to play with gas, so we'd have to have someone come out.
Worth it to replace or get a new one?
We spent months researching appliances when we remodeled our kitchen . . . we ended up with the GE Profile double oven/range. We originally ordered a Kenmore Elite oven but Sears delivered 2 seperate faulty ovens . . . ruined my Thanksgiving last year . . . and after I made teh appliance sales guy cry we went somewhere else and got this one. I have been so happy with this oven!!! It is gas, you can cook on convection or regular . . . it has 4 regular burners and one long center burner that can be a griddle as well. (I don't use that burner much but having the extra room on the stovetop when I'm cooking with large stock pots is a huge blessing.) It has the bottom warming oven as well, although I don't use it much. I have noticed that when I am using the convection setting it takes a bit longer to cook certain things, but its a big help when I was trying to get Christmas cookies baked last year.
As for your question about replacing the ignition . . . I guess it depends on what your situation is. Personally, if my oven was that temperamental and I could afford to get a new one, I would. If you can use the money elsewhere right now . . . well, try revving up teh iginition. Try and find a place that you can return the ignition in case that doesnt solve the problem though!
If the repair is going to cost over $100 for labor and parts, usually I figure its just as good to put the money towards a brand new one that will last years.
We just recently replaced our dishwasher because of the same idea. The pump was not working right and it was going to cost more than it was worth to fix it.
I just replaced the igniter in my oven, not me but an appliance guy. I called someone out of the yellow pages because he was much cheaper than sears, all total it was about $150. Unfortunately, my oven blew again last week in a big ole nasty storm we had here so I need a new one anyway. To me, if you are getting any heat, I wouldn't guess it is the igniter but I know next to nothing about appliances, so maybe. Post what it is you buy since I am in the market too.
Good luck.
It might be worth it to just invest in a new oven. That stinks. I'm lucky in that I have a dual fuel Kitchen Aid that I love because I finally figured out how to use the convection feature successfully... 
But, there are so many great deals out there right now because there are so many options, so you can find what you need in your price range. Good luck. I think I would just lose my mind if my oven died on me!!!
Angie
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