Replacing the range
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Not induction related, but…
I’m looking at some bird owner forums and there seem to be some discussions about bird safe ovens. Apparently some ovens have Teflon on the interior of ovens that aid in the high temp self clean cycle? Also an issue for the initial burn off that oven manufacturers say needs to be done right after the oven is installed.
I don’t know if this is an actual problem or just very cautious owners, but maybe something you might check out.
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Not induction related, but…
I’m looking at some bird owner forums and there seem to be some discussions about bird safe ovens. Apparently some ovens have Teflon on the interior of ovens that aid in the high temp self clean cycle? Also an issue for the initial burn off that oven manufacturers say needs to be done right after the oven is installed.
I don’t know if this is an actual problem or just very cautious owners, but maybe something you might check out.
@wtg It is something I always check. I've wanted to replace my toaster oven, but finding one teflon (and other FTFEs) free is not easy. The hardest part is determining whether or not they contain the stuff. Some postings on bird forums will point to certain manufacturers and that's helpful. But non-stick is so common now. It's one of those things I'll never understand.
The industrial revolution cheapened everything.
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I never use the high heat cleaning setting on an oven. Damn things scare me.
FWIW, we have the steam clean feature on our built-in GE oven and it works very well. We aren’t messy bakers and rarely have any major spills, or if we do we wipe them up immediately. But sometimes we get fine splatters in the oven. The steam clean takes a cup of distilled water and 30 minutes. Once it turns off I just wipe the inside of the oven dry.
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@wtg It is something I always check. I've wanted to replace my toaster oven, but finding one teflon (and other FTFEs) free is not easy. The hardest part is determining whether or not they contain the stuff. Some postings on bird forums will point to certain manufacturers and that's helpful. But non-stick is so common now. It's one of those things I'll never understand.
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Speaking of Samsung, I haven't liked their phones of late. I find the screens to be glaring.
My instinct is not to trust their washers and dryers. They're large (read "Americanized" according to what they obviously think Americans expect).
I want a front loading washer (100%) but I want a Miele, Asko, or Bosch.
Asko is the one I learned about first and would like the most as far as I know.
Buying and owning Bosch used to be easy before Sears went out of business.
I haven't looked at any of them lately.
I'm not ruling any of them out except Samsung.
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@ShiroKuro No. It has to get hot enough to emit fumes. Some studies have reported as low as 400F, some 500F. I'm not willing to take any chances. I often have my toaster oven at 450F.
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I never use the high heat cleaning setting on an oven. Damn things scare me.
FWIW, we have the steam clean feature on our built-in GE oven and it works very well. We aren’t messy bakers and rarely have any major spills, or if we do we wipe them up immediately. But sometimes we get fine splatters in the oven. The steam clean takes a cup of distilled water and 30 minutes. Once it turns off I just wipe the inside of the oven dry.
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Once you've used a gas hob you won't be happy with electric.
Get a decent induction range and some nice new pans to go with.
Very good friends just invested in a Bertazzoni; the quality is noticeable, stunning, wow.
The 100cm stainless steel pro which fit their kitchen gap cost £5500.00 (gulp).
And forget about testing your old steel pans with a magnet for compatibility. Unreliable method, they may, or not.
