• stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 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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      6 months ago

      I’ve never heard of an oven turning off when a timer is done, can you provide a link to one please?

      What if the food isn’t done cooking and needs more time? Now it needs to warm back up, and it can also still continue to cook in the still warmIsh oven even if it turned off. So I don’t see the point either?

      Still, link please.

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        6 months ago

        What if the food isn’t done cooking and needs more time? Now it needs to warm back up.

        Well if you don’t take too long it’s still hot so it will be fine.

        it can also still continue to cook in the still warmIsh oven even if it turned off.

        I guess, but at least it won’t be cooking at full capacity anymore. If anything this is good because the oven is then keeping your food hot.

        I don’t have a link. The one I have isn’t being sold anymore and the company only sells printers these days.

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      6 months ago

      I’ve only ever used ovens without a timer, no protections whatsoever against leaving them on indefinitely

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          6 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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              6 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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          6 months ago

          I have a 3 year old one but its a basic model so the timer only beeps after it runs out and you still have to turn the knob to shut it off.

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      6 months ago

      The timer on my oven might as well just be glued on the front after the fact. It’s just a little clockwork twist timer with no connection to overall the mechanism of the oven at all.

      I’ve never used an oven that automatically turns off after the timer buzzes. That sounds luxurious!

      (and honestly, sounds like a super helpful OT tool/accommodation for me to be more independent/safe when cooking, so I know what to look for in a new oven… Not that I get a choice of oven as a renter, you get what you get)