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Questions tagged [oven]

For questions about conventional gas or electric ovens used for baking. For a microwave oven, use the microwave-oven tag. See also range and stove which are similar but refer to different appliances.

Related tags: microwave-oven, range, and stove.

Wikipedia article including historical origins of ovens

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Why is there a 1/4" jack in my oven?

I am in the process of replacing the controller for a jenn-air oven. Ever curious as I am, I was poking around the wiring for all the sensors and elements, tracing them out, and learning their function. Then I came to this, and I have no idea what…
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Do I really need a special bulb in the oven?

My oven light burnt out recently. After dismantling it I found a 40W 130V "appliance" bulb with a standard Edison connector. The bulb is slightly smaller than a normal incandescent bulb. Looking for replacements at the local stores, all the…
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Why are there ovens with control panel toward the back?

I often see ovens with their control panel behind the elements, mostly in US American settings, like in the picture below. Where I live, the controls are always in front of the appliance. It seems unnecessarily dangerous to me that one has to reach…
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Are there LED lamps available for ovens?

The only place I now use an incandescent bulb is in my oven. It went out the other day and I was looking for a replacement. I am using LED all over these days but realized it may not be possible to use LEDs in a heated environment like an oven. Is…
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Do I need to spend extra for a special oven light bulb?

My oven light went out and I need a new bulb. That would be something like this one, which is over $20 for a single light bulb! I understand that the oven gets very hot and so maybe some kind of special bulb is needed, but surely it could be cheaper…
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If my 120 volt toaster oven draws 14 amps on high & my oven draws 12 amps on high, which one would use less electricity to bake a pizza?

An article from my AARP magazine suggests using a toaster oven vs a regular full size electric oven to bake a pizza, make a dinner, bake a pie, etc because it would use about half of the electricity so save on the electric bill. Problem is, The…
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What is the correct way to wire a 4 prong oven receptacle?

I think I wired this the right way but I can't find an online reference that I trust enough to flip the breaker back on. This is how I wired it. Is this correct?
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Are special screws required inside an oven?

I am replacing the oven grilling element in my Inglis Citation Programmable Cooking Self Cleaning Oven stove model IUP 37500 because it burned out. I have a two-part question. The OEM element was mounted to the oven roof using a combination bracket…
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Is it possible to use a portable power station to keep a dual-fuel oven turned on during a power outage?

This is perhaps a weird question, so here is some background, explaining the motivation: For the past 20 years we have always owned dual-fuel ranges: (electric oven with a gas cooktop). The main reason we buy dual-fuel is that during a power outage…
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Replacing oven element, but spade connector is damaged

I have a Whirlpool AKP200/WH (https://manuall.co.uk/whirlpool-akp-200wh-oven/) and the main element stopped working. The grill element still works, and the oven lamp, etc. So I took the element out to have a look and found that one of its two male…
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Do Gas Ovens have actual fires?

I suspect that my Amana oven may not be working properly, but I don't know for certain. I had food in there for two hours, and the food got warm but not at all hot. I also smelled gas pretty strongly. When I look under the oven (inside the broiler)…
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What could cause kerosene-like odor from a gas oven/range?

Suddenly my gas range/stove emits a kerosene-like odor when I operate the stove, and especially when I operate the oven -- but our service is natural gas. I called the local gas utility, and they sent a tech out. The tech said there were no leaks.…
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Is it ok that an oven circuit's wire is much larger than the oven's wire?

I am replacing a Microwave/Oven combo. The circuit is 50 amps and 6 AWG wire runs to the back of the oven cabinet. When the old oven was installed, I assume they used the wiring that came with the oven which was 10 AWG in flexible conduit,…
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How do I make my gas oven produce less carbon monoxide?

I had someone perform a combustion safety test on my oven today and he discovered that it's producing an elevated level of carbon monoxide compared to average: 80 PPM. He said the best ovens he's seen produce about 10 PPM. He said that I could get…
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Using 3 wire (2 hot and 1 bare copper wire) for new replacement oven

We are installing a Wolf dual fuel stove to replace a Dacor. The existing wiring is 3 wire (black, white, and bare copper, see photo). Breaker service is 30amp (C-H panel) and Wolf stove specifies 30amp. The installer will use a 40amp 3 wire oven…
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