Oven use. How often do you use yours?

sharkbaitFree Member

One the my best ever decisions was to change our hateful range (electric normal/small ovens and gas hobs) for a largish induction hob over two identical single ovens.

thanks @sharkbait

Going a bit OT, but current plan is for an 800mm induction hob and then some combination of ovens, although they will be built-in to a tall unit rather than under the hob.
Like I say, we are erring towards a single oven & then a compact oven with microwave, so we can do away with the microwave on the worktop. They are quite pricey though compared to a normal worktop microwave so it’s a bit of an extravagance.

Same as most, 4-5 times per week I’d say. No air fryer here.

It’s casserole weather

Yes it is! Made a lovely casserole with a leg of lamb yesterday, although it went in the oven rather than slow cooker. Dried out a bit, which reminded me why I use the slow cooker for those things 🙂

@stumpy01

Here’s our 800mm hob [and oven combo] – it’s a good size.  I did think about a single oven and an oven/micro but the latter was really spendy compared to a normal oven…. and wouldn’t match exactly 😉

As we already had a built in micro I couldn’t see the point in getting another so I used the [post-refurb] spare housing and put it into the utility room.

Do you not get really hot if you are cooking something on the hob with something in the oven?

No air fryer, typically use oven once a week for pizza, then after turning it off leave door ajar to heat the kitchen quicker in autumn/winter.

Do you not get really hot if you are cooking something on the hob with something in the oven?

the house we moved into a few years back has the oven at chest height, perpendicular to the hob. Never really thought about it before but makes so much sense! would not go back to the “conventional” layout (oven on the floor, under hob) now!

Do you not get really hot if you are cooking something on the hob with something in the oven?

No because the ovens are insulated.

Never really thought about it before but makes so much sense! would not go back to the “conventional” layout (oven on the floor, under hob) now!

We have another place that’s going to get a new kitchen as it’s still on the original one from 1979!  It’s got a ‘chest level’ double oven which is OK but it’s a small kitchen and the tall oven housing makes it seem even smaller.

My feeling is that having an oven below the worktop is no different to having a cupboard under the worktop and you wouldn’t think twice about that.

My feeling is that having an oven below the worktop is no different to having a cupboard under the worktop

floor level cupboards are (in my kitchen!) things I’d open less e.g. pots/pans to get them all out in one go, more regularly used stuff is at chest level. If I’m cooking a roast then I’m in and out of the oven constantly. Makes sense to me!

Since getting an air fryer, very rarely use the oven, maybe once in the last year (a pizza). Everything else gets air fried.

My feeling is that having an oven below the worktop is no different to having a cupboard under the worktop and you wouldn’t think twice about that.

Both equally hateful. Big drawers under worktops here, and full size oven and smaller oven\micro in tall unit next to the hob. Use the big oven and microwave most days, and the oven feature in the small oven rarely as it’s a bit small when I need it (usually a roast for extended family)