Oven Kicked the Bucket

I was preheating the oven to make some meatballs. All of a sudden, a long beep, and the display said FIE-something and I shut it off. Turned it back on and the display says door now and none of the buttons work. The burners still work, not well, but decent. Whirlpool Super Capacity 465. I don't think the thermostat was ever reliable on it. This was probably a used rebuilt POS that the previous owner just put in to meet the laws, because my first DIY job was changing out the power outlet so I could make Christmas dinner with it.

What's a good electric range that JUOT approves of? Looking at around $500, no flat cooktop, gas would be nice, but no line in the kitchen. Is convection really worth it? Something in black, of course. Maybe something like this:

Sears.com

Checkout Sears outlet for last years models on ~40% off list. I've had some good deals through them several times.

BobKid said:

Checkout Sears outlet for last years models on ~40% off list. I've had some good deals through them several times.

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It seems that the prices are the same as the store.

Run gas to kitchen.

SAD said:

Run gas to kitchen.

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Yep.

I'll never ever cook without gas now, unless I am cooking at someone's place that is not mine.

SAD said:

Run gas to kitchen.

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I'd love to, but no money. Luckily, the carpet tiles we bought were too cheap to use so we returned them and we are using that money for a new stove. I can cook on pretty much anything - I cooked for a small Cajun restaurant that basically used what if I remember right is called a "rocket stove" to heat everything, even the oven. Fine contraption. Fawking hot in the summertime. Don't let the kids near it.

I have a GE glass top, convection oven with a warming drawer. It's an excellent electric range.

that's a fine enough oven.

we went with the convection option - do not notice a difference.

the one thing I really like are the difference size burners and having a really big one boiling water is nice.

we never use fifth burner/griddle thing

Convection makes a significant difference baking. At least ours does. makes a big deal about it. She uses it selectively.

after all the remodel...we'd love to buy a new oven and nothing just a new basic oven....so will follow this.

Why not just fix the current one?

John in MA said:

Why not just fix the current one?

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Why don't YOU fix it? Haven't found a fix for it. Probably needs a new everything, and it's the last appliance to replace that doesn't match as it's ugly as yo mama.

If you're going to spend more than the bare minimum I'd look into getting a gas range. I'll never cook on electric again. How expensive would getting a gas line to the kitchen be? In my mind it'd be worth spending the money on the gas line and then using a $50 Craigslist gas range until I had the cash for a new one.

Electric ranges are pretty simple devices. The only part of it that wouldn't be economical to replace is the computer control board. About $250 if you can't do PCB repairs.

Running a gas line, if you have gas in the house already, should be a reasonably simple DIY task. Soooo worth it to have a real gas cooktop.

Simple task but may not be legal. Technically I was supposed to hire a gasfitter when I got a new (used, rebuilt of course) gas dryer.

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John in MA said:

Simple task but may not be legal. Technically I was supposed to hire a gasfitter when I got a new (used, rebuilt of course) gas dryer.

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Exactly.

They bust people for that here. I don't know anybody certified and don't have money to pull permits. Would be nice - I love cooking with gas. No more simple meals that take longer to cook than to eat...

Buy a big ass microwave and place on top of stove.

Use oven for storage