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Stove Caught on Fire

jglass

jglass

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I got up this morning and decided to make gravy, biscuits, sasuage, egg and fried apples. I got the sasuage and eggs done. Popped the bread in the oven and started my fried apples. I look in the oven and the bottom heating element had burned in two and was in flames. I threw some salt on top of the fire and ran to flip the breaker off to to stove. After it cooled down and I used to the shopvac to get out the salt I found the heating element had burned in two in two places.
Way to give me flashbacks. It was Oct. 2 thre years ago when our bathroom caught on fire and we had to move out while they repaired everything. Luckily I caught this before it got going. All it costs me was a box of kosher salt. Unfortunately our landlord wont be back in til probably Tuesday. Fortunately I have two smaller convection ovens, a grill, crockpot and microwave to use instead lol.
This old stove is over 17 years old so I am hoping they just replace it. Id love to have one that has a light in the oven and a door you can see what your baking through.
 
Well on the bright side there is sausage and eggs for breakfast and not much damage. It sounds like maybe the wiring in your place needs to be redone?
 
The building is about 20 years old. They are nice apartments ..only 6 overtop of an insurance office and a tax office. Their problem is when they get appliances they get the cheapest crap they can get. The bathroom fire was in the heater in the ceiling. It has a heater/vent thing by the light in the ceiling. The one is our bathroom shorted out. Come to find out after the fact those had been recalled. After ours caught on fire they replaced them in every apartment. The stove is just wore out. It was a cheap stove to start with.
My fridge went out about 9 years ago and they went and got some brand I had never heard of. It is a Galaxy. They get eveything from Sears. They never even brought me the drawer and shelves to the new fridge. The shelves from the old fridge luckily fit in the new one.
 
Be thankful that just breakfast was ruined (and you box of salt) - and all is well. Hopefully a new stove with a light and a glass door will be in your (very near) future.
 
This happened to me years ago when I first started cooking. Broiling a steak in an old stove (rented apt) and everything on the bottom of the oven caught fire along with the steak. I freaked, grabbed a fire extinguisher and put it out. Some time later I watched a video on some govt website about what to do when this happens in the oven. All it said was to turn the power off to the oven, close the door, and let it burn out lol.

Ovens I guess are designed with this in mind and can more than handle the heat. Still, it is a bit unnerving to have a real fire in your kitchen lol.. From that day forward, I made sure that I cleaned my oven regularly. And after all these years of having cheap ovens, we finally got a new one with a self cleaning cycle, man, does that make life easier!
 
The landlord came in to his office and we were able to let him know. He says they will send their handyman up Mon. I got news for them I dont think their handyman is gonna be able to do anything for that old stove.
 
I am no longer the stoveless one lol.
They sent the repair guy up this morning with one of the landlords. The handyman told them it just needed to be replaced. They went to Big Sandy here in town where they sell all kinds of furniture and appliances. They had a new stove delivered about an hour ago. It has a light in the oven and the see through door. It has a digital control pad for the oven, timer and clock. I had to get Jon to level it for me after they left lol. The new one is a Frigidaire brand. It is not a flat top. It has the regular burners which I like better. Im going to make some apple pies tonight so I will get to test the oven.
 
jglass said:
i am no longer the stoveless one lol.
They sent the repair guy up this morning with one of the landlords. The handyman told them it just needed to be replaced. They went to big sandy here in town where they sell all kinds of furniture and appliances. They had a new stove delivered about an hour ago. It has a light in the oven and the see through door. It has a digital control pad for the oven, timer and clock. I had to get jon to level it for me after they left lol. The new one is a frigidaire brand. It is not a flat top. It has the regular burners which i like better. Im going to make some apple pies tonight so i will get to test the oven.
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Hip-hip hooray for Janie!!!
:) I am so happy for you and you truly do deserve a nice one!!!
 
I got in there last night and made some spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. Then I was going to put my extra lids in the drawer in the bottom of the stove. WELL those two who brought the stove didnt put the tracks in for the drawer. It has two factory hooks on the front that it slides on to fine but there is nothing to catch it in the back. Once you push it back it just sits on the floor back their. Im going to call the place they got it from this morning and see when they can come back and fix it.
It used to take a long time to boil and 5 quart pot of water for spaghetti. Last night it was boiling in less than 5 minutes. This stove def works much better than the old one.
 
They came by and fixed the drawer on the stove. They said they had gotten several of this model without the back rollers on the drawer. This stove gets much hotter than the old one. I had to keep adjusting my soup I was cooking this morning. So what do you guys think Ill burn first? I plan to make apple pies and some bread tonight. Think one of those will be my first victim? lol
 
I made my first batch of bread in the new oven and managed not to burn it.
These smell wonderful and look good but I wish they had gotten a little taller.

Garlic and Herb Parmesan Buns
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons garlic (can be less, we love garlic)
2 teaspoons dried Italian herb seasoning
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon fast rising yeast

Place all ingredients in bread machine as per directions from your unit.
Program to dough cycle, GO!
Once done, place dough onto lightly oiled surface and cut into 8 pieces.
Shape into balls.
Place on greased cookie sheet , flatten slightly.
Let rise in warm area until doubled.
Preheat oven to 400°F; brush buns with water, sprinkle top with a little bit of cheese, or for change a bit of garlic powder, Italian herbs, or for a
kicker spicy herb. Bake 15 min or until lightly browned.
Serve warm or cool completely.
Can be frozen in double wrapped sealed container bag or ziploc. remember to take out as much air as possible. Good for a month.
To reheat: thaw completely and put into warmed oven for homey smells and freshness.
 
jglass said:
They came by and fixed the drawer on the stove. They said they had gotten several of this model without the back rollers on the drawer. This stove gets much hotter than the old one. I had to keep adjusting my soup I was cooking this morning. So what do you guys think Ill burn first? I plan to make apple pies and some bread tonight. Think one of those will be my first victim? lol
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:DOh Janie I suspect you're gonna do just fine and not burn a thing girl!!! You're too smart and good of a cook to let that happen;)
 
Thanks Hon. I made 2 pies last night and today Im making milk chocolate brownies and cornbread today. So far no casualties lol.
 
I never realized what a piece of crud that old stove was I had before. The new oven bakes so much better. Before when I baked brownies they always cooked from the outside first then to the middle of the pan. Now they bake evenly all over and come out wonderfully.
 
Jafo232 said:
This happened to me years ago when I first started cooking. Broiling a steak in an old stove (rented apt) and everything on the bottom of the oven caught fire along with the steak. I freaked, grabbed a fire extinguisher and put it out. Some time later I watched a video on some govt website about what to do when this happens in the oven. All it said was to turn the power off to the oven, close the door, and let it burn out lol.

Ovens I guess are designed with this in mind and can more than handle the heat. Still, it is a bit unnerving to have a real fire in your kitchen lol.. From that day forward, I made sure that I cleaned my oven regularly. And after all these years of having cheap ovens, we finally got a new one with a self cleaning cycle, man, does that make life easier!
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Last night my stove caught on fire when I ran the self cleaning option. I was spring cleaning my whole kitchen and I was doing my refrigerator and I had all my food out on the counters while my stove was cleaning. To my surprise I look over and there is a fire burning inside my oven. I didn't know what to do because when it is on self clean it goes up to about 1000 degrees. That's what the fire chief told me after I had called 911 because the door locks once it hits 500 degrees. I def think that stoves are meant to handle that kind of stuff because right after the fire had started it went out. There was a little bit of soot around the door but no damage thank god! But be careful when using the self clean option because you need to make sure you do a scrub first than let the oven melt off the rest!
 
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