tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post8236488914377131322..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: About my oven (or why the nose is mightier than the timer)Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-68278601731476189942013-05-09T16:52:56.813+10:002013-05-09T16:52:56.813+10:00My oven is exactly the same as yours... even looks...My oven is exactly the same as yours... even looks the same. Slow and annoying but so much better than the old one that almost killed us leaking gas.<br /><br />I cook with my nose too (well nose and a skewer and a good poke if I'm really unsure) and I trust my readers have enough common sense to not burn or under-cook things!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632090562711819003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-35986419401309951562013-05-08T21:30:39.918+10:002013-05-08T21:30:39.918+10:00Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences with ...Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences with your ovens - it is interesting to see the range of experiences. It makes me feel better about my oven times in my blog being different from so many recipes I follow. Great to see how everyone adapts too!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-12756661189760653622013-05-08T18:51:28.598+10:002013-05-08T18:51:28.598+10:00Don't even start me on my oven, I could write ...Don't even start me on my oven, I could write a blog post all of my own on it! Its chief quirk is that the seal on the door has gone - so the door creaks open at inopportune moments, such as someone walking past or a stiff breeze. To get a new one I'd also need a new kitchen... so in the meantime, we're stuck with each other!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985386359945971991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-41722518573185301362013-05-07T21:21:05.627+10:002013-05-07T21:21:05.627+10:00My oven seems to be hotter and cook really fast - ...My oven seems to be hotter and cook really fast - if I follow the directions in recipes, things burn! I hate it and my boyfriend keeps telling me to buy a new one but I'm holding out as I want us to buy a house next year and then I can have my nice new kitchen :-)Caroline Cowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728562664610534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87705926318327240252013-05-07T00:42:16.502+10:002013-05-07T00:42:16.502+10:00I think as a baker you need to accept that every o...I think as a baker you need to accept that every oven is different so no time in a recipe is going to be 100% accurate. I always follow my nose when baking!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60754135436355097422013-05-06T21:00:30.681+10:002013-05-06T21:00:30.681+10:00My oven is a very fast one - I usually set my time...My oven is a very fast one - I usually set my timer for at least 10% shorter than the recommended time if I'm following a recipe. As for gas vs. electric, I've never noticed much difference on cooking, apart from jacket potatoes. I have an electric oven, and now even an electric stove top - induction is (as hard as this may be to believe) actually *more* responsive than gas. And I feel much safer, too.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33895768920142871032013-05-06T17:30:08.399+10:002013-05-06T17:30:08.399+10:00All oven are different which is part of the proble...All oven are different which is part of the problem. Where I live now the oven came with my flat and its fan oven only, which is not great for baking. I have discovered after many poor results, that if a recipe calls for 180C, I have to actually bake it at 150C which seems insainly low. My fan oven seems to work in overdrive.<br />I'd love a new oven, one that can be non-fan too. Oh well, learn and adaptKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008246307753272616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-92166901287447304382013-05-06T07:24:20.571+10:002013-05-06T07:24:20.571+10:00I currently have an electric oven in the rental pr...I currently have an electric oven in the rental property that Im in and you are right about the hotplate! I have to stay with it because it generate so much heat I fear a house fire everytime I use it that said I would classify the oven as a quick oven.<br /><br />Im about to move back home to a gas oven my gas oven which Ive never baked in (we moved before I had caught the baking bug) so Im feeling a bit dubious about baking bread etc because Ive cooked roasts in it and seem to remember it took an age to get any heat out of it.<br /><br />Oh well Ill have fun experimenting I guess :)Helenbeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639611848415562243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19593527779487947002013-05-06T06:50:53.350+10:002013-05-06T06:50:53.350+10:00I think I've been pretty lucky - my old (gas) ...I think I've been pretty lucky - my old (gas) oven seemed to bake fine. When I had a new kitchen last year I thought I wanted gas again for that reason, but I ended up with electric. It doesn't take too long to preheat and seems to cook at a standard rate. I think my timings are longer than other peoples generally though because I'm pretty paranoid about undercooking stuff and prefer it to be well done - always adds a good few minutes onto my recipes. Which is why I generally give a range for when cakes are done - most people might prefer the lower end! Interesting topic...Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067886984635079539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-70466111738283232742013-05-05T23:14:55.141+10:002013-05-05T23:14:55.141+10:00We bought a new oven about four years ago, and it ...We bought a new oven about four years ago, and it was a revelation - suddenly, things actually cooked in the time they said in the recipe! I hadn't realised that was even possible! I came close to burning a lot of meals by relying on my usual habits...<br /><br />I've always had really slow ovens prior to this, so I've tended to check in at the end of the suggested time, and then estimate more time based on how close it is to done. Smell is a good indicator if I'm in the kitchen, but given my tendency to wander off to the other end of the house, usually if the smell of done-ness has reached me, I'm too late...Catherinehttp://www.catescates.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-30794297745145743242013-05-05T19:03:37.021+10:002013-05-05T19:03:37.021+10:00I fear my oven may be a bit like yours. If I give ...I fear my oven may be a bit like yours. If I give it time to preheat - and for recipes I blog, I do - I think it is pretty close to standard. However, it takes an age to preheat, especially for high temperatures, and so in my day-to-day cooking I often start using it when it's at (say) 120'C instead of 180'C. It is electric so the issue is different to yours, and as it went in when the house was built some 10 years ago, I think it is age related. I love my mother's oven and one day will have a better one, but for now I often give time ranges if I've adapted a recipe and I take longer than the recipe suggested, or like you try to indicate other ways of telling if something is done. It adds adventure if nothing else!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83393879857581327272013-05-05T13:43:25.606+10:002013-05-05T13:43:25.606+10:00We had a similar experience with our oven. We got ...We had a similar experience with our oven. We got a new one a few years ago and assumed there was something wrong with it when it was slow. A few things actually did need to be fixed in the end but it has remained slow. Maybe it is the gas flow with us too? I always need to leave things in the oven for longer too! Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092193785206077083noreply@blogger.com