Oven will be fixed tomorrow! What to cook first?

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wileen c

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I decided not to brave the oven repairs myself. (I may as well get my
money's worth out of that home warranty policy.) The technician will be
here tomorrow afternoon to replace the heating element (and the thermostat
if needed). Thanks for all your suggestions but I'm getting tired of
cooking *everything* on the stove top. The first thing I'll probably do is
bake a pan of cornbread. And I have to decide what to make for dinner.
Roast chicken? (maybe Chris D's "porno chicken"). Pork tenderloin? Baked
fish? It will be so good to have an oven again!

Whatever I decide, it will be served with some steamed broccoli, locally
grown. Imagine my surprise :) The guy at the vegetable market said oh
sure, they grow it right down the street. I've seen the tomato fields but I
had no idea they grew broccoli, too. I got two nice sized bunches for
$1.79. Woo hoo! Support your local farmers :)

Jill
 
On 07/03/2011 10:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:

Just a word of advice... count on a long preheat and air it out. There
will be a smell from the new element. You may want to turn it on and
leave the oven door open for a while until that is gone. Otherwise it
will probably impart a taste on your food.
 
"Dave Smith" wrote in message
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Thanks for the tip! I'm sure the guy will run the oven to make sure it's
heating properly so that should burn off whatever funky stuff is on the
element.

Jill
 
"Dan Abel" wrote in message
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Leftovers :) I nearly always cook more than I need and freeze leftovers.
That way when I don't feel like cooking I don't have to. However, I don't
have a ham so that's not an option.

Jill
 
jmcquown wrote:

I don't think so - time is money, and he'll turn it on, wait :30 to see
if he can tell if the heating element works, then he'll be gone. He
knows you can call him back if it still doesn't work. You should plan
on cooking off the smell according to his/factory instructions.

+1 to the pizza idea. I'd go for one each: a high-temp thing like
pizza, and a long, slow brisket or similar, as your first two things.

-S-
 
On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:05:09 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:


Or you could always make a couple of pans of cornbread, bake the ham,
then use some of the ham drippings, some of the ham and cornbread to
make dressing!
--
Mr.E
 
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