Our oven door springs are sprung. It's an old O'Keefe and Merritt stove - the kind with lots of space on top; we love it. But the oven door can't stay shut. Help! [more inside]
posted by goofyfoot on Oct 21, 2009 - 13 answers

Is it worth the trouble to vent our range hood outside? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Mar 20, 2009 - 21 answers

How do you make truly tender, succulent Jewish-style brisket? [more inside]
posted by roxie110 on Feb 16, 2009 - 14 answers

Rice and beans for the inexperienced and time-pressed cook? [more inside]
posted by availablelight on Jan 29, 2009 - 19 answers

I made (delicious!) mashed sweet potatoes in a conventional stove-top pot, covered the pot with Reynolds aluminum foil, then put it in a still warm but off-position oven (simply to save stove-top and counter space for the moment while wanting it to stay at room-temperature). Retrieving the pot a few hours later, I found that the inner surface of the foil had turned a light brown. It was also moist from the condensation, but had remained clean, unoiled, unburnt. I've cooked quite a bit and never seen this. What could be causing such discoloration, and is it a worrying symptom (of, say, toxins in the foil)? [more inside]
posted by taramosalata on Dec 14, 2008 - 6 answers

Can you really ovenproof a non-ovenproof skillet by wrapping the handle in aluminum foil? [more inside]
posted by imposster on Jun 2, 2008 - 12 answers

For a jack of all trades bakeware, what is the best material? Ceramic, Metal (aluminium), Glass (Pyrex), or Silicone?
posted by riffola on Dec 28, 2007 - 16 answers

The vintage oven/range in my new apartment is so obviously awesome. And my landlord says it works. But how? [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Nov 9, 2007 - 17 answers

Do convection microwave ovens work? [more inside]
posted by Nelson on Oct 11, 2007 - 10 answers

Is there an appliance that is between a full oven and a convection toaster oven? [more inside]
posted by Hillman Cobs on Oct 7, 2007 - 6 answers

Toaster ovens with dehydrator option: any good? If it has it, is it comparable to food dehydrator quality dehydration? Any other positive experiences with particular toaster oven features or brands?
posted by ontic on Jul 17, 2007 - 2 answers

My oven burns stuff on the bottom yet is undone on top, despite using prescribed minimum bake temp/time. WTD? [more inside]
posted by jacobjacobs on Dec 4, 2006 - 17 answers

How do I get my merangues to do the right thing? [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Oct 15, 2006 - 10 answers

I always hear that restaurants and pizzerias use super-hot ovens to get that extra-good taste. So how come food for home (recipes, TV dinners, frozen pizzas, etc) always uses the paltry 350-425F range? Why not crank the thing up as high as it will go?
posted by zek on Aug 27, 2006 - 14 answers

I have a 1940s/50s-era Cookmaster stove and oven. Four burners, white, with stove and warming compartment. It's in great shape, with one problem: whenever I light the pilot light to turn on the oven, a few seconds later there's a "WHOOOMP!" sound - surely some gas build-up lighting - and then the oven is on, and it works fine. How can I fix this? [more inside]
posted by mark7570 on Aug 17, 2005 - 11 answers