Adventures with the new oven
So I was lucky enough to receive a silicone mat for the bottom of my new oven, which meant I really did need to get that spot in the bottom off. The new crisper pan took a bit of getting used to because I forgot that things that have grease in them will drip the grease once the grease is hot.
My new oven has a self-clean feature - I'll use that!
Lock oven. Hit the the self-clean button. Hit the start button once the oven starts beeping at me. Oven is in self-clean mode for the next 4.5 hours.
30min: Phew. Stinks in the kitchen. Turn on oven hood vent.
45min: Eyes watering in the kitchen. Open kitchen window.
1hr: Eyes watering in the living room. Open back door. Take down smoke detector.
1hr 15 min: Dig out and put on diving mask. Go find manual for oven. Open front door. Turn on ceiling fan in kitchen.
1hr 30 min: Shut off HVAC unit. Take off fogged up mask. Turn air purifier in bedroom to high.
2hrs: Go shopping.
3hrs 30 min: Cereal for dinner in the living room, followed by bed. House not burning down considered a success.
Entire house still stinks this morning, but the oven is definitely clean. Silicone mat goes in tonight and will hopefully catch everything in the future. Otherwise, I wait until nice weather, open the kitchen window, shut the HVAC and go hiking.
I sprayed the crockpot with pan, poured in some apple cider, topped it with water, whisked in some cinnamon, turned it on low and left for work. Hopefully my house will at least smell like cinnamon chemicals when I get home.
My new oven has a self-clean feature - I'll use that!
Lock oven. Hit the the self-clean button. Hit the start button once the oven starts beeping at me. Oven is in self-clean mode for the next 4.5 hours.
30min: Phew. Stinks in the kitchen. Turn on oven hood vent.
45min: Eyes watering in the kitchen. Open kitchen window.
1hr: Eyes watering in the living room. Open back door. Take down smoke detector.
1hr 15 min: Dig out and put on diving mask. Go find manual for oven. Open front door. Turn on ceiling fan in kitchen.
1hr 30 min: Shut off HVAC unit. Take off fogged up mask. Turn air purifier in bedroom to high.
2hrs: Go shopping.
3hrs 30 min: Cereal for dinner in the living room, followed by bed. House not burning down considered a success.
Entire house still stinks this morning, but the oven is definitely clean. Silicone mat goes in tonight and will hopefully catch everything in the future. Otherwise, I wait until nice weather, open the kitchen window, shut the HVAC and go hiking.
I sprayed the crockpot with pan, poured in some apple cider, topped it with water, whisked in some cinnamon, turned it on low and left for work. Hopefully my house will at least smell like cinnamon chemicals when I get home.