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[rootofnewt]

Great, I just love it when the oven bake element starts sparking and smoking.

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[krasota.livejournal.com]

yes. And it's not only a Sunday night, tomorrow is a holiday so no repair shops will be open.

*sigh*

I hate electric ranges. Have you had experience with them? Can I safely use the burners if I have a bad element in the oven? At the moment, the circuit is off because we cannot unplug the stove (they built in cabinets over and around the plug/outlet) without demolishing a cabinet.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I've used electric all my life (and my oven is still electric), and yes, you can use the burners if the element in the oven is bad (presuming it sparks only when the oven is turned *on* and not all the time). And I concur, it sounds like catastrophic element failure. Fun, eh?

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I'm just hoping the problem is with the *element* and not the oven-side stuff.

We have a toaster oven, so boy was able to cook his meatloaf. But now I'm craving flourless chocolate cake and all manner of baked things.

And yes, it only sparks when the oven is on. ;)

I really wish the former owner had left the manuals for the appliances. It would save me time in tracking them down.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

It really does sound like the element and not the whole oven. I had this happen and it was specatular - fireworks-in-a-box - and it was just a matter of replacing the element. It had melted in one spot :).

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Bake element's done in. cooktop burners are going to be fine, and broiling is probably fine as well. So long as you're not setting anything to "bake" (or "preheat", if it's got one of those), you're functional.