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| Grater sans Tom |
I opted out of that idea but did make our regular Friday night pizza which came out overdone. Very overdone. Very, VERY overdone. The oven was heating up way beyond the set temperature.
And then we discovered the it wouldn't shut off.
Spooky narrator voice:
Technology has gone too far. The machines are alive and out for revenge! Coming to a kitchen near you:
"The Oven Won't Turn Off!"
Rather than heat up the kitchen indefinitely, we turned off the breaker, which, of course, turned off the stove entirely.
Tom's first reaction was pure Tom,
"How will I make coffee?"
Now, I'm not Elizabeth Warren, but lying awake at 3am, I came up with a plan for that--our underused Coleman stove will serve fine as a temporary burner. Or we could just turn on the breaker, but I like the image of us bravely toiling over the propane stove in the backyard.
Temporary fix aside, we do need a plan of action.
We could:
1. Buy a new stove.
Nope. Nopety nope. Not when we have just started putting a bit a money back in savings. Nope.
2. We could buy a used stove.
Maybe. If we can find one that is cheap, works, and fits in the same space.
3. Call a repairman.
This is 2019, not 1959. In our disposable culture, a service call often costs as much as a replacement appliance.
4. Do without.
Buy a hotplate and a toaster oven. This would get us through regular cooking but not much use for canning and tomato season is coming.
5. Cook on the woodstove.
This will work...in November, and not much help for baking.
6. Fix it ourselves.
Dollars to donuts, the problem is a broken thermostat. Youtube videos show this as an easy repair. "Easy repair" is an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp or honest politician, but if I can figure out what part I need, it may be worth a try.
Ok. Finally found the model number and after wrestling with the GE website, located the part. It should arrive Monday.
So stay tuned for Friday Night Massacre, Part II: The "Easy Repair".
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