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Our oven is doing death rattles and not much else.
Definitely knackered? Replacement elements for ovens are a thing and not that hard to fit.
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Not definitely but wouldn't know how to diagnose. I'll try and find the model number (probably written under ten years of grime inside the storage bit at the bottom) and consult google. Takes upwards of 30 minutes to turn the oven to a stage where the heating element light appears on the outside (when a month ago it was 'flick a switch = on'). Then when it does appear, it flickers on and off taking an age to get hot - sometimes just turning off and not back on as I've found to the tune of several raw meals.
CYOA
Is there a kitchen thread? If not why etc.
Our oven is doing death rattles and not much else.
New kitchen is on the list but no way are we going to fit it in before Christmas. It's currently a kind of electric smeg range thing left by previous owners - 80cm wide with built in gas hob. Plan for a new kitchen was to have a single long piece of surface with separate hob and built under oven (largely because I hate having gaps down the side of the cooker/units). What workaround can I do that involves buying an oven and being able to cook actual non-hob food now? I have some spare work surface but no router or anything to get it cut to size for a hob. I'd also rather not have to pay someone to come in and fit it until I start getting paid from the projects I've worked on this/last month.
I don't want to buy twice so I don't really want to buy a small portable oven to sit on the work top.