Barbara L
Traveling Welcome Wagon
1. I often put foil on the rack below what I am baking, in case there is a big spill.thanks, taxy.
it just doesn't seem practical having an exposed element that doesn't reach obliterating temps in normal use. or do they?
do electric ovens have a self cleaning feature?
i guess someone figured out an actual, engineering type of physical positioning.
i woulda just put a small micro perforated, removable plate over the element, leaving the sides open, since it requires cleaning anyway..
but i don't know the physics. that might be a bad idea if they really don't cause smoke with cooks that are inexperienced with electric ovens as i.
2. My oven is "self" cleaning -- I clean it myself.
3. In 9th grade Home Ec. class a girl dropped a cookie on the heating element and it caught fire. Fun stuff!
4. Veering a little off-topic here with a bit of trivia, but did you know that Linda Ronstadt's grandfather invented (or co-invented?) the electric stove?