Podcast Version Have you ever gotten excited about some nice crispy toast for breakfast, just to find that the bread is still bunny-soft or now resembles the remnants of a campfire? Amplify this annoyance up a few notches when you live in a small place that either lacks an oven or makes it too difficult …
Podcast Version Have I ever got a hot take incoming (get it? We’re talking about heating elements, after all!) for ya: just like how I grind my teeth at the constant fawning over pre-war apartments by people who don’t live in units that have walls like crackled vinyl pants that had too many nights at …
Having an oven sitting in your kitchen will satisfy your need for wholesome, homemade, and fresh baked loaves. It can enhance your winter nights with fresh cobbler and pies as well as lead you to chill mornings with a delicious muffin to wake up to. While many of us can’t imagine living without an oven, …
There are some rentals that don’t allow appliances such as a stove. If you find yourself in this situation, worry not because there are other appliances that can be used as a substitute for a stove. Some of these alternatives serve the same functions as a stove and even be used for baking as well …
Burning firewood has been used as a primary heat source by humans for millennia, yet until the invention of a reliable combustion chamber e.g. the wood burning stove, much of this heat was lost to the environment. In 1646 the first US foundry began the production of wood stoves, which would be one of the …
Cooktops have a long history. The earliest version dates back 4000 years ago in the Indus Valley and spread to Eastern Asia. It was used for the next 1000 years and became prevalent in Japan around 500 CE and was known as the “kamado.” In Europe, however, cooktops weren’t in use until the Age of …
The first wood-burning oven ever built was in 1490 in Alsace, France. In 1728, the Germans introduced the five plate iron oven which was further developed in the early 1800s by Benjamin Thompson for use in big kitchens. The invention of the kerosene oven and the baseburner soon followed. The 20th century saw the invention …
I’m not too wild about microwave ovens. I use ours now and then, but fortunately ours doubles as a convection oven, which is great. While we don’t have a toaster oven, I had one during my single days which served me well for many different types of quick meals. These days we have a really …
Toaster ovens by their nature are small appliances and are meant to be a small convenience oven for toast, pizza, heating food up and can be a life-saver as a second oven when cooking a feast. Yet, among available toaster ovens, the sizes can range considerably. When we set out to do the research to …
I think anyone renovating or planning a kitchen these days should seriously consider a double wall oven. Benefits of a double wall oven Cook/bake more at one time. Cook/bake items at different temperatures. Use one as a warmer while other food is cooking/baking. Wall ovens are elevated compared to traditional ovens so it’s easier to …
Welcome to our gallery featuring 25 images of spectacular kitchen islands with a stove. While we have covered a multicolored galaxy of kitchens here before, we enjoy taking the time to narrow in on particular strains once in a while. Today, our focus is solely on kitchens that are equipped with islands featuring a built-in range. …