Do ovens need to be serviced?

Like anything you use regularly, it’s important to take care of your gas appliances. Regular maintenance and servicing will help ensure safety, and improve performance and reliability.

Electricians very rarely fix appliances such as ovens, fridges or washing machines as this task is better handled by appliance repair engineers. Electricians tend to focus on the wiring within the fabric of the building and avoid fixing appliances for several reasons.

Aside keeping your oven clean, ovens generally only require a little maintenance. It is worth checking the door seal from time to time to ensure it has not started to perish or tear as you can lose some heat resulting in uneven cooking.

1. Deep Clean Your Oven at Least Twice a Year. How often should you give your oven and stove a good scrub? Depending on your weekly cooking habits, perform a deep clean of your oven between two and three times each year.

Check the thermometer’s reading through the oven door. If your oven door does not have a window, open the door and quickly check the temperature. If the oven thermometer shows a reading that is above or below 350 by 15 degrees or more, you will need to calibrate your oven.

A self-cleaning function raises the oven’s temperature between 800-1000 over the course of several hours. These high temperatures burn spills, stains, and food particles to ash that can be easily wiped away once the cycle ends.

2. Dangerous Smoke, Odours and Carbon Monoxide. Failure to remove bigger pieces of food debris or liquid from your oven before running the self-cleaning feature can lead to excessive smoke and foul odours. In addition, those pieces may not break down into ashes but bake on even harder.

Oven calibration can help if you want consistent results. Calibrating your oven will keep it cooking smoothly and properly. Your oven is properly calibrated if there’s a 50F variation in temperature after you test it four times. All you need to do is: Place an oven thermometer inside the appliance.

If you prefer to only hand clean the oven, a scouring pad (steel wool or plastic) may be used. Rub soiled areas lightly to prevent scratching into the oven liner surface. Do not use scouring powders. Household ammonia can also be used when manually cleaning a Self-Clean oven.

To cancel the self-clean cycle on models with mechanical timer controls, turn the “stop” knob to the current time of day. The knob should pop out. Then, turn the oven set knob to “Off” and the oven temperature knob out of the “Clean” position.

Convection cooking is ideal for foods that do better in a dry climate and where you want to encourage browning and crisping. So roasting meats, potatoes and vegetables are all ideal, and it’s great for reheating things like fried chicken or baking pizza.

While the cleaning frequency may depend on what type of dishes you cook, if you use your oven on a day basis then we generally recommend a professional clean every 6-12 months.

Fixing an oven is easy if you follow the proper steps. Gas and electric ranges and ovens operate fairly simply, and they’re usually easy to repair, mainly because the components are designed for quick disassembly.

In a well-calibrated oven, your oven thermometer should read within 15 degrees of 350 degrees Fahrenheit. If your reading is less than 335 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 365 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s time to calibrate your oven.

Working as a fan oven, in the ‘convection’ mode, a combi can achieve a crisp finish and bake things evenly with no burnt edges. The injection of steam ensures the inside of the food remains moist and tasty, just as it should be.