On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 7:29:18 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
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> On 2016-07-18 8:05 AM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:26:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was in the mood for meatloaf tonight, but at 95 degrees outside I did
> >>> not want to use the oven. Cooked it on the grill.
> >>
> >> Interesting that you said you didn't want to use the oven. From what
> >> I've been told, modern gas ovens don't heat up the room like the gas
> >> ovens of old did. Just an FYI: my "older than dirt" electric oven has
> >> never heated up the room.
> >
> > I've often wondered about that as so many rfc posters mention not
> > wanting to use the oven for that reason.
> >
> > Gas/electric ovens here are so insulated they just don't heat the
> > kitchen. Even on cool days when you might wish they did :-)
> >
>
>
> Stoves here are well insulated too, but they are vented. The vent is
> usually up through one of the top burners.
>
>
The vent for my oven on my 3 year old gas range is at the back
of the stove on the 'back splash' (that's all I could think to
call it right off the top of my head). So, yes, they do heat up
the house no matter the time of the year. And don't forget, that
oven heat escapes whenever you open the door to either check,
baste, or remove the food.