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On the grill, but not grilled
On 7/18/2016 6:25 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, July 18, 2016 at 8:52:13 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>> 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...
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>>>>> On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:26:12 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>>>>> 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 :-)
>>>>
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>>> Stoves here are well insulated too, but they are vented. The vent is
>>> usually up through one of the top burners.
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>> 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.
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> Thanks. I was beginning to think that the law of conservation of
> matter and energy was in abeyance in the kitchens of some RFC posters.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I know that MY oven actually cools down the house. True Story!*
* anytime someone says "true story" they are lying.
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