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On the grill, but not grilled
"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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> 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:
>> >
>> > 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.
>
> 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.
>
Not mine. Mine isn't very old but it does warm the kitchen.
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