It Gets Hot In the Kitchen

[thecoughlin]

Well, here is a public service announcement - do not, under any circumstances, by a Maytag Electric Double-Oven stove. They have one of the worst records for safety (and standing behind their product) of any stove on the market

Comments

[kriz1818]

Yikes! Glad everyone is okay. And I'll keep this in mind, 'cause a double-oven stove is something I'd love to have someday ...

[thecoughlin]

Well, I can't recommend that one...although the common key in most stove fires in the last 36 months seems to be electric stoves with the smooth tops versus coils. Seems coils are safer.

[kriz1818]

Wait, what? How is that? Where's that information from?

We have one of those.

[thecoughlin]

Mostly from looking at root cause on consumer complaints.....

[hawkwing_lb]

I am glad to hear that you are not burned.

[thecoughlin]

For better or worse, I was safe two states away traveling for my work. matociquala, K. and all the dogs were a different story.

Fortunately, they are both highly competent - 911 was called, matociquala descended to the basement to cut the power, and K stowed the loose dogs in a bedroom just in time for when the police officer arrived. Within another minute of two the were two fire personnel, no truck, and officer friendly & the first firefighter had the stove mostly out the door before the third respoder got there - the truck arrived about when the stove hit the sideyard.

We now have an informal human/dog evacuation plan in the event of a REAL emergency.

[hawkwing_lb]

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[batwrangler]

Yipes!

Glad everyone is ok.

Now I have to regard *my* stove with extreme suspicion. :(

[thecoughlin]

Well, some brands are better than others ... what one do you have?

[batwrangler]

Maytag.

[thecoughlin]

I would search you particular model - the double ovens seem worse than the single