We followed the butcher’s directions—roasting for an hour at 450 (well, the butcher said 400), then turned the oven off and left the roast in the sealed, turned off oven for another two hours.
I was actually worried about letting meat sit in a hot oven—not actually cooking—for so long.
It was delicious, if a just a tad overdone for our taste buds, so next time we’ll take it out a half-hour earlier.
When dinner was done and the oven cooled, I wiped it down to remove the grease and smut that was causing the kitchen—and the rest of house—to smell like cooked meat.
This morning after returning from errands, the house still had an overly strong oder of cooked meat coming from the overn, so we re-set the oven for self-clean.
When the beeper went off indicating it was done, I opened the door and without thinking, took a damp paper towel to wipe down the glass window.
Big mistake...
Big, BIG mistake…
This is what happened, immediately upon touching the hot, hot glass with the damp paper towel.
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| Photo upside down, for some reason can't right it. |
I’m not too proud to say I shed a tear of frustration.
We don’t know if we can just replace the door, or just the glass—or have to get an entire new unit.
We don’t know if it will effect cooking if the glass will continue to crack.
We have family and friends coming to town in a few weeks and have plans to do lots of cooking and baking, not to mention just day to day cooking.
It’s always something...
sigh.. it is always something, isn't it??
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That's a bummer... I'm sure you can call the company or one that services those products and have the door replaced. We had to replace the ceran top of our elec range once when the vent above it fell on it and cracked it. The repair guy did it quite easily.
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