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Post by akathy on Jul 5, 2015 17:57:55 GMT
Two burners went out on my stove. I looked up the probable cause and the cost of a replacement part. Figuring in the service call and labor to have it fixed will cost me $200 or more. I'm debating if it's worth it.
My stove will be 4 years old in October. It's a mid-priced electric stove, nothing fancy. I've never liked the arrangements of the burners and I curse the way it bakes. Always have. So do I put the $200+ towards a new stove or fix the one I've got?
Another question. Cooking and baking are kind of hobbies to me and I do a lot of it. I'm all about having good equipment to make it more enjoyable. Stoves are expensive. So, do I again go with a mediocre stove which is affordable or do I stretch the budget and get a better one? What would you do?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 18:00:34 GMT
I would look at my budget and just buy a better one (best you can without breaking the bank). You seem to not love your stove, so it would be a good investment for you. Good luck on your decision!
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Post by pjaye on Jul 5, 2015 18:00:36 GMT
You like baking and cooking and you have never liked this stove.
Get a new one and get the more expensive one...it doesn't sound like you'll regret it.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 5, 2015 18:00:52 GMT
Since you dislike the current stove, for more than one reason, I would invest in a new stove.
Because you really like to cook and bake, I'd get the best stove I could possibly afford.
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Post by peabay on Jul 5, 2015 18:03:47 GMT
Get a new one. Life's too short to hate your stove if you like to bake and cook.
ETA: and I'd get a good one. You'll be so happy with it. Again - if you like to cook? Splurge and enjoy it.
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Post by JoP on Jul 5, 2015 18:09:19 GMT
akathy As it's wonky and there are some you don't like about it I'd get a new one, the best you can afford. You love cooking and baking, think of it as an investment I like baking and always buy the best equipment my budget can afford.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:09:31 GMT
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Jul 5, 2015 18:09:31 GMT
You are such an awesome cook and use the stove all the time. I'd definitely purchase an appliance that is going to bring your more than four years of enjoyment, service and fit your needs. BTW, given the amount of time I cook, my stove is going to outlast me!
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Jul 5, 2015 18:11:52 GMT
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Post by Miss Ang on Jul 5, 2015 18:11:52 GMT
My vote is to get a new one if you can afford it. And get the best you can afford. I'm not a baker so I'd be all about buying only the bare bones basic stove. But if I were a baker, I would get better quality than that.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:12:08 GMT
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Post by farmdpea on Jul 5, 2015 18:12:08 GMT
I vote: go for the best you can afford.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:14:26 GMT
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Post by KelleeM on Jul 5, 2015 18:14:26 GMT
Replace it and get the best you can afford. Is gas an option? I hate electric stoves.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:14:37 GMT
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Post by teepea on Jul 5, 2015 18:14:37 GMT
I always love reading your posts and they seem to surround your love of cooking, baking and entertaining/feeding friends and family. You deserve the best equipment you can afford because of how much you use it and the love you have when using said equipment! My vote is for a new one you'll love?
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Jul 5, 2015 18:14:38 GMT
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Post by M in Carolina on Jul 5, 2015 18:14:38 GMT
There would be some good deals for 4th of July, if you're in the states. Best Buy is offering 24 months same as cash.
A good oven is a delight when you love to bake.
I don't do much baking anymore, but when dh and I were first married, and I wasn't so sick and had lots of energy, we bought a house that had a humongous gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances--a huge gas range and DOUBLE wall ovens!!!
I pretended to be Martha Stewart for the 2 years we lived there. It was awesome.
I've lived in a lot of places since then, and even cheaper ovens have worked really well.
I have GE appliances right now and love them. Mine is gas, though. I've had great electric ones.
Life is too short for an oven that doesn't work well.
Enjoy your new stove!
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Jul 5, 2015 18:14:40 GMT
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Post by annabella on Jul 5, 2015 18:14:40 GMT
My stove is 8 years old and it's a gas Kitchen Aide but has an electric panel which controls baking. The first year I had it the company changed the panel for free. But again this year it stopped working so I paid someone to come change it, he told me it breaks all the time. It cost me $270 to replace. Now I've never bought a kitchen range before but when I googled Kitchen Aides I saw they cost $2000 so I figured fixing it was cheaper. I do bake a lot and yes I do feel my oven never cooks eveningly. I even put an oven thermometer inside of it so now at least I know it's not at it's real temperature until 10 minutes after it says so. But I do feel I always have to bake a recipe long after it's supposed to be done, constantly checking to see if the knife comes out clean. But it could also be that I do a lot of sugar/oil free baking which has a lot of liquids in it so that could be the root of the cause as well.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:14:42 GMT
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Post by underwatermama on Jul 5, 2015 18:14:42 GMT
Get a better one that you will really like. Worth it in the end since you will be happier.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:15:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 18:15:50 GMT
You like baking and cooking and you have never liked this stove. Get a new one and get the more expensive one...it doesn't sound like you'll regret it. Ditto. Why fix something you're not happy with? Why not start looking for one you DO like and figuring out which one you can afford, even if it means living with two non-working burners for a little bit. I don't like my fridge but it's functional. Until we can replace with it one we do like, we tolerate the functional one. If it stops working, out it goes.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:18:13 GMT
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Post by AnotherPea on Jul 5, 2015 18:18:13 GMT
To me it would be the icing on the cake, given your already dislike for the stove. Get a new one if it will fit into your budget.
I hate my stove and oven. I'm kinda hoping something will go wrong so I *HAVE to get a new one. It isn't in our budget to do something like that for a simple desire.
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Jul 5, 2015 18:22:03 GMT
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Post by Sam on Jul 5, 2015 18:22:03 GMT
Nice easy question for today!! Buy a new stove - my goodness, you love cooking and baking so much that it would just be the best thing to do! I'd also stretch the budget a little bit if possible and look at models up from where you bought before. I don't know whether there are any good finance options in the US/in the state you are in, but over here there are still some zero interest credit cards for a fixed period (whether for new purchases or balance transfers) which could be a good way to spread the load of a new purchase. You could put some of the cost onto one if it's an option and then pay off either in instalments or when you feel like it ( I like to use them for purchases and leave my own money earning interest until I make the payment). I think the $200 fix is a waste of money as the things you already don't like about the stove won't magically disappear after the repairman leaves! Anyway, I know you want to....I can see a PVM about spending post a mile away!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 18:22:50 GMT
If you didn't like to cook or bake, you could use your oven to store quilts like Frankie Heck from the TV show The Middle.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 5, 2015 18:28:17 GMT
Well, it looks like you've already been given plenty of permission to replace rather than repair, but if one more vote will swing ya... I too vote to get a new and better one.
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Post by GamGam on Jul 5, 2015 18:39:26 GMT
You know we're a group of enablers, right?
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Jul 5, 2015 18:41:14 GMT
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Jul 5, 2015 18:41:14 GMT
I always love reading your posts and they seem to surround your love of cooking, baking and entertaining/feeding friends and family. You deserve the best equipment you can afford because of how much you use it and the love you have when using said equipment! My vote is for a new one you'll love? Seconded, thirded, and so on. You deserve to have a stove which you will enjoy using. I hope you can make it happen
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Jul 5, 2015 18:46:34 GMT
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 5, 2015 18:46:34 GMT
Treat yourself to a new one with all the bells and whistles that you need. Even if repaired, you still won't like the current one.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jul 5, 2015 18:49:43 GMT
Another vote to get a new one. Check out the reviews before you buy!
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 5, 2015 19:07:18 GMT
As a fellow baker, I wish my oven was bigger. I like the flat top, it cooks just fine and I have now issues with that, but my oven is small. If I want to make two trays of cookies, I have to rotate them half way through or the bottom try never cooks right. And Thanksgiving practically requires a military precision level schedule to get everything cooked in time to eat.
If I had it do all over, I would have gotten a convection oven that had a larger baking space.
My vote is a new a oven, and before you shop, make a list of the things that annoy you about the one you have. Take that list and make sure that the new one doesn't have the features you hate as well as features you want. I always remember what I want, but forget the things I hate and end up with at least one and then kick myself for not writing it down.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2015 19:10:16 GMT
I've repaired burned out elements and burners on my stove/oven several times myself; it's very easy to do. Sometimes you need to replace the fuses, too. The fuse panel is probably under the top back of the stove (it should lift up) or behind that top piece but in the back of the stove (pull away from the wall).
I'd definitely try a DIY fix before buying a new oven. But, I'm frugal and I like to make appliances last for as long as possible.
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Jul 5, 2015 19:51:24 GMT
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Post by cannmom on Jul 5, 2015 19:51:24 GMT
I would buy the best I could reasonably afford. Since you get enjoyment from baking and cooking don't suffer using something that doesn't perform well. I would research the heck out of places to buy a new one and who knows you may find a great deal somewhere. Good luck!
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Jul 5, 2015 20:08:20 GMT
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 5, 2015 20:08:20 GMT
Two burners went out on my stove. I looked up the probable cause and the cost of a replacement part. Figuring in the service call and labor to have it fixed will cost me $200 or more. I'm debating if it's worth it. My stove will be 4 years old in October. It's a mid-priced electric stove, nothing fancy. I've never liked the arrangements of the burners and I curse the way it bakes. Always have. So do I put the $200+ towards a new stove or fix the one I've got? Another question. Cooking and baking are kind of hobbies to me and I do a lot of it. I'm all about having good equipment to make it more enjoyable. Stoves are expensive. So, do I again go with a mediocre stove which is affordable or do I stretch the budget and get a better one? What would you do? If I were you I would stretch the budget to the absolute limit. On the other hand if you were me the story would be totally different. Life is short get the best you can afford and enjoy it.
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Jul 5, 2015 20:14:22 GMT
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 5, 2015 20:14:22 GMT
Since you enjoy cooking and baking I would get the best stove you can afford.
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Jul 5, 2015 20:18:33 GMT
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Post by leannec on Jul 5, 2015 20:18:33 GMT
With the amount of cooking and baking you do you definitely deserve a better range/oven ... buy the best you can afford I'm just hoping that mine will kick the bucket soon so that I can replace it
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Jul 5, 2015 20:33:18 GMT
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Jul 5, 2015 20:33:18 GMT
I cook and bake frequently also. My stove was fine, but I replaced it with it an LG convection double oven. Four regular burners on the top, with an oblong burner in the center where you can attach a griddle pan. Huge difference. I use the smaller oven a ton in the summer, and it doesn't heat up the kitchen nearly as much. I also find being able to use both ovens at once very convenient. It's also easier to clean than my old oven.
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