Having made a preliminary inspection of my new oven’s innards, I had to remove the outer casing completely to actually get at the wiring. It turned out that disconnecting the top elements was relatively straightforward. I hasten to add that I had the assistance of a qualified electrician in doing this. The hardest part was read more…

I’ve been cursed for the last decade with a decrepit electric oven that is pretty poor at everything, but is particularly dismal for baking. In order to overcome this, I normally use a large steel stockpot to cover my bread whilst it bakes, as I’ve mentioned in an earlier post. It works, but it isn’t read more…

When I was growing up, I thought of bread bins (when I thought of them at all, which wasn’t often) in much the same way as George Orwell thought of aspidistra. Along with a number of other innocuous domestic objects, I associated the bread bin with the stifling atmosphere of small houses in a small read more…

Given that domestic ovens are not really designed to bake bread well, some enthusiasts take matters into their own hands. This gentleman obviously has engineering experience, plenty of space and a patient partner.