Cheese on toast, how hard can it be?
A few days ago we had a power outage. This caused all the usual reseting of clocks and vcrs and the like. It also made the clock on the oven flash. This clock has been a bit of an issue since we bought the place. It was set an hour out, meaning it was great for daylight saving, wrong the rest of the year. There are 6 buttons under the display, none marked as anything indicating setting. After some random prodding and a cursory google search didn't turn up anything, so I let it be. Until last night.
I was hungry, very hungry, after my recovery from the gutt-grottiness of the past few days. I didn't want a full meal, as I had had training. But I needed something. The Girlie opted for toasted sandwiches, but I wanted cheese on toast. So I turn the oven on. Turn the temp dial to max and set the function to maxi-grill. Nothing happens. Except the flashing time display.
After some cursing and kicking the oven, the Girlie suggested it may be a safety feature, so the oven doesn't turn on accidentally after a power outage. Seemed reasonable enough. Until I tried to reset the clock.
Prod, prod, prod.
Push this button, hold that one.
Turn the main power off and on, holding down buttons.
Nothing happens.
Off to Google.
After searching the manufacturers site, the distributors site, and various resellers, I didn't find much. Except that it's a superceeded model, with, according to one site, an "easy to set clock".
Nope, not at all.
I grab a chair and sit in front of the oven systematically working through all the button combinations I can think of. Nothing happens. I examine the oven, looking for a reset switch. Nada. I start to remove the front panel, but the Girlie tells me off.
Enough of this, I'm off to training. After all this I *really* need to stab something...
The Girlie tells me, She'll look at it, and probably get it working. I would be just my luck too, I'd never live it down...
So, I get home after knife class. Do I have my cheese on toast?
No.
But the Girlie has sent an email to the help desk.
I have a small rum instead.
I was hungry, very hungry, after my recovery from the gutt-grottiness of the past few days. I didn't want a full meal, as I had had training. But I needed something. The Girlie opted for toasted sandwiches, but I wanted cheese on toast. So I turn the oven on. Turn the temp dial to max and set the function to maxi-grill. Nothing happens. Except the flashing time display.
After some cursing and kicking the oven, the Girlie suggested it may be a safety feature, so the oven doesn't turn on accidentally after a power outage. Seemed reasonable enough. Until I tried to reset the clock.
Prod, prod, prod.
Push this button, hold that one.
Turn the main power off and on, holding down buttons.
Nothing happens.
Off to Google.
After searching the manufacturers site, the distributors site, and various resellers, I didn't find much. Except that it's a superceeded model, with, according to one site, an "easy to set clock".
Nope, not at all.
I grab a chair and sit in front of the oven systematically working through all the button combinations I can think of. Nothing happens. I examine the oven, looking for a reset switch. Nada. I start to remove the front panel, but the Girlie tells me off.
Enough of this, I'm off to training. After all this I *really* need to stab something...
The Girlie tells me, She'll look at it, and probably get it working. I would be just my luck too, I'd never live it down...
So, I get home after knife class. Do I have my cheese on toast?
No.
But the Girlie has sent an email to the help desk.
I have a small rum instead.
posted by Mike A at 8:56 AM
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