My oven just blew up

My current cooker is a range master and has been going strong for nearly twenty years. One of the ceramic side plates was broken (the lodger did it) about two years ago, but as the ovens and other hob rings all continue to work very well I have no chance of getting a new cooker. All of the numbers/symbols have long since been cleaned off so I always have to guess when attempting to cook at a certain temperature.

Was the new cooker on sale jingl? Good timing if so.

jingle glad your safe, and lona your a dark horse... massage

I haven't got any cooker. I brought my gas cooker but housing association won't connect it for me and it will cost over £150 to pay someone so it's a no go. I live on Pot Noodles

Oh rubylady! There must be a way of getting it connected for less than that, perhaps your local CAB may be able to advise you?

May I suggest that you try a Remoska or a halogen oven, Ruby. They stand on the worktop and will cook anything you could do in an oven, plenty of room in it for the two of you.

Ooh pompa now you've let the cat out of the bag!!

Not in a sale granny-a. Just a really good online price. From Appliances Direct.

Stansgran, my friend, who recently had a new kitchen, has the Neff oven with the door that slides out of the way. It's a great idea and I would love to have one myself - however, it's only 8 years since I had my kitchen refurbished, with a Bosch oven.

Sorry loopyloo and shysal, I was only kidding. I don't have a cooker connected but on top of the disconnected hobs I have a big electric pan which plugs in and I do stir fry or some meat or a breakfast and I do have a microwave too which cooks micro veg so I can get a decent meal done for us both. I have seen the halogen ovens though and wondered how they are to use as this is quite restricting and I thought of one of those too or a steamer for fish/meat and veg. The good side of not having an oven is that we can't now do cakes or pizza so only treat ourselves now when some weight has come off, the next half stone mark. Sorry again .

No need to apologise! Good to not have an oven to clean too.....trying to motivate myself to do mine after son cooked goose for Christmas dinner !

Rubylady respect for counting down the half stones!

I have a combination microwave which I use all the time. My main oven is hardly used and is only the 3rd one I have had in 45 years. The first was an old 2nd hand one, the 2nd an eye-level built in one which still worked but did not fit into the new kitchen 11 years ago and my present similar one. I am still using the ceramic hob which I got with the 2nd oven (had it put into the new kitchen) and it is still working 40 years later.

I agree with shysal about the halogen oven. After reading lots of opinions on GN I bought one about six months ago and am very enthusiastic about it. I use it several times a week and just realised that the only time the main fan oven has been used since its arrival, was for Christmas dinner.
It's quick and efficient and I wouldn't be without it.
I always thought it was a bit wasteful to heat the main oven for GC's fish fingers but the halogen oven is ideal for their small meals or for my individual portions.