Oven light and fan work but the interior doesn't heat up, or heats very weakly
Hob makes a clicking or sparking sound but the burner doesn't light
One ring/zone on the hob doesn't heat while others work fine
Food takes longer than expected to cook, or heat can be felt escaping around the door
Food consistently burns or undercooks compared to recipe timings
Induction hob shows a "no pan detected" symbol or won't heat a specific pan
Pyrolytic self-cleaning function won't start
Cooking over an open hearth was the norm across Britain for most of history — the enclosed, controllable oven and hob most of us now take completely for granted is really a story of the last two centuries, and Britain played a genuinely significant early role in it. The first gas cooker James Sharp, a […]