KitchenAid oven; Is there really an issue with peeling enamel??
Linda
6 years ago
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Comments (1)The KA broiler is worthless IMO - the door must be closed when broiling, and the entire oven heats up and the food winds up tasting like it was baked in the oven rather than just having its top seared. The ELux allows the door to be opened properly to the first notch when broiling allowing for proper grilling effect, or at least did the last time I looked at them. Also the fans in the KA are noisy....See MoreKitchen Aid Oven Self-Cleaning Issue (Another One !!)
Comments (20)First of all, I absolutely disagree with anyone who says "don't self clean" - the vast majority of people self clean without any issues. I would, however, advise not self cleaning right before a time when you really need to use the oven and you won't be able to get a repair tech in for a while - for example, the day before Thanksgiving. It's not that self clean necessarily causes problems - but if it's on the verge of failing anyway, self clean will push it over the edge. Now, as for KitchenAid/Whirlpool. They used to have frequent self clean issues before 2009, but since then they have fixed the problem with design changes and better cooling airflow. Despite the problem being fixed, there are still isolated incidents of this happening, like with all manufacturers. Also, there are reasons that this can happen besides manufacturing defects or design flaws. One common problem I see these days is installers removing the protective cardboard cover on the bottom of the oven before putting it on the appliance dolly. Then, the ventilation duct at the bottom of the oven gets crushed. The oven gets installed, nobody notices, and everything appears to work fine at first. But once you get some serious heat, such as a self clean cycle, the oven will be unable to cool its internals properly and you will have issues....See MoreAnyone NOT having chipping issues with blue enamel on Wolfe wall oven?
Comments (22)@cindy_swetavage They are very inconsistent in how they treat people. It takes haggling back and forth. They always try to tell people that it is cosmetic. Glass shards around food is not a cosmetic issue. People have cut their hands on these shards. They should be replacing the range but not sure I would want the new one with corner fans. They used to do that if you were in the two year full warranty. They should at least pay for the whole replacement. They seem to be giving people a lot more trouble with this now when they are in the full warranty. i dont know if it will fix it. This has been an ongoing problem for more than 10 years. many people have been through multiple ranges. You would not be getting any type of newly formulated enamel. you might be out of warranty when it chips again You might contact your dealer who has more leverage than you do and see if you can get your money back. Please let us know what happens....See MoreDouble ovens: Kitchen aid vs. Dacor Heritage
Comments (3)First off I would be very careful buying anything with blue enamel. KA and others have had issues with it chipping. I don’t think all KA has blue enamel though. “i’ve heard great things about the Dacor, that it bakes incredibly well and evenly” Did you hear this from someone that actually has one? I had one several years ago and it was awful. It also worked in a really odd way. I looked at the user manual to see if that might still be the case and there are a couple of things that would give pause. First you can’t put any food in for the preheat. From the manual. https://www.dacor.com/uploads/Dacor/28/28c87a3d-647c-4b59-8d02-2975ce154f3c.pdf If you turn it up by 50°F, you have to take the food out because the intense preheat comes back on. When they talk about a delayed start, they talk about not using the preheat. My oven I had worked a lot like that. It had a hard time maintaining temperature. Mine had a different temperature difference (about 150°F) before it triggered the preheat which was much worse. Now it is 50°F. The problem with mine was if you open the door and the temp drops 35°F or even 100°F, it had no way to bring the temperature back up in a timely manner. They market this type of oven as keeping a very narrow temperature because you get the strong preheat and then a quicker on and off of the element which in theory would keep the temperature in a narrow range but doesn’t account for closing or opening the door or a load of cold food. Note the comment of not using the preheat for delayed start but they don’t tell you how long it takes to heat the oven not using the preheat. Some ovens have an optional fast preheat. When I got some oven thermometers because things weren’t cooking right, I could not believe what was happening. They also tell you not to use an oven thermometer in the manual because the door opening and closing will throw the temperature off. I have read a few other manuals that say that too and it makes me wonder what is going on in there. That was my experience back then, but I am fearful that this oven still works that way because a poster here recently bought a Dacor Heritage oven and returned it because it couldn’t maintain a temperature. I actually was able to return mine too but only after they attempted to repair for 9 mos. I had a DF range and wall oven. I have an Electrolux oven now and it works the way I expected. If you open the door, it triggers the element to come on and quickly heats the oven back up @ the rate of about 50°F in about 60 seconds. You can put a casserole in during preheat if you want to and it won’t burn, yet it can go to 350°F in about 7 minutes. I love it but I can’t recommend it because the blue enamel has chipped in mine and others, although no reports lately. It can also have issues with the computer boards. I still might get another one when this goes out. Some people might be able to make Dacor’s way of heating the oven work but I bake cookies, appetizers and open the door too much for it to work for me. They also tell you to keep the door closed as much as possible in the manual. Reading the manual for any oven is important these days. New ovens are not like the old. Dacor is not the only oven to work that way....See MoreBrian H
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