Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025

On 7/11/2025 5:11 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:54:21 +0000, Bruce wrote:
 

On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:38:02 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

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I'm dreading that oven.
Not the actual cooking just turning that dial knowing my kitchen
will feel like a blast furnace for over an hour.

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Americans here often say that their oven heats up their kitchen if not
half their house. I've never noticed much heat coming of an oven
unless I stand almost against it. Maybe we're talking about different
appliances.
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If my kitchen didn't face due west, I probably wouldn't give
it a thought.  A large window over the sink doesn't help, but
I do have an excellent room darkening shade over it which I
keep pulled down from about 1:00 p.m. until just dark.
 My mom's kitchen also faced west and cooking in that room
in the summer is what I'd imagine working in a foundry
would be like.  🥵
 Presently it's 92°F (33°C) which has been one of the
'cooler' days here.

For some reason, my kitchen also faces west.  In the evening sun, it's not fun, either.  I usually open a window and a cross window in the front room when I have the oven going on a hot day.  It hit about 90 and humid here today.
Tonight I'm frying up thin steak with onions and peppers.  Kind of like philly steak sandwiches, but probably served over white rice.