Is a traditional oven becoming obsolete?

[zoomzoom]

I went to use the oven the other day to cook a roast. It's been so long since I've used it, I kind of forgot how to get it set to desired temp.
Got to thinking, I haven't seen the Mrs. use it much.
Looked around the kitchen and found:
Air Fryer
Toaster Oven
InstantPot

Now those I see the Mrs. using all the time.

Wondering if you still use a traditional oven or do you use other appliances instead.

A couple other notes.
Ours has a convection stove and oven. No idea how to use those.
The roast would have come out better and more tender using the InstantPot.

 

[Mountain trapper]

That's all we have is a traditional stove and double oven. Living off grid we don't have the power for a lot of gadgets.

 

[Snowman]

Pulled the Oven out as it wouldn't werk, found the plug was only Hot in one side... Will change the plug to a 110" and slide the Fridge in it's spot so I can install more cabinets and Countertop... No space for smaller items...!!

 

[Patchouli]

We still use our regular electric oven. I’m uncomfortable with the countertop air fryer/little oven. I burn myself every time I’ve used it. I wish it was a gas cooktop.
Pizzas, cakes, cookies, baked chicken, broil steaks.

 

[zoomzoom]

That's all we have is a traditional stove and double oven. Living off grid we don't have the power for a lot of gadgets.

Is your stove & oven gas or electric?
We don't have gas. Using those little counter top items (air fryer, toaster oven & InstantPot) actually save us on electricity as they only use a fraction of the electricity as the traditional oven/stove.

 

[Amish Heart]

I use the oven, a toaster, and a bread maker, a crockpot the most around here. Our oven is a propane Hotpoint, 9 volt battery ignitor. It's what everyone uses here.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Is your stove & oven gas or electric?
We don't have gas. Using those little counter top items (air fryer, toaster oven & InstantPot) actually save us on electricity as they only use a fraction of the electricity as the traditional oven/stove.

We're on propane here, so no electric is needed for cooking. We probably have plenty of power for just about any kitchen appliance. If we run low the backup generator will automatically start up.

 

[DrHenley]

Our gas oven quit working many years ago and I decided not to get it fixed. We mostly use an air fryer now, and for things too large for it, a large countertop convection oven.

I steam things more often than roast or bake them anyhow. We have a very large stovetop steamer, but for things small enough to fit, I steam them in the rice cooker.

 

[teeceetx]

We have:

Electric convection double ovens
Gas stove
Microwave
Big multi-function Convection Toaster Oven
Toaster

All are used daily, except for the dbl ovens, which I seem to use every few days.

Depends on what I'm cooking ... how large, etc.

 

[sonya123]

LOL I have a Pioneer Princess
( plus 2 propane ovens for baking market bread)
I do have some small electric appliances but could live without them ( toaster, rice cooker, water boiler, blender, mixer) , but if I only use one at a time, they can run on solar too

https://www.discountstoves.net/Pioneer-Princess-Wood-Burning-Cookstove-p/ppul.htm

 

[Tootsie]

I always wanted gas, but have electric. I have changed habits and use the oven rarely now. The toaster oven and the crockpot are used frequently. A hot water kettle is used instead of the rangetop. Our electric bill dropped considerably. An estimated bill two months ago was 160. Actual bill last week was $4, plus 25 for assorted delivery fees.
With just two to cook for, I guess I wouldn’t miss the range if it wasn’t there. No family for big meals or holiday get togethers anymore.

 

[Magus]

True ovens do one thing quite well, put a tasty brown crust on things.

 

[Supervisor42]

DW uses our oven every week... even today.
She gets a 2' long loaf of French-bread for $3 and bakes 6" long slices with butter in the oven.
It makes a wonderful, delicious, 'boat' to put anything on.

You can't do that in a toaster-oven.

 

[Magus]

Pizzabombs! a big glop of spaghetti sauce, shredded baloney and shredded Swiss cheese!

 

[Binky]

I'm kind of a dinosaur, I prefer my oven and stove top for pretty much everything. I have a old-fashioned conventional electric oven that gets used occasionally for roasting and baking large quantities, but most of my daily cooking gets done on the stove top elements. I use the microwave often for re-heating things or thawing and heating frozen pre-cooked items but I never actually "cook" with it. I use a couple of different sized crock pots on a regular basis for batch cooking. I have an assortment of small electric appliances that are all in good working condition but rarely get used anymore. I consider them useful tools to keep handy for if needed. They're all kept under covers on a set of shelves for when I might want to use them for some special purpose. Like cooking and baking for a big Christmas dinner for example.

 

[Haertig]

Over the last few months, here is the what we have used to prepare meal components with, listed from "most used" to "least used":

• Air Fryer - basket style (used for pretty much everything imaginable - meats, veges, snacks, reheating leftovers)
• Range Top Burners (various stuff and things that require boiling water)
• Convection Toaster Over (toast, bagels, English muffins, sometimes meats and veges)
• Microwave (frozen veges, some leftover reheating for wet/moist things)
• Propane BBQ Grill (hamburgers, chicken, salmon)
• Rice Cooker (rice - obviously!)
• Steamer (veges)
• Traeger Pellet Grill (steaks)
• Blackstone Propane Griddle (various things, usually too cold outside now because you have to stay with the griddle when cooking)
• Instant Pot (spaghetti with meat sauce, pot roast, etc.)
• Built-in Double Over (cookies, pies, turkeys, and other large things)
• Vitamix (smoothies)
• Bread Maker (banana bread bread, white bread)

 

[zoomzoom]

Over the last few months, here is the what we have used to prepare meal components with, listed from "most used" to "least used":

• Air Fryer - basket style (used for pretty much everything imaginable - meats, veges, snacks, reheating leftovers)
• Range Top Burners (various stuff and things that require boiling water)
• Convection Toaster Over (toast, bagels, English muffins, sometimes meats and veges)
• Microwave (frozen veges, some leftover reheating for wet/moist things)
• Propane BBQ Grill (hamburgers, chicken, salmon)
• Rice Cooker (rice - obviously!)
• Steamer (veges)
• Traeger Pellet Grill (steaks)
• Blackstone Propane Griddle (various things, usually too cold outside now because you have to stay with the griddle when cooking)
• Instant Pot (spaghetti with meat sauce, pot roast, etc.)
• Built-in Double Over (cookies, pies, turkeys, and other large things)
• Vitamix (smoothies)
• Bread Maker (banana bread bread, white bread)

NICE!!!!

I really don't do the cooking so my go-to's are the coffee maker and the microwave to re-heat the coffee.

You're list reminds me that I "think" I need a new grill. Actually, I've procrastinated since I don't. My son (a chef) lives next door and we share the grilling on the Weber grill I bought and put at his place.

 

[zoomzoom]

BTW - I want to talk to y'all about convection cooking. Should we do it here or start a new thread?

 

[Neb]

We had slow roasted roast yesterday. Favorite of The Princess. We use the oven frequently.

Ben

 

[Mountain trapper]

We use an outdoor Blackstone griddle a lot too. Of course right now it's kind of covered.

 

[zoomzoom]

We had slow roasted roasted yesterday.

I assume you meant "slow roasted" roast. Exactly what I was trying to do in the conventional oven when I started this thread. 200 degrees for 90 minutes, 240 degrees for an additional 2.5 hours. Beautiful pink inside but not as tender as the InstantPot does it.

@Mountain trapper - are you using the grill under cover in the pic (left side) or the one under the snow? Your current situation is extreme but I also ponder whether it's best to cover a grill (the one on the porch) or leave it exposed? When I cover the grill, "stuff" seems to grow faster on the grates.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I assume you meant "slow roasted" roast. Exactly what I was trying to do in the conventional oven when I started this thread. 200 degrees for 90 minutes, 240 degrees for an additional 2.5 hours. Beautiful pink inside but not as tender as the InstantPot does it.

@Mountain trapper - are you using the grill under cover in the pic (left side) or the one under the snow? Your current situation is extreme but I also ponder whether it's best to cover a grill (the one on the porch) or leave it exposed? When I cover the grill, "stuff" seems to grow faster on the grates.

I normally cover the grill too, but we used it last night. I use a wire brush on the grates after each use while they're still hot. We use the grill a lot year round and never noticed anything growing on the grates. I'll have to look closer at it tomorrow.
I had planed on moving the griddle under the patio cover last fall but the snow added up too fast.

 

[dademoss]

Unless I am doing some baking (bread, pies, cake, etc) the oven gets very lonely.

Lori got a "ninja" that does stuff fairly well and replaced the air fryer and toaster oven. I use the cooktop on the stove fairly often in the winter. I use the grill outside in the spring, summer and fall. I have a cast iron flat griddle for it, and the heat stays outside

Next grill will have a burner on the side, I just dislike electric cooktops.

 

[LadyLocust]

I went to use the oven the other day to cook a roast. It's been so long since I've used it, I kind of forgot how to get it set to desired temp.
Got to thinking, I haven't seen the Mrs. use it much.
Looked around the kitchen and found:
Air Fryer
Toaster Oven
InstantPot

Now those I see the Mrs. using all the time.

Wondering if you still use a traditional oven or do you use other appliances instead.

A couple other notes.
Ours has a convection stove and oven. No idea how to use those.
The roast would have come out better and more tender using the InstantPot.

I use mine almost daily. I don’t have any of the other things you listed. I don’t actually like things on the counter other than coffee pot and the wooden utensils.

 

[Pearl]

BTW - I want to talk to y'all about convection cooking. Should we do it here or start a new thread?

I use a counter top convection oven instead of my "regular" gas oven!! I use the gas stove, but not the oven! I like the convection oven, cooks, bakes very evenly!! A little quicker than the conventional oven!

 

[Weedygarden]

BTW - I want to talk to y'all about convection cooking. Should we do it here or start a new thread?

New thread, please.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

My wife’s wanted to use a recipe that convereted fo cast iron from slow cooker. I knew it was too high heat.
I had a huge Tri -tip. Cut it in half Did first her way.. @350 for 1.5hrs. kinda tough.
Did my half my way. Did it for 4 hrs at 250 for 4 hrs. Same piece of meat totally diferent.
It’s all in your knowledge base.

 

[Weedygarden]

I use a counter top convection oven instead of my "regular" gas oven!! I use the gas stove, but not the oven! I like the convection oven, cooks, bakes very evenly!! A little quicker than the conventional oven!

A convection oven is an air fryer, but in a different style. You can have a basket air fryer, or a toaster oven type air fryer.

I bought a counter top toaster oven with an air fryer ability last summer/fall and use it a lot now. It also dehydrates.
I just bought an instant pot, and it is still in the box. I haven't used it yet. I had been looking for one for months and finally figured out which one would be better, so I ordered it. I've been organizing and cleaning a lot recently, so I haven't been doing that much cooking.
I use the microwave more than anything else.
Using the oven heats up my house, so I use it more in the winter and avoid it in the summer. I prefer the toaster oven for summer cooking.
I realize that I have not used the oven in the last few years asmuch as I used to, but I use it for baking at least a dozen times a year. I recently bought a large Nordicware sheet pan with an insert for making bacon in the oven. This pan is my new favorite way of cooking bacon and will definitely increase my oven use. So much better than stove top frying.

I use my electric oven for baking things and would not want to give up having an oven. It is electric, and I have been looking for a gas stove recently. I don't make these kinds of decisions quickly. My house has a gas line, but I was told it needed to be replaced. I was given an electric stove when I bought my house and had a hook up for that, so that is what I have been using. I have changed stoves when someone gave me their Jenn-aire that they were replacing because it didn't have the best inserts. I purchased different inserts.

 

[Magus]

I used to have a piece of 6" stainless pipe I cooked on top of the wood stove with.
Stuff and wrap a Cornish hen, shove it in, and put the cap on. When I got home from work that night, dinner was served! It made for a mean baked whitefish as well, so I think old-fashioned ovens will be around for at least another generation. There are some things no other implement can do as well!

 

[Magpie]

I have an airfryer, because I found it was great for making chips (I don't have a chip pan)and making a hot lunch quickly when we were fed up with soup. Great for wraps and jambons etc. I see lots of people baking in them, and there are shows and recipe books dedicated to it. For me though, nothing beats the oven or the pot belly stove.
I would use my slow cooker - now about 15 years old once a week, for beef stew or meatballs, especially if I was out of the house.
But to answer your title question, I would say yes, in most houses, with families of a certain age, they don't use the oven.