Finally, a Decent Oven!

We’ve been in Scotland, now, for a year and a half. We’re into our third flat, with the first two just not working out well in terms of a whole host of issues, but mainly the issue of noise. Glasgow is not a quiet city!

One of the things about renting a flat in Glasgow is that you can either rent a modern flat, which will have multiple showers and/or toilet facilities, or you can rent an older flat, which typically has a single, family bathroom. We’d avoided the latter, because … well, because when people visit – and we want them to visit – we’d also like for them to have their own space.

This time around, we went with the more traditional flat, and are enjoying it quite a bit. It has its drawbacks, of course, but for the first time since we’ve been here we have a good oven! It’s a Smeg, as is the stove (known as a hob or a cooker, here). We just can’t get over the fact that it cooks evenly, and well. This is, after all, our fifth oven since arriving here. Yes, folks: we killed off the existing oven in each of the previous flats. To be fair, they were probably only good for warming takeaway meals before we worked on them. After using them, though, they just gave in. Their replacements were just as feeble.

This oven even has room for the pizza stone we lugged with us from California. There may be French Loaves soon!

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