Show me your naked knobs~ (gas oven knobs that is!)

[Ksandra]

So, when we moved into our new apt, I didn't notice that our gas oven had all blank knobs (both for the stove and oven parts). When I asked the maintanance guy for a oven knob with a temperature label (I don't care about the stove since I can see the flames) I got a bs answer that was something like, "oh everyone keeps asking me for those! There are three places I buy parts from and they don't sell them anymore, so I can't get them!" (Guy is old so I guess doesn't know how to use the interwebs or some shit.)

Anyway, to further the problem, the stove has no brand name and/or model number listed anywhere we can access (not on the top, or inside oven, or on the back, can't life it up obviously.)

So, they have some universal knobs out there, but fuck I have no idea which one is the right one anyway. We looked online for pictures of ones so my husband could make a ghetto one to print out and tape to the blank one. The most common one we found that we could get a clear picture of (with the spacing) was this one:

http://www.trash-compactor-bags.com/...558032/200/200

I baked some sugar cookies using that spacing. The recipe called for 5-7 minutes for them to cook, it took about 12-14 for them to actually cook.

So, I'd like to try some other ones, but it's really hard to get a non-tilted non-blurry picture of them to test.

[edit]also, I forgot to mention, that for this oven, the knob is turned maybe ~350 degrees to get to the self-starting pilot light. Not sure if that matters, but it may indicate if you have a knob similar to what this oven should have.



tl;dr if you have a gas oven with a knob, take a close-up picture of it (not tilted) to show me so I can use it as a sample! TY~

[Abandon]

Odon will be here shortly

[Ksandra]

I fully expect Odon to have all the knobs.

also, I forgot to mention, that for this oven, the knob is turned maybe ~350 degrees to get to the self-starting pilot light. Not sure if that matters, but it may indicate if you have a knob similar to what this oven should have.

Added that info to the op, since people are lazy about reading all posts.

[Churchill]

I was going to send you a picture of my balls

[Churchill]

Jingle bell rock, baby

[Mellema]

Just get an oven thermometer to hang inside. Much more accurate anyway.

[miokomioko]

My oven sucks ass and is completely inaccurate to its knobs' markings, so I bought a thermometer to stick in there and have begun marking the knob myself at all the important temperatures (pretty much just 350, 400, and 450) when I manage to get the temperature just right.

[Qeomash]

All the replacement knobs (save for some brand specific ones) at my store are blank. I'd say your solution is a thermometer and a sharpie.

[Tearshang]

Ovens usually cook to higher temperatures than what the knob says. 350 will usually get to 400 or even 425 which then cools down to 330 when the elements shut down. It all depends how your oven is calibrated. Just keep that in mind if you use a thermo.

Also the ovens model number tag is usually under the broiler/drawer at the bottom or under the top of the stove where the burners are. Frigidaire usually has the cheap pilot light ovens that show no name at all on them.

If I remember when I get in to work today I will take a picture of the model we have in stock to see if it matches yours or similar.

[Byrthnoth]

Calibrate it with sugar. Google it. Best tip ever.

[Tekki]

After taking this, I realized I really need to clean my oven.

Spoiler: show

[Psion]

If that's what the outside is like, I dont want to imagine the inside. D: If you plan on using the self cleaning option in your oven anytime soon id advise turning off your smoke alarms and opening every window in your house. lol

[bechyni]

So you're looking for knobs, well I don't have a picture of my oven knobs available but I'll show you my real tip Register to see the NSFW content

[Tajin]

Just get an oven thermometer to hang inside. Much more accurate anyway.

Worse answer so far (read: one of the useful ones)

[Tearshang]

Here is the unit in our store. Bottom pic is knob turned 360 from middle pic. (And thos was done straight off phone so images might be big.)

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[Ksandra]

Thanks for the pictures!

That sugar test sounds like a good idea, too, though it only will help me with one temperature. Sounds like I may need to do a combination of trial and error with pics, sugar, and an oven thermometer.

[edit] related: googling the sugar test let me know something interesting I never thought about. Which was to always have a pizza stone in the oven no matter what you're cooking since it helps maintain the same temp even when you open the door. I've been itching to buy one of those lately, so sounds like I will no longer put that off!

[miokomioko]

Not sure how much it would affect it, but wouldn't a big cold slab of stone/ceramic also lengthen preheating time (the worst part about baking). Once it's going it does sound like a pretty good idea for ovens that tend to have wide temperature range that it bounces between. No matter what, I have to keep a sharp eye on my oven since it tends to fluctuate about 100+ and 100- my desired temperature. Anything to slow that down would be nice~

[Ksandra]

It probably would take longer to get to the right temp, but then once at that temp it'd not fluctuate as much. I don't mind waiting on an oven to heat up though.

[isladar]

I don't mind waiting on an oven to heat up though.

Having time while the oven preheats is how you get like, 90% of cooking / baking done.

[Ksandra]

Having time while the oven preheats is how you get like, 90% of cooking / baking done.

pretty much lol

[edit] to go with that, since we're talking about it, anyone have any recommendations on pizza stones? I see them ranging from like $20-$50 bucks. Not sure if there really is an actually difference or are you just "paying for the name brand" kind of thing.