[DrTiTus]

For the 3 years I've lived in my place, I didn't use the oven because I tried it when I moved in and it didn't work. The elements did - I even took the back off and checked the wiring and tested everything with a multimeter which seemed fine. It was a mystery that I couldn't be bothered solving. I even thought about replacing it, but it was never a priority. I've got a little benchtop mini oven/grill I use, and I'm only cooking for myself.

I seared some lamb chops for a slow cook this morning on the elements and was cleaning the oil splashes from the panel when I bumped the timer knobs, and flicked it to the "hand" symbol. Turned the oven onto grill, the light came on, and the smell of 3 years of dust burning off greeted my nasals.

What an idiot.