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Why do ovens have a button for toggling the internal light off and on? If the oven is on, the light should be on. If the oven is off, the light should be off. Simple.

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LaCour Stationary 95%

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Dark Sky
Dark Sky via cleverdevil.io

Weather at time/location of posting — Clear with a temperature of 59.39°F and 49% humidity.

jeremycherfas
jeremycherfas via Micro.blog

@cleverdevil Say you wanted to use the light to raise the temperature just a little to nurture your sourdough leaven ???

cleverdevil
cleverdevil via Micro.blog

@jeremycherfas sounds like an edge case to me ;)

eli
eli via Micro.blog

@cleverdevil in a college physics class I had to determine the difference in bake time with and without the light on.

cleverdevil
cleverdevil via Micro.blog

@eli verdict?

jgmac1106
jgmac1106 via Micro.blog

@cleverdevil why use more, even a bit of electricity then needed? Would love to know...has to add a mimnimal fraction of heat

eli
eli via Micro.blog

@cleverdevil I mean, it was technically faster with the light on...but by a completely negligible amount. The math also didn’t take into account energy usage, and I bet it’d be a wash if you did because most appliances are limited to how much power they can draw.

Dominik Schwind
Dominik Schwind via Twitter

when cleaning the oven you might want light but no heat

Jonathan LaCour
Jonathan LaCour via Twitter

The cleaning cycle could keep the light off :)

Dominik Schwind
Dominik Schwind via Twitter

🤷🏻‍♂️ I still need to clean mine by hand and it’s useful to have light for that.

cleverdevil
cleverdevil via Micro.blog

@jgmac1106 the heat and electricity are so minimal, I think it’s worth it.

Jonathan LaCour
Jonathan LaCour via Twitter

When the door is open, the light is on!

jeremycherfas
jeremycherfas via Micro.blog

@cleverdevil I thought it was all about edge cases.

Stefano Maffulli
Stefano Maffulli via Twitter

sometimes you need the light on and the oven off, like when you want your yeast to raise at a controlled low temperature, or you need to make yogurt overnight

Aaron Crowder
Aaron Crowder via crowdersoup.com

Wow, honestly I never thought of this but you’re totally right! #TheHottestOfTakes

Renoir Boulanger
Renoir Boulanger via Twitter

I heard that yeast doesn't react well when the light is on. For those who bakes their own bread (PS: My family name, Boulanger, means bread maker. But I am not an authority on the subject #meta)