Cookie Thursday 2/12/26- New stove, 10 weeks later

It is not Cookie Thursday is a Thing and I can share the appliance delivery saga from yesterday.

But first, the stove is in and it is glorious! I couldn’t wait to use it.

But second, a moment for the 10 weeks without a fully functioning stove. I made it! I used the sole functioning burner, the bottom oven (which was dodgy at best), and the crockpot. Having a fully functioning kitchen is going to take some getting used to.

Two weeks ago the dishwasher, which was just outside of its extended warranty, threw in the towel. It no longer drained. I had noticed that the dishwasher was wetter after I ran a load of dishes but I put that down to my husband’s lunch dishes.

Not so.

So I’ve been without a fully functioning stove and a dishwasher through 2 of the biggest storms that NC has seen since we moved here. Ice one week, a lot of snow the next. I tried to get the dishwasher fixed under warranty. No dice.

I just hand washed dishes. A lot.

And 5 days ago my husband and I purchased one to replace the expensive waste in the dishwasher spot..

Two weeks ago I had to change the install date on stove #3 to February 17th because I had a conflict. They called and offered me February 11th instead.

I have a weekly meeting on the second Wednesday of the month that I lead and I could not not hold the meeting. It was only going to be from 0900-1030 and then I could take over installation watching. So I prepped my husband to be the watcher during the meeting. If the installer happened to come during the meeting window.

You know they did.

And you know who else showed up at the exact same time? Different installer? Yep, the dishwasher people.

I had 3 installers in the kitchen. And our kitchen isn’t super big. What are the odds? Perhaps I need a lottery ticket.

But they both are in and they are glorious.

Cookie Thursday is a Thing has been limping along since Thanksgiving. No bakes, holiday bakes, bought cookies was how I have been handling it. When an experimental cookie failed I did not purchase cookies because it was the Thursday before the 2 inches of sleet and icy rain and I was NOT going to go to the store to buy cookies.

However, a new stove has its own quirks and ovens to learn. I wanted to learn the oven before I started January’s theme again. Reminder, that theme was Why is There So Much Cheese originally that morphed into Liquor cookies.

I started with the first recipe I ever memorized. The Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag. This is a recipe that I am ultimately familiar with. And it is also the recipe that I experiment with the most.

It seemed right to make those cookies as the inaugural CTIAT in the new oven.

Glad I did.

With all ovens there are hot spots and cool spots and it is general knowledge that the back row of cookies bakes the fastest.

This new stove is no exception.

I will have to adjust the cooking times and the oven temperature until I am happy.

Don’t get me wrong. I am ecstatic to have a fully functioning stove and ovens. This is just a learning curve.

And y’all know I like learning.

Welcome, stove #3. I can’t wait to see what we can bake together.