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jamesandjessica · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: Vermont, US

Curious to know how many of you have ovens in your apartment as opposed to stove tops only?

seoulsista · Joined: 31 Aug 2005

I have one. I am one half of a couple and our hagwon put us in an apartment as opposed to a villa. Villas generally don't have ovens but apartments generally do. It will probably mention it in your contract.

Dawn · Joined: 06 Mar 2004

Have one, but it was not provided my employer.

JAWINSEOUL · Joined: 19 Nov 2005

Toaster over

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

Most apartments or villas don't provide an oven. I've lived in both. A small toaster oven bakes most things as well as a regular oven. I've made lasagna, broccoli casseroles, chocolate chip cookies, etc in mine.

heydelores · Joined: 24 Apr 2006

My school has three apartments for teachers. None have ovens.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Ovens are not standard in Korean apartments. Korean food does not require ovens. You can buy a regular, Western-style stove (four burners/oven) for under W300,000. The oven is a bit smaller than the standard Western oven...a baking sheet will just fit side-to-side. It's big enough for a 20 lb. turkey, and that's a key measurement.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

No. I wish. It's impossible to keep the pounds down when you don't have an oven due to frying too much. I'd like to have a big ass oven. Not one of those dinky ones.

poof · Joined: 23 May 2005

Not sure how anyone really needs an oven... You can cook just about anything using a regular burner. In fact, I've only ever cooked using a rice cooker. You can toss just about anything in the rice cooker. Anything you crave that MIGHT need an oven, can usually be bought inexpensively ready-made from a restaurant. And as for those choco-chip cookies, Princess, personally I think it's cheaper and a lot less hassle to buy a box of them from the local store!!!

Go green, ditch the oven!!!

cruisemonkey · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 2:03 am Post subject:

I have one (I bought)... couldn't live without it!

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

My apartment doesn't have a regular oven, but it's got a microwave and rice-cooker to go along with the standard two-burner gas stove. (I mainly use the microwave to bake potatoes and tofu/dubu - and an occasional baked apple...)

Lizara · Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Location: Seoul

Yo!Chingo · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: Seoul Korea

Got one and couldn't live without it! Brand spankin new apartment though.

jacl · Joined: 31 Oct 2005

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

Apartments do not have ovens most of the time. I am in a new office-tel, and none of them have ovens. I bought a nice table top oven 2 years ago for 60,000 won, and it bakes and broils. I can make a loaf of bread in it. My friend bought a convection (I think that is what is is called) from the LG catalog for 99,000 won.

You are a couple. You will make 2 salaries. You can get an oven. I would bring a George Forman grill here.

Rice cookers are great for stew, chicken, soup........lots of things.

I would not pass up a good job if I did not get an oven.