Polly's Adventure in Replacing GE Large Gas Oven Igniter

It's not often that your home appliances begin to wear out "one after the other".   Like an avalanche, you try to dig yourself out of the situation.  It's happening in my kitchen.   A couple of months ago was my Kitchen gas oven.  

Last year was my refrigerator's motherboard.  I did not know that my refrigerator is equipped with a $340 motherboard.  Then, the broken Garage door motor chain spoke.  So, I assume the responsibility of a home ownership in making sure that they are in tip top shape.  I have replaced a couple of electric circuit breakers at the box.  About four light switches, too.  And here is my adventure in gas oven igniter replacement.  After 18 years, my gas oven would not fire up.   It took many research on YouTube but most of the YouTube demo were 'after the fact' video recording.  Can't exactly find the details on how they removed their igniter as every model seems to be configured slightly different.  No details on how they replaced the wire plugs on the new Igniter to match the old ones.  And how they removed the angled igniter to the main internal gas oven pipe.  If it was not in the angled position, I could just screw it off without removing the internal gas oven pipe.  But in my case, I have to remove it in order to remove the bad igniter and install the new ones. I had to figure out a few things on my own.  Some experts on YouTube suggest to remove the lower back panel in order to get to it, etc.
Symptoms of my Gas oven: you hear the the gas releasing, but you don’t hear the flame ignition/combustion.  
My personal Diagnosis:  Igniter has gone bad. 
Solution: Find and purchase the correct Igniter replacement parts and Replace it.

Prep Work
Take photos of parts as you remove.
Remove all racks and object to make the oven lighter. 
1.  Pull out the oven away from the wall to expose gas line and electric plug.
2.   Unplug from electric outlet.
3.   Shut down gas valve.
           I had to spray WD-40 on gas valve in order to change to Shut Off position

Work:
Remove all parts and take photos as reference.
Locate the Igniter.

Understand which wire goes where.

Unplug

Take photos of all nuts and screws you removed from and keep them in a container.

The challenge was to find this white plug replacement.

I had to figure out how to remove the pipe with igniter.  And making sure how it was attached once removed.

Yeah!  I got it removed.

The replacement now should be fairly easy.  Except the connectors!!!   The new igniter came with bare metal.  I have to find a way to make it 'look' like the original with correct parts.

The salmon color crimped connector was easy.  Cut the wire and crimp a new one to replace it.  But the white plug!!!  I am not sure what you call it, but I searched for the parts high and low.  I thought I would just YANK it out... 

After Yanking it out, then, I realized, all I had actually needed to do was to push the pin out from the top.  Then, the butterfly pin wings would collapse and slide the pin out.  But I did not know that.  Too late.  Now I need to find out where to get this connector and the pin.

After a couple of weeks search at Fry's Electronics and online, finally, finally at DigiKey, I found it.  I don't know how many hours and days I spent at DigiKey and similar vendors to find the parts, but finally I decided to start a Chat with the DigiKey.  After some questions and answers with the DigiKey "Expert", he identified the parts!!  I was so thrilled and relieved.  They shipped the parts right away.
I highly recommend to chat with DigiKey expert.  https://www.digikey.com/?WT.srch=1&utm_adgroup=General&utm_source=gemini&utm_term=&utm_campaign=BR_Digi-Key_E&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=7Yu7kx3F_pcrid_%5Bcreative%5D_pkw__pmt__pdv__slid___pgrid_%5Badgroupid%5D_ptaid_%5Btargetid%5D_

Now, it's time for me to splice them.  Actually, that's what I should have done.  Just cut the old wire and splice them to the new igniter wire.

My old splicer tool was just sufficient.  I even bought new tools to do the job, but naaa.   Just the simple crimp tool for 18 or 24 gauge wire would do.

2nd try

 

Not bad.  Accepted.

Now, push the pin into the MLX Housing Cap.

Attach the new igniter back on the pipe.  Time to put it back in.

Push it back in the same back panel hole as it came out.

Reconnect the plug.

Return all screws.

Plug back in.

Turn Gas Valve to Open  position.

Push the unit back in gently and carefully into position.

Turn the gas oven ON.  Test bake something.  And very luckily, no gas leak and it is working just perfectly fine.
Now to the next new adventure - How to replace Kitchen garbage disposer.   It's been two months now that my sink is in disfuncted.  I will post it later the other joy of responsibility of home ownership story.

A Brain Break Surfing from a Kitchen Nightmare

This is just my brain break while trying to fix my garbage disposer.
Just twist and off it comes?  NOooPe!   It was a 5 lb sledge hammer night mare.   

 

The surfer seems to be coming through... hmmm... 

 

Hmmm.... Not sure.... 

Very interesting.  Each time I return to it, I seem to end up adding something and weakening the wave effect - that is if there was one . . . I am not a painter . . . Waiting for it dry up a bit, so I can put more mist on the figure 

 Anyways, it is a good therapy.

Kale Scones for Tuesday Morning

My kitchen has been a mess since the garbage disposer break down.  Three weeks ago, I found a puddle of water on the kitchen floor.  I thought the dishwasher leaked, but I found out that the puddle is right under the garbage disposer area.   While it took me two weeks to 'finally' remove the garbage disposer, I have not decided to put the new one in its place or buy a new sink model, then clean up the mess.  So, everything is everywhere on the floor - tools, cleansers, etc. I did find a 1-1/2 inch size pipe plug cap with screw on, so I can wash dishes on the other side of the sink.  This morning, I wanted to have scones for breakfast.  So, here it is - Scones with organic kale powder, organic ground flaxseed meal, pecans, chocolate, golden raisin and cranberries.

INGREDIENTS
6 oz Flour (unbleached and unbromated)
1 TBsp Baking Powder (normally 2 tsp, but because of all the extra goodies' weight)
1/4 tsp Kosher salt
2 oz Organic Cane Sugar
4+ oz goodies of 1/2 TBsp Organic Kale Powder, 1 TBsp Organic Ground Flaxseed Meal, 1/4 C chopped pecans, 1/4 C chopped semi-sweet dark chocolate pistoles, 1/4 C golden raisin and cranberries.  The goodies can be anything you like.
6+ oz or 1+ C fresh Heavy Cream 
Because of the Kale powder and flaxseed meal, the amount of Fresh Heavy Cream is more than the usual.
 (The basic amount of fresh heavy cream with 4 oz goodies such as raisin is 5 to 6 oz.)
(Egg wash:  1 Egg yolk + 1 TBsp Heavy Cream )

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl, except goodies.
Add Half of 6 oz of Fresh heavy cream.
READ ME once before starting:  Using spatula, gently fold in the dry ingredients.   The dough should be moist and supple.  Not wet.  Still too dry? Add the other half of fresh heavy cream - 1/4 C or 1 TBsp at a time.  Fold.     Visually check and see how much more heavy cream is needed to form a moist dough.   The dough should stick to the spatula and stay on the spatula. .
Add the goodies right before the last fold of flour mixture with additional heavy cream.  

Preheat Oven to 425F at this time.
Knead the dough with palm of your hand in the bowl about 4 times.
Spread parchment paper on dark baking sheet.
Transfer the dough over to the parchment paper and gently press down the dough into disc shape.
Rest 5 minutes.
Prepare egg wash - Beat one egg yolk plus 1 TBsp heavy cream
Spread egg wash over the dough.
Bake in center rack.  At least 25 min. until golden brown and or until the tester comes out dry.  The tester would come out with melted chocolate chips, but there should be no wet dough attached.
If the top of scones turned dark before it is fully baked, place a piece of aluminum foil on its top.  Yes just place the aluminum foil on the top without folding down the ends.

The  egg wash creates beautiful shiny crust  at the top as the scone is baked.   But it could also become burnt.  And you know how a burnt egg smells like. 

 

Because of the Kale, the baked scones would produce sulfur like aroma. 

Tote the hot scones in your favorite stylish Àplat tote bag and Enjoy the Scones with office friends!

https://aplat.com/collections/culinary-and-kitchen/products/plat-culinary-tote

 

 

Previously blogged on:  https://rockdavinci.blogspot.com/search?q=KALE+Powered+Scones

Polly's Green Onion Pancakes My Way

Scissor off home grown green onions from the garden.
Rinse and Cut.  Strain to dry.

Mix 1 Cup of Flour with Salt of your choice but not much in the dough, though.   Because you will be smearing the rolled dough with the salt later.   You can also test by adding a 1 Tbsp of baking powder.  You can also test with Pastry Flour or Cake Flour for more tender texture.  Sometimes, I think my All Purpose Flour has too much protein power.

 

Roll the dough with 1/4 C Warm water.  Add some more if needed. Roll the dough till form into a smooth dough.

 Cover and rest for 30 minutes.

Green onion should be fairly dry.  If not, Wipe them off with paper towel.
Chop green onions.

Roll out the dough as thin as you could.

Smear with some vegetable oil/Avocado oil.   Smear some Salt all over, but remember how much you have added to the flour already, if you did. 

Spread chopped green onions.

Roll it up to enclose green onions.

Slice into fours or however large round green onion pancakes you would like.
Hold the roll up and squash it down.  Then, roll it flat, but not too thin.

 

Heat up the pan.  Add small amount of oil - 2 Tbsp.  Cook over low heat, patiently.

Slice and Serve while still hot.

Boiled MOCHI DANGO with AZUKI (Red Beans)

Sometimes, I want to just have some snack.  The presentation likely would add to its enjoyment, but sometimes, I just don't have enough time and care in the world, but I want to just make it and eat it.
Grab 1 Cup of MOCHI flour (Glutinous Rice flour) of any brand.
In this testing, I added 1/4 C Tapioca flour.  Not that it matters for the type of MOCHI DANGO I am making because it is moist type and eaten right away.
Mix MOCHI flour with some water.  Adding 1/4 C of water first.  Mix.

Add enough water to form a pliable "play" dough.   Flatten the dough - depending on the size of the MOCHI balls you want to make - 1 to 1-1/2 TBsp size.    Drop enough AZUKI (a can of red bean paste or make your own - thick and pasty.)

Enclose the Red Bean.

Bring a pot of water to a BOIL first, then, Add the MOCHI Balls.

The water will drawn back to simmer naturally.  Wait for the water to bring back to full boil again.

Boil for 1 to 2 minutes after they float up.  Take largest one out to check.

Cooked through?  Transfer to a plate. Cool them off a bit before serving.  Do Not Serve young children MOCHI or Hot Sweet Potato type items while they are still steaming.  Cut them into halves and tested for heat before serving to young children.

Serve.

If you wait long enough after straining and air drying, you could pick them up with fingers to eat... it's sticky... yum!