No!

I do it all the time. My oven has a Sabbath mode and on Saturdays, when for religious reasons, I cant operate the oven, I leave it on 225 degrees for 24 hrs (from Fri evening to Sat evening) so I can warm food.

Over holidays, I leave the oven on for 2-3 days at a time. Most people I know do this as well. Many people leave a burner on the stove on as well - usually on low with a full pot of water on top. In 33 years of living in communities that do this on a regular basis, I have never known anyone to have a fire because of it.

I once thought about running out to get my son while the mac & cheese was still baking in the oven. I really thought it would be ok, but I changed my mind at the last minute. I promptly got a flat tire and arrived home hours after I thought I would.

I wouldn't do it.

Anonymous wrote:I do it! I don't leave it on over night, though, because I am paranoid of fire and my kid is asleep upstairs. I'd rather burn down the house while he is at school, you know?

Your neighbors must think you are a peach.

Anonymous wrote:Yes I leave the oven on. Had no idea others didn't. Just like my grandparents and parents. We get Sunday dinner ready, put the meat (and veggies) in the oven and head to church. Come home to a cooked meal!

Me too. I also leave the crock pot on all day. I wouldn't leave the fireplace on, a candle burning, the coffee pot on, or the dryer running. But a closed oven set to a relatively low temp? I do it all the time.

Yes I leave the oven on. Had no idea others didn't. Just like my grandparents and parents. We get Sunday dinner ready, put the meat (and veggies) in the oven and head to church. Come home to a cooked meal!

terrible terrible idea....

Please just sit right in front of the appliances and make certain that they don't just burst into flames, and BURN YOU UP!

I use to write fire reports like the one you quoted. I was a bit paranoid about fire before I started doing that kind of work but after researching fires day in and day out. HELL NO! Don't leave anything on like a stove, candles or clothes dryer unattended!!

Sometimes I have a real problem with the stew meat running around in there...but it cant get out....at least not yet!

I do it all the time. The oven is new and has a timer, and it is electric. It turns off when the time is up. The crock pot worries me more. It is a cheap appliance that could easily short. likewise the coffeepot.