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Not yet Penny, I haven't been to mum's to get it yet, I will do it this week, I haven't had to cook anything else in the oven that needs to be so precise for heat, I'll let you know the outcome. Gillie xx Sue it's not that sort of cooker, it wasn't an expensive oven, it comes with a grill come oven, depending on what you want to cook/ switch it to, the element is in the top like a grill.

Re-Electric oven, You just may need a couple of new elements. Take of the shelves and see if the sides will come off and get your hubby to have a look to see if the elements come out by unscrewing a small plate that holds your elements in. Elements in my cooker can be replaced very easily(I do it myself) Suexxxxxxx

Gillie Did you try the meat thermometer?

The Oven's Bl**dy useless Bob, your're lucky fella having huge Yorkies, I'm not going to bother making home made again until I get a new oven, I have bought a big packet mix of Yorkshire pudding mix to try next time. Gillie xx

Yeay!!! Today I had Airball yorkshire puds as big as cricket balls........two eggs 1/2 cup plain flour.pinch of salt 1/2 cup milk.......very hot oven...BRILL!! Thanks for all the suggestions...... Ps how is the oven? Blue..... Bob

Dont you ladies DARE delete this thread until I have copied it..... (I need all the help I can get...LOL) Bob

Basically it's down to your oven-mine is Italian bottled gas c***.But cheap and cheerful-(hi Mary in Spain)! Whatever recipe you are using depends entirely on the temperature of the oven-not the oven temperature you set it for! That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it !

Hiya, I always use 3 eggs (2 whole and the third with just the white) oven must be to highest setting, put the pan in with the fat/oil (don't use olive) at least half hour beforehand, it should be smoking when you take it out to add your mix. Make sure you use plain flour. I never measure my flour/milk etc, I just go by the texture when mixed, it should just coat the back of a spoon, too heavy and it'll sink. Once mixed, let it stand for half an hour, NEVER re beat it just before putting in the oven cos you'll knock the air out, give it a gentle stir with a spoon to get any thickness off the bottom of the bowl. If your recipe is the same as your mum's, then I wonder, is your oven losing heat?? Are you mixing the mix for long enough? Failing that, get your mum round to make it!! LOL Shirley-ann

Lolol Penny, he's just like your OH, he will repiar anything rather than chuck it and buy new! Gillie xx

Thank you Penny, I shall have to go into 'Nag Moad' Lol to get a new oven. Gillie xx

Hope your OH is not like mine then. I keep asking for a new washing machine - he just keeps fixing it though!!

Oh Gillie Such a disappointment after such a hype :-( Hope you get your oven sorted! Penny

i gave up and now buy aunt bessies dawn xx

Penny NO! I was so disappointed, FLAT CAKE it was, I spoke to my mum last night and she reckons my oven isn't getting as hot as it should, I can cook roast spuds in on 250C for an hour and a half and they don't burn, so something is wrong somewhere, I am going to borrow her meat thermometer later and check the temprature of the oven, she could see nothing wrong in anything i did apart from the oven being too cold. Gillie xx Thank you everyone for your advice and recipes, I think I need a new oven!

Gillie - what happened? Did it rise?

Cook it on Saturday. Seriously though my Auntie Bessie, now in her 80's never did a Sunday Roast, it was always Saturday. The reason is that the power is reduced on Sunday, both for gas and electric and for decent YP's you need all the heat you can get.

I have a simple soloution - marry a Yorkshireman :-))))))))

Sorry but Aunt Bessies Yuk would sooner french kiss a cows bum lol you cant top home made yorkshires Paul

Me again, Forgot to add that when I make toad in the hole I just brown my sausages first and then chop up an onion and some bacon and gently fry. Make the batter as for the yorkshire pudding. Preheat oven to Gas 7, 425F or 220C and put some dripping into tin. I then cheat and put it on direct heat until it sizzles. Add sausages, onion and bacon and pour batter over. Put into oven and cook for 25-30mins. Aileen xx

Aunt Bessies are wonderful, although not so good for toad in the hole!! Unless you use tiny sausages! Ann Glos