Is cooking in a studio ok?

[twinklebug]

Demanding the official rules is a fruitless activity. It will only end up with someone getting angry and I suggest we follow the tone of the resorts themselves. Each can be a bit different.

DVC is designed as a home away from home. There is a toaster, microwave, fridge and coffee maker at the very least. In AKV We can call housekeeping for other options they may have in storage such as mixers, cookie pans and yes, even crockpots and griddles.

In late 2019 I got to talking with the housekeeper manager, who I had the same one on two nearly adjacent trips, she serviced both the DVC room as well as the hotel room I was in. She noted that DVC has very different rules for the setup and use of the space. Cooking appliances are not permitted in the hotel rooms, but in the DVC units (studios included) it's not uncommon for her to come across hot plates. The only thing that made her nervous was the paper towel roll hanging above the toaster and that was all on Disney.

 

[LSchrow]

Sent an email to DVC via the website, & will post if/when it is answered.

 

[Chuck S]

Be prepared for your reply to take a while, given how short handed Disney seems to be at the moment.

 

[DL1WDW2]

I wonder what the Billing is for Emergency Services . Probably not free

 

[WilsonFlyer]

I wonder what the Billing is for Emergency Services . Probably not free

Taxes generally pay for the types of emergency services being inferred in your question. We pay taxes in our dues every year. A lot of taxes. Those two pretty red firehouses are paid for and manned based on taxes paid by us and Disney. It's how every county/municipality in the US works as far as I know. Do you get a bill from the fire department if you set your kitchen on fire?

 

[WilsonFlyer]

Sent an email to DVC via the website, & will post if/when it is answered.
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That's all well and good, and I'm interested in seeing the response, BUT... If it's not in a written POLICY somewhere, it's just another person's opinion. There's either a policy and/or rule or there's not, which is what I've tried to make my point since I resurrected this thread a few days ago. If their response includes a link to a written policy somewhere, then we will finally have an answer. Short of that, we're right back to speculation and inuendo.

 

[The Jackal]

As do most regular Disney hotel rooms these days.

I have stayed in a moderate it had a microwave and a mini fridge but no kitchen sink, no toaster, no paper plates or plastic ware. DVC studios are very different.

 

[RescueRanger]

We bring an Instantpot on our trips. One year, we had to call security because a toddler was climbing on a balcony across from us unattended. The security guard came into our room and we went to the balcony so I could show him the kid. He raidioed the location and we watched as the mother and another security guard went and got the kid off the balcony. The security guard came back into our room, saw the fajitas we had made in our Instantpot. He actually commented that he had one at home and loved using it. Never said anything about not being allowed. YMMV

 

[jo-jo]

I wouldn't want to be the owner who has to explain to the resort manager/fire department why the fire alarm went off in my room, and/or caused a fire in the room.

2 years ago in a 2 bedroom, I had something in the oven. I didn't know a couple of french fries from the night before had fallen off the pan. Oven started to smoke. I shut off oven, turned on all the bathroom fans, opens doors to balcony. I did NOT want to be the one the emptied the resort over two burnt french fires.

 

[Evita_W]

2 years ago in a 2 bedroom, I had something in the oven. I didn't not know a couple of french fries from the night before had fallen off the pan. Oven started to smoke. I shut off oven turned on all the bathroom fans, opens doors to balcony. I did NOT want to be the one the emptied the resort over two burnt french fires.

Yeah, that wouldn't be a fun one.

 

[LSchrow]

That's all well and good, and I'm interested in seeing the response, BUT... If it's not in a written POLICY somewhere, it's just another person's opinion. There's either a policy and/or rule or there's not, which is what I've tried to make my point since I resurrected this thread a few days ago. If their response includes a link to a written policy somewhere, then we will finally have an answer. Short of that, we're right back to speculation and inuendo.

It does not need to be specifically spelled out in our contracts nor as a written policy - referring to their adherence to Florida and/or local Fire Codes is sufficient.

 

[supersnoop]

Do you get a bill from the fire department if you set your kitchen on fire?

Sometimes. Taxes cover the ability to respond to an emergency, but many fire and EMS services charge fees for consumables and services rendered.

 

[twinklebug]

It does not need to be specifically spelled out in our contracts nor as a written policy - referring to their adherence to Florida and/or local Fire Codes is sufficient.

What is the answer you want to hear?
May I ask what you intend on doing with the information should someone come back and say it? It's not as though we can or should police our neighbors.

As I've said before. The best thing I can do is just relax and roll with however the individual resorts are run. I trust that they'll keep us all safe.

 

[floribr1]

What is the answer you want to hear?
May I ask what you intend on doing with the information should someone come back and say it? It's not as though we can or should police our neighbors.

As I've said before. The best thing I can do is just relax and roll with however the individual resorts are run. I trust that they'll keep us all safe.

Well speaking for myself... I tend to be the rule-following type. Much as I may be disappointed, if it turns out that I am technically in the wrong for using my personal crock pot in my 1BR villa (or possibly in the future a studio villa) then I would like to know and will not do so going forward. However, so far, I have not hear/read anything anywhere to convince me that there is a hard-and-fast rule.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I have heard of coffee pots beginning house fires. My guess is that’s why they are always disconnected when we enter a room for the first time. That could happen in any villa, or hotel room.

 

[twinklebug]

I have heard of coffee pots beginning house fires. My guess is that’s why they are always disconnected when we enter a room for the first time. That could happen in any villa, or hotel room.

There are so many things that can be a hazard, many of which we'd never suspect.
I know two people who've had their homes burn to the ground from dishwashers being left running when they left the house. Those larger DVC units all have dishwashers. (Those incidents scared me enough to never leave my washer running when I'm not home and never use the heat dry cycle)

 

[sweetpeama]

There are many things that can be made in the microwave from main dishes, to vegetables, to desserts. Just based off the books my special needs 13 year old has done so far as part of the 4-H microwave cooking project we could make the following meals using the microwave and toaster for cooking.

Scrambled eggs
bacon
toast

Sloppy Joes
Raw Vegetables cut into sticks
Baked Apples

Chicken Nuggets (my kids refuse to eat the store bought ones anymore, it's either ones that are fried at resturant or homemade ones in the microwave)
Macaroni and Cheese
Steamed Vegetables with Cheesy White Sauce
Pineapple Upside Down Cake

English Muffin Pizza's
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Granola

Chessy Popcorn

Baked Potato Bar with the following options
Bacon
Broccoli
Cheese Sauce
Shreaded Cheese
Sour Cream
Chives.

Chocolate Fondu with Fruit

Cooked Pudding

The important thing to remember is you need the right microwave safe dishes to cook in and this will vary from recipe to recipe.

 

[Pens Fan]

I have no idea what the actual policy on using additional appliances is, but reading this thread reminded me of the bru-ha-ha over the "death by crockpot" episode on This is Us.

https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/24/crock-pot-defends-slowcookers-this-is-us-fire/
Sorry to interrupt, but thought I'd offer a little levity - back to the debate ..........

 

[PetePanMan]

We’ve never done this at WDW but while staying In Studio at Aulani DVC we have called housekeeping who provided us a rice cooker, electric kettle, carving knife etc. We didn’t ask for hotplate (don’t think it was an option).

 

[WilsonFlyer]

We’ve never done this at WDW but while staying In Studio at Aulani DVC we have called housekeeping who provided us a rice cooker, electric kettle, carving knife etc. We didn’t ask for hotplate (don’t think it was an option).

Interesting. And informative. Thanks.