Eurotrash Kitchen Appliances

Yes it's rare that I venture on such culinary adventures as cooking a steak but tonight (well technically last night since it's am the next day now) I gave it a go. So you can imagine my shock horror to find, as the hotplate was heating up, that the stove fan, or whatever the heck you call that thing which usually has a light too, did not work. It didn't even switch on. Nada. Nothing. What a complete piece of crap! It's like the first time it has been ever used and is only 2 years old. What happened to all this crap about quality European kitchen appliances??? This thing is a fricking lemon! Ok, note to self for next time (if there ever is another occasion), Italian food & German appliances, Good, Italian Appliances & German food, Bad. Actually German food's not that bad.