[smacktoward]

As opposed to peoples’ home ovens?

Heck, tell the restaurateurs that when we’re done using their ovens we’ll rip them out and install shiny new ones. Problems that can be solved by throwing money at them are good problems to have right now.

[catalogia]

Why is there presumed to be an oven shortage at all?

[Aeolun]

Much more need for an average oven every day than face masks, or ventilators.

[catalogia]

Hardware stores have plenty of electric ovens stocked, it's not like people have been or will be panic-buying them.

Hospitals have ovens anyway, the ones in their cafeteria kitchens if nothing else. But even if that weren't the case, they could just send somebody to a local store and buy one. They could have it purchased, installed and operational by the end of the day.