A CLBING B727 FLC IS INFORMED OF FUMES EMANATING FROM THE REAR GALLEY OVEN. ELECTRICAL PWR IS CUT OFF AND FLT RETURNS TO DEN; CO. CAPT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER WITH ZDV; CO.

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DEPARTED DEN. DURING CLB; FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO RPT STRONG HOT SMELL IN AFT CABIN. COFFEE MAKER AND OVEN WERE SHUT OFF; BUT ODOR SEEMED TO GET STRONGER. SENT SO BACK TO ASSESS CONDITION. HE CONFIRMED STRONG SMELL. NO SMOKE VISIBLE. ALL GALLEY PWR WAS REMOVED. SO RPTED THAT SMELL WAS CONTINUING AND OVEN APPEARED TO BE OVERHEATED. FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE CONCERNED. TALKED TO MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEN. DECISION NOT TO DECLARE AN EMER AND MAKE EMER LNDG IN COS WAS BASED ON NO VISIBLE SMOKE AND SMELL/ODOR WAS CONTAINED TO AFT GALLEY. OBSERVER MEMBER OF CREW (DEADHEADING PLT) WAS SENT BACK TO THE AFT GALLEY TO CONTINUE ASSESSING AND TO ADVISE IF ANY CHANGE. RETURNED TO DEN FOR A NORMAL LNDG. WE RECEIVED VERY GOOD SVC FROM ATC; WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT EVERY CTLR WE TALKED TO WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION; IE; SAY NATURE OF PROB; ARE YOU DECLARING AN EMER? DO YOU NEED THE EQUIP STANDING BY? WHAT IS THE TAIL NUMBER OF YOUR ACFT? I WAS SLIGHTLY SURPRISED THAT THIS INFO WASN'T SHARED BTWN CTLRS OR FACILITIES. ALL IN ALL; WE RECEIVED GOOD SUPPORT FROM ALL OUR ATC FRIENDS.