[Shop-talk] Electrical question

[John Mitchell]

My electric stove has always been wired direct from the cable.  I was 
told that code now requires an outlet and a pigtail on the range.  The 
romex cable has the 2 hot leads, a neutral and a bare ground wire.  I 
bought a surface mount 50 amp 3 prong outlet, but there is no place for 
a ground wire to connect.  For now, I bent the ground back on itself and 
used the clamp to at least ground to the metal part of the outlet.  Is 
this ok or should I have just clipped it off?  Thanks for any 
expertise.  John Mitchell