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Phil: I wonder if you might know the answer to a question the above photo brings up: The left rear burner appears to be a regular Radiantube. However, this is the position that Frigidaire assigned to its Thermizer deep-well cooker. And the Thermizer I was familiar with as a kid (on a 1948...

I found this fun article in the U.K.'s Daily Mail - it's about what happens when ordinary people attempt to duplicate the DIY results they see in magazines. The first photo shows a professional attempt at making Cookie Monsters out of cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies and blue icing. The...

I Can Vouch for That, Too! My mom was a Bounce user, and a dryer abuser. For some unaccountable reason, she refused to touch a dryer's lint filter until the buildup resembled grey 30-ounce plush carpet. Her disdain for the chore, and her use of Bounce, packed many a dryer's duct with lint...

Dryer Sheet Build-Up: As Maurice Chevalier once sang: "Ah yes - I remember it well." My first pair of Maytags (A108 washer, DE608 dryer) had belonged to a Bounce fiend. The dryer had grey, waxy buildup all over the drum and the door's interior; it would not come off with soap and water, nor...

Dustin: To "turn around" the dinginess problem you have, it will probably be necessary to use BIZ both as a pre-soak and as a laundry booster. I would follow the box directions for pre-soaking, soaking at least one day, if not two. Soaking in BIZ is done in warm water, to activate the...

Uh.... "There are far worse smelling things." Those of us who hate the smell of Bounce might disagree. I can see where Bounce would repel pests - it's pretty repellent to many of us humans too.

The Reason for This: This is a case of a manufacturer sensing what I call "opportunity in the path of least resistance." The fact is, most higher-end fridges already have plumbing for their icemaker/water setups, and many, many homes have the necessary icemaker supply line. Ranges, on the...

I Got Three Words for You: BIZ. BIZ. And BIZ.

P.S.: The exact corner cabinet seen in strictlybojack's first photo is also seen in the All About Eve shot, directly behind Bette Davis's head.

Uh, YEAH! Morton was Kelvinator's supplier for their kitchen cabinet line; Hans norgeway was the one who found that connection. These cabinets are some of the most stylish MCM metal cabinets around. Below is a shot of an all-Kelvinator kitchen seen in 1950's All About Eve:

Kenny: I was just kidding - didn't mean to offend.

Just to Clarify: That's Harvest Gold - Hoover did not make a 24-carat edition for Russian oil billionaires. ;)

I Have.... ....About as much faith in the reliability of this idea as I have in Vladimir Putin's willingness to legalize equal marriage in Russia.

The Amana 22's: Those are both really nice fridges! Really beautiful. I had seen the one in Des Moines, but not the Chicago one. If running cost were no object, I might be interested, but these are '70s fridges, not terribly efficient by today's standards. John combo52 figures that one...

Jim: If you are looking for a chrome Mixmaster, there was an MM-series model that is really, really nice to have. It was the chrome model with the workbowl light; a photo is below. The worklight illuminates the contents of the bowl, making it easier to see what's going on. The worklight is...

Reoply # 18: Oh, great - a BOL GE dishwasher with a Plastisol interior. The Official Dishwasher of Hell.

That's True.... ....One of my female relatives was very bad about cooking and storing acidic foods in aluminum. She had a Frigidaire range, and she eventually let acid foods eat a hole in the pot of her Thermizer, due to long cooking/storing times. She forever blamed Frigidaire for poor...

Ron: I'm sorry, I did not mean to give the impression that I was recommending oven cleaner for Club. It works very well on Farberware and Corning Ware, which are my preferred cookwares, but Club is all aluminum, which is different. My apologies. I'd like to speak to the...

Jamie: "Amazing what you take for granted!" And even more amazing what some people will put up with to avoid making the effort to hand-wash properly.

Ron: It's absolutely amazing how often expensive cookware ends up looking like Hell because of poor cleaning practices. Your experience with Club is similar to my frequent experience with Farberware. It takes oven cleaner and muscle, but some unbelievably filthy cookware has come back looking...