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Ethel Allison: Was actually Daisy Dormeyer, wife of Dormeyer's president. The "Ethel Allison" name was made-up, and Dormeyer employees were the ones who did all the work credited to Ethel. Daisy was the one whose photographs were used. I have never heard of "Camille Beauchamp," but I suspect...

Ralph: The Super Searchalator is an upgrade feature; if someone chooses not to opt for a paid membership, they won't have access to it. There is basic search available to all members, but not the "narrowing down" features of the Searchalator.

I Second Tom A protector mat for the work surface is a must. Without one, the porcelain in that area will wear and become dull; some wear may have happened already. A mat will prevent wear or will keep it from getting worse. Range Kleen still makes these mats; Amazon carries them. You may...

Today in Georgia: Ruth Kent was a favorite of mine on TV when I was young. Later, I met her and we became friends; she was a very warm and fine person. She was the complete antithesis of some of the WSB personalities who came later; she drove a Chevy Nova four-door, blue with a white top. No...

Well Water: The water itself can be great, but just bear two things in mind: 1) When there's a problem with the pump or other parts of the system, it's your problem, no one else's. 2) Well water is not fluoridated, which means you need fluoride treatments of some kind to maintain your...

alr: I posted a rant about that very thing back in '13. http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?46656 BTW, what do we call you? Your profile does not give a name, and while I certainly respect your desire for Internet privacy, having something to call you - even if it's...

You've Made A Good Start First of all, welcome to AW.org! You've done exactly the right thing - you've found the right forum (Shopper's Square) to put this request in, and Wonder Kitchens do turn up in this forum with fair regularity. What I would suggest is daily visits here, to see if...

Corning Ware: Friendship (a.k.a. Country Festival) has its fans, so maybe someone will be along to buy it. The find is those two Menuette pans, which appear to be Cornflower. I wish the seller lots of mazel with getting $275 for a single-oven, bare-bones-basic forty-incher that you will...

Greg: I have long felt that my travails with Hy-Vee were locally based. On those occasions when I've needed to take something up with corporate, a courteous, professional resolution follows like the night unto the day. So, I am not surprised to hear from you and from others that Hy-Vee is...

P.S., Tom: Thanks for the reminder about that brazier pan - I've never actually laid eyes on one, they're that rare. I think it's the only time an American mass manufacturer ever made such a piece. The buffet server I was referring to is pictured below. It might be that this piece was based...

I Guess.... ....A lot of it has to do with how one likes to cook. I like a fair number of things that are spattery - meat loaves, roast chickens, ham, baked pork chops, etc. And I vastly prefer open roasting to covered roasting. So, self-cleaning is nice for those. But there is one...

Tom: The 5-quart dutch oven (I own one) has a ten-inch top diameter; the piece at the top of the thread has a 12-inch top diameter. The dutch oven is taller and narrower than this piece.

Moen: I had a poor experience with the Moen lavatory faucet in my house - it dripped and no amount of tightening the handle would shut the drip off. Then the drip increased to a thin stream. Investigation showed that the stem cartridges were a common failure point on these faucets. Pricing...

Ahh! You Said the "K" Word! Tom, Kroger is one of the very few things I miss about Atlanta. Here, the big chain is Hy-Vee. Many people here in other Midwestern cities have nice things to say about that chain, and it may be better in those cities, but here in Waterloo, it's absolutely...

Hans: You know what you like and what you don't like, but for me, saying that self-cleaning is "one more thing to go wrong" is like saying air-conditioning is "one more thing to go wrong," LOL.

Tom: My reference was to vintage self-cleaners, which were heavily insulated. Today's self-cleaners are built so poorly you can brand yourself brushing up against the door during a self-clean cycle. There's no comparison between a '60s SC range and today's.

John: Pot roasts are just a matter of a covered braise, which can be done oven or stovetop. In fact, one of my female relatives does a delicious pot roast in the pressure cooker.

John: My current bread choices are Pepperidge Farm's Dark German Wheat and Double Fiber. I also like their seeded rye and their dark pumpernickel. The dark pump is for eating egg salad on, LOL. You're right about Farberware parts. I will pick up odd pieces of Farberware that are in poor...

Brian: I remember Hillbilly Bread as a brand, and I recall that Mom bought it sometimes, but I don't really remember how it tasted. Now, Roman Meal - THAT I remember! It made the best toast EVER. I also remember Hollywood Bread. Not bad. And Rite Diet, a low-cal bread (low-cal because it...

Brian: That's the grease canister to my set of West Bend canisters. I have the basic set of four canisters (flour, sugar, coffee and tea), the cookie jar, the Bakery Bin (a squat canister for buns and rolls), the waxed paper/foil/paper towel dispenser - and of course, the grease canister. I...