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Duke's is available in most Fresh Market Stores - we have at least two in Connecticut and one is around 5 miles away from me. I do like it better than Hellman's. Noted that Duke's is still a 32 ounce jar and while it is $5.99 (it has always cost more than Hellmans, Heinz, Kraft, and other...

I think the other truth here is that while it is believed people are not happy with today's quality, outside of people on this forum and few others, most don't really care about laundry appliances, only price. In fact, I am continually surprised at how many people don't even remember what...

I would keep my eyes open. If that house is for sale, I bet the new owners will ditch that dryer for a new one. Maybe you can work a deal....

What a beautiful restoration and a fascinating machine!! As someone with zero mechanical aptitude, I am always amazed how you do this. Enjoy that machine!!

Wouldn't be without it. Even though I have my water heater set to 140 F and use either Tide with Bleach Powder, US Persil liquid (stain fighter) or some German Persil powder, I will generally bleach anything white -golf shirts, underwear, bath towels, kitchen towels, face cloths, etc... I...

We've had a mixed weather bag of late. Some beautiful sunny days followed by raw, wet ones. So I have been able to hang laundry fairly often but not consistently. But since it is still April in lower New England, not expecting much more than that. Then of course we have the season of "green...

I would go with a washer. I can't imagine trying to do laundry by hand or having to rely on a laundromat. My mother grew up in the 40's in a family of 12 kids. She and her next older sister were tasked with doing the entire family laundry on a washboard in the bathtub, which included boiling...

I've had GE machines with both the straight vane and ramped activator. I think the straight vane did a better job cleaning and I didn't notice any unusual wear on clothes. I did notice though that the machine with the ramped activator, even with careful loading tended to go out of balance more...

Absolutely no need for any apologies, Robert. Your commitment and contributions are legendary and maybe we don't say it often enough but you are so appreciated for all you do. Unfortunately, this is emblematic of the world we live in today where so much is out of our control. Many, many...

To clarify, I know that Magic Chef didn't build their own washers or dryers. However by the 1990s appliance dealers in my area basically didn't carry any anything with the Norge nameplate so any laundry equipment was labeled Magic Chef and that was my reference point. And yes, it is correct...

I think those Jenn-Airs were basically rebadged Magic Chefs. They were probably introduced around 1996 but I don't recall that they ever really cornered a large market. At the time, Jenn-Air was considered on the higher end of cooking appliances and made their name with those downdraft exhaust...

I second that!!!

Where in CT are you located? I know here in Fairfield, we have soft city water but some of the more rural areas are on wells (even some parts of Fairfield). I won't repeat all the advice you received so far, but any of those could contribute. Water temp, amount of water used (high efficiency...

What a beautiful set and so unusual to find something in such mint condition. I don't recall the history of those, but would be interested to know where they originated. Now for my follow up question. In the first pic of the set, immediately to the left of the washer, I see a piece of what...

LL Bean 200 count 100% cotton percale sheets have served me well. They fit the deepest mattresses and launder really well. Mine are white so that means hot washes with Clorox. Also, Lands End has a line of Oxford Cloth sheets in solids and stripes. Heavier than the percales but have held up...

I still have my mother's "juice-o-mat" from her 1951 wedding shower and use it all the time. It's quite heavy and stable - have no problem with using sufficient pressure to extract. Hers even came with a metal cup that fits into the base of the unit. However, I could see how a left handed...

My current SQ top loader (AWN432) doesn't offer a warm rinse option and with tap cold temps here in New England winters, I will often go back to the machine to set the dial for warm wash, fill the machine and advance the timer to the rinse agitation. Of course, warm at tap temperatures at this...

While I understand that prices may rise somewhat due to increased manufacturing costs, I can't help feeling that a disproportionate amount of that is being passed right to us as consumers and that most companies are taking advantage of the pandemic situation. Why shouldn't the highly...

Definitely not an Alliance. After Raytheon sold off their laundry business (Amana and Speed Queen), Amana went to something called Goodman Industries and Speed Queen was out of the home laundry business for a while, only doing commercial stuff. So what you have there is a Goodman built Amana...

Kenmore Combos (not necessarily that particular one) occasionally appeared in TV shows. The show "family" initially featured a 1960's Frigidaire washer with the Kenmore combo appearing as the dryer. After the first few seasons, the Frigidaire was replaced with a Philco top loader but the...