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Aluminum Cookware Aluminum cookware stay new looking when promptly cleaned after cooking, acidic foods like tomatoes keep the interior shiny. Certain dishwasher detergents affect aluminum very badly, I know from experience Cascade Platinum is one of the worst. Guilty of being lazy about hand...

Deep Well Cookers Among gas ranges, Chambers and Maytag in the 1940s and 1950s had models with deep wells and both offered cooking with the gas off using the oven too. That was there promotion to offset the higher cost of these well built ranges. I was wondering how durable were the pots...

Bread Battles In Southwest Louisiana there has alway been a battle about which bread was better! Evaneline Maid-motto: Stays Fresh Longer--slightly underbaked and more moist than other breads. Sunbeam--Batter Whipped Advertised its even fine texture (had the MixMaster in the background on...

Mixers and Cake Making Interesting how Sunbeam and Hamilton Beach in trying to please their stockholders cheapened their products over the years that KitchenAid has become the most prized stand mixer in their kitchens. Their design has not changed and they service what they sell. Granted there...

Spin Speed, Water Conservation Thoughts Correct me please if I am wrong. Only the first Model had the 1140 rpm spin speed. Was this a cause of mechanical failure or wear? Subsequent models having the same styling had slower spin speeds. Did these washers save wash or rinse water? Was...

Purely a sales gimmick Nothing different inside! Lots of manufacturers did it! Sunbeam did with hand held mixers in the 1970s too. The motor was no different!

Oven size Can a half size sheet pan fit in this oven? 12 X 18? or 10 x 15?

Durable speed control I cannot imagines this speed control arrangement being very durable. Especially with prolonged use at low speeds. There must have been something that needed repair frequently not to continue making such a speed control that was variable.

Very Nice Electric Range! The cooker well intact and working? Like the griddle pan too! Two ovens? Only addition I would like is a rotisserie, I would be damn happy having this range!

Advantage Note Most people want an effective machine that cleans clothes well (minimal pre-treating), does not cause premature wear to clothing and does not mangle or tangle and choice of at least two speeds. A hand wash setting if not too expensive or troublesome. Pre-sets to match the load...

Wendy's remodel One by one each Wendy's restaurant is being remodeled in a 50 mile radius around me. One Taco Bell has been remodeled twice in the last 15 years, it was consolidated with KFC and Taco Bell. Within 10 yrs it is now strictly TACO BELL.

Touch Panel Small Appliances The idea sounds nice, the flexibility and the control over standard push buttons or dial switches, is just not there! Over processing is likely, pulse control was not very sensitive.

Washer's Achilles Heel Besides being so expensive, the variable speed feature led to the discontinuing this model. Make you wonder if any extensive testing was done to check durability. This washer model was discussed before. These feature ladden models have more accessories that are prone...

My mother had a red agitator model too The aluminum dulled slightly but never became rough, dark or corroded. After use the washer tub was rinsed and allowed to air dry with the lid open. Rarely used bleach. Bluing was used in rinsing whites.

Spokespeople Sunbeam Appliances --Love their quality -- Shirley Jones KitchenAid Mixer -- Dorothy Hamill Westinghouse -- Lucille Ball Singer -- Debbie Reynolds

Redi-Baker I have only seen them advertised, never seen them for sale. I grew up a rural area and never seen any K & M appliances in the stores. Toastmaster, Hamilton Beach, Sunbeam, GE, Westinghouse, Universal, and some Dormeyer small appliances in the stores. Guess these were sold in the...

Redi-Baker I have only seen them advertised, never seen them for sale. I grew up a rural area and never seen any K & M appliances in the stores. Toastmaster, Hamilton Beach, Sunbeam, GE, Westinghouse, Universal, and some Dormeyer small appliances in the stores. Guess these were sold in the...

The weight of the Combo Units! Did you notice the shipping weight of those units?! Nearly 400 lbs! To install in such a unit would be so back breaking!

Spared here Heavy rains fell to the east and to the west of my location. Thankful. I am concerned for friends driving up to Memphis today.

Chris's Easy Spindrier You have such a well preserved machine! Are the legs/supports powder coated? My grandmother's machine was like the one pictured, having two round lids and two faucets and an cast aluminum Spirolator. The wash tub sure holds a lot of clothes!