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[kd12]

Mr Coffee!

Having grown up in the 70s and 80s, I'm sold on good old fashioned MR Coffee machines. Well, ok, actually the newer thermal carafe version since it doesn't cook the coffee into something resembling used motor oil in a few hours. Still hot and fresh after 5 hours. Seattle's Best Post Alley or A&P 8 O'Clock for that one. My next favorite is a GE percolator pot. I always go with Folgers for the percolator, and use the disk filters for that one. Haven't used it in a while, but it perks up nicely on a lazy Sunday morning. When I was in the Army at Fort Riley, I discovered the best brand of coffee for the big 42-cup pots we used in the field. We always got 5-pound cans of Hills Brothers from the chow hall. Somehow stayed fresh even after a few hours sitting there heating. The Master Sergeant in charge of the operations section was the only one allowed to touch it as he knew the secret of how exactly many scoops to put in. And you know the Colonel wanted his coffee ready at 05:00.

 

[ea56]

Re: Reply#28

Chetlaham here are the photos of my electric stove that you requested. The oven is in need of cleaning, I last cleaned it several months ago. The stove top and control panel are cleaned after every use and its really easy to keep clean. I use the oven at least once everyday so considering the use it gets its not that dirty, but I’m ashamed to post photos of a dirty oven. I keep the drip pans clean with Barkeepers Friend and clean them everyday when I wash the dishes by hand. They still look like new after over four years of constant use.

This stove is no longer sold by GE, the current equivalent model has the sensi-temp burners as mandated by law. I understand that you can switch them out at extra expense with traditional Calrod elements. You’d need to purchase them separately and install them yourself. Oh, and another plus is that you broil with the door closed so no smoke of odors get into the house. I use the broiler at least once a week and its the best broiler I’ve ever used.

I’ve owned this stove for over 4 trouble free years. The oven bakes true to temp and evenly. The storage drawer is very spacious and the burners are very sensitive to the adjustments and both heat up and cool down quickly. I really have been very pleased with this stove.

The specs are in the link from the Lowes website from when I bought the stove in ‘17. The model # is JBS10DFWW. I specifically chose this model because I prefer knobs for the controls, especially for the oven, I don’t want a clock, timer or self cleaning oven, just a good basic stove that gets the job done with minimal fuss or drama. If any thing goes wrong with this stove I should be able to make the repairs myself.

Eddie

https://www.geappliances.com/appliance/GE-30-Free-Standing-Electric-Range-JBS10DFWW

 

[Chetlaham]

Now Thats A Stove!

GE still makes a similar model:

 

https://www.geappliances.com/appliance/GE-30-Free-Standing-Electric-Range-JBS160DMWW
 

What is beautiful about this stove is how simple it is, no extra frills and even cooking. I think if I am not mistaken during the bake cycle the lower element is fed at 240 volts while the upper broil element is fed with 120 volts leading to a very even temp- at least it was like that on the older models.

 

Repair and diagnostics in this stove is very easy and simple, so definitely friendly to the owner doing repairs. 

 

And no, not really dirty, mine is worse despite being a self cleaner. I don't believe in self cleaning ovens, it just destroys the oven as far as I'm concerned and doesn't clean anything really. The inside dulls out each self clean. 

 

You have a real winner.

 

Repair video of a similar model:

 



 

That temp prob must be pain to fish through...?

 

[mrsalvo]

Eddie, I like your stove too!!!  The older I get the more I like simplicity, almost in all things.  I have a Kenmore smooth top, very easy to keep clean.  My oven cooks cooler so I always adjust for that when cooking.  

Barry