New Range Thread!

[peteski50]

Crown!

This was the Crown we had from 1974 - 1977 with continous cleaning oven. Was a quality built range and simple to use!

 

[peteski50]

Crown

specs

 

[peteski50]

Crown

other model

 

[peteski50]

Crown

more specs

 

[maytagbear]

If I knew how to upload pictures......

I would put in a picture of a new new range, my lovely gas Whirlpool.  I am still very pleased by it.

 

 

I am finding all the pictures everyone is posting to be very interesting.  <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thank you all.</span>

 

 

This is not a direct quote, but it is close: In The Fannie Farmer Baking Book by Marion Cunningham, she said that "If the oven is working correctly, there is no great difference in performance between gas and electricity."  She said it, I believe it (borne out by my experience), and to me, that settles it.

 

 

As for gas cooktops, I will stipulate to greater heat in the kitchen.  I will also stipulate to electricity being somewhat (but not very,) in my experience faster.  However, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">I love the instant responsiveness of gas cooking.</span>  I do not bend over to adjust the flame, I slide the pan aside a small bit.  I never got the hang of remembering to shut off the element and finish cooking on retained heat.  I did get the idea of starting on Medium High, and powering down.

 

 

The only electric I would ever consider would be a Radiantube Frigidaire with self cleaning oven.  However, the ones around here are either still in use, or long gone.

 

 

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[norgeway]

KEVIN!

I like them all, but love the Kelvinator and Norge best! as far as gas vs electric, im strange I guess, but I like gas ovens better, and electric surface units, my problem with gas burners is the adjustment on most is so sensitive, and, when turned low any little breeze will blow it out, most newer gas ranges wont turn low enough to simmer anyway, but the gas oven to me, is perfect, totally even heating.

 

[peteski50]

Philco!

Nice 1952 Philco!

 

[peteski50]

Nutone!

I think 1960's

 

[peteski50]

Nutone

Nutone continued

 

[gadgetgary]

Kevin

I did not know you had a 'tiara'.

I think you should wear it for your next cooking video.

It would be a HOOT!

 

 

[kevin313]

Gary

I thought everyone had at least one tiara in their closet ;-)

I know I still have my crown from being Prom King (oh, if I knew then what I know now...)

 

[polkanut]

Dad's Aunt Ella had the Monarch model F178W electric range, minus the deep well cooker.  When she died, it was sold to friends of my parents who had rental properties.  I often wonder how long it survived being in a rental unit.

 

When we bought our house, it had a Frigidaire smooth top range like the one pictured above.  The top was really stained, and both of us were used to gas, so we replaced it with a 1998 Magic Chef gas range.

 

[peteski50]

Caloric!

The caloric range was a good range at one time but by the 70's the quality went to the dump. In 1977 when my family purchased a hi low range and it was nothing but trouble. Most people I knew that had caloric ranges had a lot of problems. First off the bottom oven was constantly dying in the middle of cooking. Also the self cleaning didnt operate properly and the bottom of the oven warped after a few uses. My parents after fighting with caloric had the stove replaced 4 times in 3 years. Than they went to the better business bearu and caloric was forced to give my family money back. They bought a roper self clean stove and a seperate microwave on top and it still works today. I did like the setup on the caloric but it was nothing but trouble. The attached picture is like the one we had except ours was white and had a black glass front. The upper oven and burners worked ok.

 

[peteski50]

Caloric!

I think this was 1962

 

[peteski50]

Caloric

I think this was the last of the good ones!

 

[peteski50]

Caloric!

I think this is a late 60's
Real nice range but I think the quality had already started to go away at this point!

 

[peteski50]

Caloric

another shot
this one doesnt have the self cleaning
they were excellent at broiling!

 

[peteski50]

Caloric

another

 

[peteski50]

Caloric

I would like to get more literature
anyone have any?

 

[countryford]

This is our 1941 O'keefe and Merrit. We bought it from the original owner. It works great. We also use the mid to late 50's g.e. wall oven.

 

[countryford]

This is my dream stove. The one pictured is a 1953 O'keefe and Merrit Aristocrat. I don't have the room and the money. They are asking $12,000 for this stove.

 

[henry200]

The Aristocrat

They weigh as much as my car and take up nearly as much space but, oh, could I cook with one of those babies!  Two ovens, two broilers, a warming oven, 6 burners.....heck, a person could run a restaurant with one.  The Aristocrat's only rival would be the Magic Chef 6300, another "died and gone to heaven" dream cooker.

 

 

[goatfarmer]

Tappan on C/L

A little pricy, but looks decent.

http://southbend.craigslist.org/app/2505483839.html

 

[xraytech]

here is my mid 60's General Electric 40" range with P*7 oven I'm unsure of age but I'd assume between 66-68.

This is the stove my gram had for about 35 years before it died from a power surge, it was replaced by a 67 Frigidaire Custom Imperial. I paid only $30 for this GE

 

[58limited]

henry200

Those are both my dream stoves. Some Aristocrats have been selling on ebay for under $3000, in unrestored but good shape, over the past year.

 

[luxflairguy]

Let's talk THERMADOR!!

Here's Thermador from 1955

 

[luxflairguy]

THERMADOR!

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[luxflairguy]

THERMADOR

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[luxflairguy]

More!

My childhood built in 1950/51 had the standard oven adn the 4 burner 45" cooktop. White knobs on both. I learned to bake with that oven

 

[peteski50]

Thermador!

That is one beautiful design. They kind of kept the same design cooktops through the years. I have also saw a few of those ovens through the years. I never saw that type of broil element, It looks very different!
Peter