Steve Gyrafoam's new Range

[gansky1]

Look at this beauty! I'll let him tell you the story about it but he's done a beautiful job restoring it and it now using it in his kitchen, one of my personal favorite O'keefe and Merritt ranges with the High-Vu feature that allows you to look into the oven from the top of the range!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Steve, did you really restore the periscope parts of the High-Vu to where it can be used to see inside the oven again? Congratulations. Use it hard and in good health. Isn't O&M the brand of range in Everybody Loves Raymond? Thanks, Greg for the picture of Steve's new treasure.

 

[toggleswitch]

What a Beaut!

oh honey-pie,
I'm coming to Atlanta for some hominy grits and some southern fried chicken. I also want to taste your dumplings.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Refresh my remembery.

BrownEyedGirl, don't you have a vintage O&M as well? Or did you trade it in for something else?

That periscope thingie looks way cool!

veg

 

[peterh770]

I can tell you first hand that this range cooks fettucchini carbonara and field peas like nobody's business!

 

[Maytagmom]

And its GAS!!!

Yeowzers! Cool stove!

Ya'll keep posting pics. You make it hard to make a decision on which kind to get! ha!

Is it a 30"?

Field peas are good. Ate my weight in them during Hurricane Katrina. Home grown is so good, and cooking with gas is da best!

*runs*

 

[petek]

Where about is this periscope feature that lets you see inside the oven? Maybe I'm missing something?

 

[gansky1]

This link may help explain the High-Vu feature a little more. Scroll down to the picture of the glass on the range's panel then put your mouse/cursor over the glass...

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www.vintagestoves.com

 

[petek]

Aint' that neat, space age technology of 1954. Very nice.

 

[toggleswitch]

mmmmmmmmm...

Yummy stove. And the lift-up top is a nice benefit!

 

[appnut]

I"m very happy for ya steve!!!!

 

[drmitch]

Just beautiful!

 

[irishwashguy]

OMG!!!OMG!!

That is so Fabulous!!!!!Congrads!!!!

 

[jetcone]

Oh MY gawd

I think I've fallen in love with my first Stove!

That High Vue feature is the balls!

Nice Job Steve.

jon

 

[gyrafoam]

Tom, the glass ceiling of the oven was just TRASHED. It took three days of repeatedly soaking with oven cleaner and scraping with a puty knife to get all the schmootz off.
The mirror in the periscope was the easy part.

I had been using a GE Gas stove about five years old. What a POS! This old O'K&M puts that GE to shame! Really heats fast and simmers well. Will try out the oven soon and see what the baking is like. I'll do a sponge cake first. Then layers, and see how well it handles each.

Toggle, just let me know when your comming and I'll run over to the Whole Foods ( aka Whole Wallet!) grocery store and get us one of those "all orgasmic" "free-range" birds to fry.

 

[peteski50]

O'keefe and Merritt

Hi Steve,
I absolutely love the range - from the picture it looks showroom fresh. Many Best Wishes and Good Luck
Peter

 

[tlee618]

Steve that is one beautiful range!! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear the story behind it and its restoration. That pasta carbonara sounds wonderful as well!! Terry

 

[appnut]

Oh, and I want me some flap jacks from the griddle!!!

 

[bethann]

Cool stove Steve!

When you bake that cake take some pictures.