Turquoise Frigidaire stove...
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danemodsandy
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Divided Top:
Hans:
You've mentioned divided tops before - is this your preference in a 40-incher?
It's funny how different people like different things - I myself like the GE-style clustering of all four burners * at the left side, because it leaves a lot of landing space, and because you can keep an eye (no pun intended) on all four burners very easily.
Just wondering what it is that appeals to you here.
* Yes, I know GE also made 40-inch ranges with divided burners.
Hans:
You've mentioned divided tops before - is this your preference in a 40-incher?
It's funny how different people like different things - I myself like the GE-style clustering of all four burners * at the left side, because it leaves a lot of landing space, and because you can keep an eye (no pun intended) on all four burners very easily.
Just wondering what it is that appeals to you here.
* Yes, I know GE also made 40-inch ranges with divided burners.
norgeway
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No....
Personally I like the clustered top the best, I havent seen many Frigidaires with the divided top.
Personally I like the clustered top the best, I havent seen many Frigidaires with the divided top.
danemodsandy
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Oh, Okay!
Nothing wrong with a preference one way or another!
Nothing wrong with a preference one way or another!
norgeway
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I will say...
Some of the very old clustered tops are not great for large pots , they are too close together, but as a rule they are usually ok.
Some of the very old clustered tops are not great for large pots , they are too close together, but as a rule they are usually ok.
danemodsandy
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Hans:
Our old '49 Loewy-designed Frigidaire 40-incher was like that. And it had only three really usable burners, because the fourth was one of those pop-up nichrome-wire dealies under the deep-well cooker.
To me, the great thing about a 40-inch range is all that real estate on the top; you have a great landing space for hot pans. Not that I got to take advantage of that with the Frigidaire; my Mom cannot stand the sight of open, uncluttered space *, so it was always filled with small appliances and kitchen chatchkes.
* The lady could clutter Windsor Castle. Maybe the Superdome.
Our old '49 Loewy-designed Frigidaire 40-incher was like that. And it had only three really usable burners, because the fourth was one of those pop-up nichrome-wire dealies under the deep-well cooker.
To me, the great thing about a 40-inch range is all that real estate on the top; you have a great landing space for hot pans. Not that I got to take advantage of that with the Frigidaire; my Mom cannot stand the sight of open, uncluttered space *, so it was always filled with small appliances and kitchen chatchkes.
* The lady could clutter Windsor Castle. Maybe the Superdome.
agitatorboogie
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turquoise stove for the archives
turquoise stove for the archives
I love the pro's/con's discussion of the "cluster" burners vs. the divided top. I've been wondering about the provenance of the cluster burners for years. GE's always had them; only when GE started outsourcing their 40-inch stoves to WCI did the divided tops appear. Hotpoints offered a few divided top 40-inchers along the way. From a little bit of research, it seems like the cluster burners were direct descendants of the wood stoves of by-gone days. As gas stoves replaced the wood/coal models, the layout persisted in the multi-oven models on stilts. When the first electric cookers were introduced they followed that layout exactly.
Also, most of those double-oven electric 40-inch stoves had a smaller, lower oven on the left side of the stove. So with all of the extra clearance, it was a good place to put all of that sensitive circuitry. I still think those 40-inch GM Frigidaire stoves were/are the best electric stoves ever made. Especially for people who actually cook.
Also, most of those double-oven electric 40-inch stoves had a smaller, lower oven on the left side of the stove. So with all of the extra clearance, it was a good place to put all of that sensitive circuitry. I still think those 40-inch GM Frigidaire stoves were/are the best electric stoves ever made. Especially for people who actually cook.
ovrphil
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I could eat two of those pumpkin pies right now!
Must be Fred Flinstone coming home to eat!
Must be Fred Flinstone coming home to eat!
