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Post #420,977
by Andrew Grygus
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10/22/17 2:51:58 PM
10/22/17 2:51:58 PM
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New Some old stoves may be crappy . . .
. . but I get along just fine with my late '40s Wedgewood chrome top. It has a lot of space due to the griddle in the middle (which I have never used as a griddle).

It is really easy to clean because all the top surfaces lift out without effort (well, the griddle is a bit heavy) and can be easily cleaned in the sink.

Wedgewood Stove

Yes, it would be nice to have restaurant level BTUs, but as a home stove this one does great. Production stopped by the mid '50s, but today Wedgewoods sell for $1000 and up.
Post #420,982
by Another Scott
10/22/17 3:51:22 PM
10/22/17 3:51:22 PM
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New Very nice. Ours seems to be a 1963 "builder's special" GE.
It's one of these, including the delicious "rare, lemon yellow" color.

:-/

All it needs is some tail fins and some fake jet engine air intakes to be perfect!!

When we moved in only a couple of the burners worked, but it was easy to get replacement elements and drip pans and trim rings and replace them without a tech visit. I may have checked the connections at the switches too - it's a pretty simple beasty. The clock doesn't work, but the timer still does.

Cheers,
Scott.
     Hey Drew/Gryg, you got an opinion on induction cooktops? - (crazy) - (19) - Oct. 21, 2017, 11:33:42 PM EDT
         Induction cooktops? - (Andrew Grygus) - Oct. 22, 2017, 12:11:53 AM EDT
         if it aint gas it aint shit -NT - (boxley) - (11) - Oct. 22, 2017, 01:09:09 AM EDT
             Gas reacts faster, but electric can get way hotter - (drook) - (10) - Oct. 22, 2017, 09:39:56 AM EDT
                 We need to remodel our kitchen - (Another Scott) - (7) - Oct. 22, 2017, 11:23:32 AM EDT
                     We now have a new kitchen. It wasn't planned... - (hnick) - (1) - Oct. 22, 2017, 12:23:39 PM EDT
                         Ouch. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 22, 2017, 12:31:14 PM EDT
                     Crappy old appliances are crappy (and old) - (drook) - (4) - Oct. 22, 2017, 12:40:44 PM EDT
                         Interesting. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Oct. 22, 2017, 12:55:36 PM EDT
                             We have a Jenn-Air ceramic - (malraux) - Oct. 22, 2017, 02:30:38 PM EDT
                         Some old stoves may be crappy . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Oct. 22, 2017, 02:51:58 PM EDT
                             Very nice. Ours seems to be a 1963 "builder's special" GE. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 22, 2017, 03:51:22 PM EDT
                 with gas I can see what the heat output is, on an electric I have to guess -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 22, 2017, 03:24:53 PM EDT
                     Ha! ..agreement (but I ain't no Chef-grade end-user.) - (Ashton) - Oct. 23, 2017, 05:24:00 PM EDT
         I used an induction hotplate once - (drook) - (3) - Oct. 22, 2017, 09:35:38 AM EDT
             Wiki says you can melt metal in an induction furnace. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Oct. 22, 2017, 10:19:21 PM EDT
                 Yeah, I wonder how heating matches up to power use -NT - (drook) - (1) - Oct. 22, 2017, 11:28:26 PM EDT
                     Where I grew up, lights in the whole village flickered when they started up the steel works oven. -NT - (CRConrad) - Oct. 23, 2017, 03:55:41 AM EDT
         My wife has one and likes it! - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Oct. 22, 2017, 09:54:59 PM EDT
             Answering my own question above - (drook) - Oct. 22, 2017, 11:34:55 PM EDT

That's pretty much epic-scale incomprehension.
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