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Posted by Eigenvector on January 9, 2007, 8:42 pm
>i can't really answer your question, but my mother has a MagicChef gas
> stove that we bought new in the fall of 1955. She wouldn't take a new
> stove if you gave it to her. This one was the top of the line when it
> was new-- it is 42 or maybe even 48" wide with the oven on the right
> side and a separate broiler with a door that swings out to the side on
> the left. It also has a griddle in the center of the top, which she said
> she just had to have, and hasn't used n 40 years. The broiler is the
> main reason she wouldn't part with it, as I don't think anyone makes a
> unit like it anymore. . As to your point about burning the house
> down, there are a lot of fires started with stoves, but it is almost
> always by careless use of the stove, not the stove itself. Bottom line--
> some people replace perfectly good items, whether it is appliances,
> furniture, cars etc, just because they want new, while others keep
> things forever(nearly), and act like it is oee of their children. No
> reason to replace a working stove, but if you want a new one, no reason
> not to buy what you want. Just keep in mind that all the higher end
> ovens have fancy digital control boards that are real nice until they
> fail--right out of warranty-- then you have the choice of spending at
> least half the cost of a new unit to repair it, or buying a new stove to
> replace your 3 or 4 year old one. Larry
>
Mentioning the digital ovens. Personally I think that's one of the places
where the older technology is a FAR FAR better solution than cheap circuit
boards make in Asia. A rheostat isn't going to go bad nearly as early or
often as a circuit board - especially in a high heat environment like an
oven.
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