Well, we were all sitting at dinner one evening
-no one was in the kitchen-
when suddenly we heard a loud POP
from the kitchen.
We hurried in and checked the stove,
but all the burners and the oven were off.
Then came another loud POP,
and smoke started rising
from the burners, the knobs, the little indicator light -
YIKES!
So we quickly unplugged it,
and never dared to plug it back in.
The poor thing is at least 50 years old, probably more like 60.
It came with the house, and has served us well for over eight years.
May it rest in peace.
The new stove -
Well, it is just the coolest!
I can now fit two pie pans in my oven without tipping one!
(Actually more)
I can fit four loaves of bread instead of just three!
(Probably more)
I can use any size cookie sheet I want instead of just size small.
(I can even bake three sheets of cookies at the same time!)
I now have FIVE burners on my stove instead of three!
(The fourth burner in the picture is actually some kind of sunken soup pot, or something. I filled it full of water once, turned it on high, and about four hours later it was steaming a little.)
AND there is now a window in my oven door!
However, with progress you always lose something, and in this case I have lost three things I miss very much.
In the old stove there were three drawers
where I kept all my pots and pans.
(A very useful feature in a kitchen with no cupboard space.)
The old stove had this cool little light above the stove
that was so very nice.
(It took about $50 and about 4 hours of Jef's time to install an acceptable substitute.)
AND the old stove had counter space included!
(With the loss of the old stove, we are down to about 6 square feet of counter space)
But all in all, I am ECSTATIC to have officially entered the 21st century.
when suddenly we heard a loud POP
from the kitchen.
We hurried in and checked the stove,
but all the burners and the oven were off.
Then came another loud POP,
and smoke started rising
from the burners, the knobs, the little indicator light -
YIKES!
So we quickly unplugged it,
and never dared to plug it back in.
The poor thing is at least 50 years old, probably more like 60.
It came with the house, and has served us well for over eight years.
May it rest in peace.
The new stove -
Well, it is just the coolest!
I can now fit two pie pans in my oven without tipping one!
(Actually more)
I can fit four loaves of bread instead of just three!
(Probably more)
I can use any size cookie sheet I want instead of just size small.
(I can even bake three sheets of cookies at the same time!)
I now have FIVE burners on my stove instead of three!
(The fourth burner in the picture is actually some kind of sunken soup pot, or something. I filled it full of water once, turned it on high, and about four hours later it was steaming a little.)
AND there is now a window in my oven door!
However, with progress you always lose something, and in this case I have lost three things I miss very much.
In the old stove there were three drawers
where I kept all my pots and pans.
(A very useful feature in a kitchen with no cupboard space.)
The old stove had this cool little light above the stove
that was so very nice.
(It took about $50 and about 4 hours of Jef's time to install an acceptable substitute.)
AND the old stove had counter space included!
(With the loss of the old stove, we are down to about 6 square feet of counter space)
But all in all, I am ECSTATIC to have officially entered the 21st century.
