Thread Number: 53027
GE General Electric Stove/Oven - Like New Condition - $100 (Mercer) |
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Post# 753844   4/30/2014 at 12:43 (3,620 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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OK, SO IT'S GREEN...but isn't it a nice one?
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Post# 753870 , Reply# 1   4/30/2014 at 14:24 (3,620 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 753871 , Reply# 2   4/30/2014 at 14:26 (3,620 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 753894 , Reply# 3   4/30/2014 at 15:53 (3,620 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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That's what we call an "upper-MOL" range, for "upper middle of the line." It's not the nicest range they made, but it's a very nice one.
It has P*7 self-cleaning, an automatic oven, an oven door window, two convenience outlets (one timed), a lighted cooktop and the Bakelite knuckle guard for the oven door handle. It does not have Sensi-Temp. This combination of features would put it in perhaps third position in the line, behind the TOL J 757 and ranges like my upper-MOL J 370, which does have Sensi-Temp. The range is pre-1971; it's not in that catalog, and the pushbutton switches were on their way out across the entire line in '72, though not completely gone yet. |
Post# 753905 , Reply# 4   4/30/2014 at 16:53 (3,620 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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i definitely noticed the "P*7" (self-cleaning) feature on this stove. in fact, because of you, that is one thing that i always notice about the GE stoves & ovens now!
hm hm hm...... and i even pick up on the chrome size around the oven-door window (when there is an window in the oven door). and of course, the most important feature to me, either the push button or rotary knob burner controls. the other details, i haven't quite picked up on just yet. but again, i am just learning about different appliances. even if i'm not planning on getting all of the appliances i'm learning about. it is fun to find out about vintage appliances and see pictures of them!!! so thanks to you sandy, i have learned some of the details about vintage G.E. stoves & ovens!!! hm hm hm..... :o) |
Post# 753910 , Reply# 5   4/30/2014 at 17:08 (3,620 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 753913 , Reply# 6   4/30/2014 at 17:28 (3,620 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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and because of you & others here in the group, now if i upgrade from my GA208 it would have to be an A806!!!
LOL..... at first, i was really wanting more to get; first; an A608 (because it had the exact same buttons as the A208) secondly; either an A606 or an A806 but now, because i know what all the button selections on an A806 are, i think, if i was to upgrade from my maytag GA208, it would HAVE to be an A806. and i know this because, i've had 2 chances to get 2 different A608 maytags, and i think before, i would of really been "gung-ho" about getting them. but since i know more about the A806, it's like, i can either take the A608 or leave it. and obviously, i've left 2 of them, cuz i haven't replaced my GA208 as of yet. and plus, i am really happy with my GA208. i haven't tried washing a blanket it in there. but i have a feeling that my GA208 would be able to handle washing a blanket without any problems!!??!! hm hm hm..... ;o) |
Post# 753931 , Reply# 8   4/30/2014 at 18:34 (3,620 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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There were two main drawbacks to pushbutton burner controls:
1) They were an absolute bastard to keep clean. They were notorious for picking up kitchen grease, and if you spent time carefully cleaning every little button, you got to do it all over again the next time you fried something. GE seemed to have a special genius for putting the buttons exactly where they would get the dirtiest. Only in the later '60s did they seem to have some regard for the problem. 2) They could not meet safety requirements imposed in the '70s that required two separate motions to turn a burner on. That requirement is the reason that burner control knobs have to be pushed in and then turned today. |
Post# 753979 , Reply# 9   4/30/2014 at 21:50 (3,620 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore)   |   | |
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Thanks for that point of view. I totally agree with what you are saying. I was just wondering..that's all. Rick |
Post# 753985 , Reply# 10   4/30/2014 at 22:10 (3,620 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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I agree, too. I love butons, but after owning these multi-button Oster blenders, I can vouch for the cleaning hassle. I like those larger button models, if I had to choose - like the TOL you posted some time ago, Sandy.
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Post# 753988 , Reply# 12   4/30/2014 at 22:14 (3,620 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Hotpoint and GE models are MUCH easier to clean because they are so close together, they very rarely get dirty. |
Post# 753991 , Reply# 13   4/30/2014 at 22:18 (3,620 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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I would like to just use a pushbutton control stove, since infinite controls is what we've always used since I was a kid. I can adapt to anything - and the pushbutton engineering sounds reliable enough to never worry about drifting, which can occur; all new information to me. Thanks for the feedback, Hans.
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Post# 754062 , Reply# 14   5/1/2014 at 05:29 (3,620 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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If you'll look at the TOL 40-inch model pictured above, you see that GE finally responded to years of complaints about the cleaning hassles with buttons.
As you've noted, the buttons were made far larger, something that GE had already tried back in '57 with the "piano-key" pushbuttons on TOL ranges. This made them easier to clean. But they were also moved to the opposite end of the range from the burners. This helped enormously. It did not entirely eliminate the problem, but a reasonable housekeeper could keep the range clean without having to be totally OCD about it. |