When we moved, we had to leave my wonderful Kitchenaid stove behind. Our "new" house had a flattop range. It certainly is easier to clean! It took some adjustment to learn to cook on it, but I'm fine with it now. However, I hate the oven part with a passion. It doesn't do a good job, and it doesn't have a window. I won't be sad when it bites the dust, because I really like a window to check on how baked goods are rising or how done the cookies are getting without opening the door and dropping the temperature. That stupid appliance will probably last forever just to spite me. Why do the good die young and the annoying last forever?
When our oven controller died a few years ago, and a new controller was as much as a new stove, the landlord did well picking the new stove: 2 big burners, 2 little burners, and a window in the oven door. I love my window in the door!
Y'know, it might be worth it to buy a stove with an oven that works well. I'm sure someone would buy your old stove and you'd definitely be happier with a good oven, even if the stove top isn't as easy to clean.
You'd think we both lived through the Depression, but we don't replace things unless we have to, for the most part. If it works, somewhat, we keep it. For Christmas, I bought my husband a fan to replace the one that has been broken for ages. If you moved it or touched it, the thing fell to pieces. I didn't like it, because it was a hazard if little ones were over. But, it still worked! I thumbed my nose at our "keep it until it's dust" rule and bought a new one. I know, however, that this does NOT mean the old broken one will be discarded. Nope. It will go into the garage and find a second life there.
Ye olde ricochet cleaning method. Happens to me all the time. Pick it up, put it away...Heavens look at the mess in that drawer...clean out the draw...look at the stuff that needs put away...look at THAT mess...
Yep. I wonder who's making them messes. Must be the dog cause it sure ain't me! Right?
Jelly and washcloths on the other hand. . . Any time she's unsupervised and the bathroom door is open, she'll go into the bathroom, get a dirty washcloth off the floor ('cause I don't want them in the hamper to mildew!) and then drop it in the middle of the living room floor. When she was younger, she'd chew and rip it to shreds; now, she just drops it. I think it's just to remind us that she could shred it.
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Y'know, it might be worth it to buy a stove with an oven that works well. I'm sure someone would buy your old stove and you'd definitely be happier with a good oven, even if the stove top isn't as easy to clean.
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Yep. I wonder who's making them messes. Must be the dog cause it sure ain't me! Right?
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And Jelly wants to play fetch. . . for a minute. She's now lying on the floor with a green squeaky ball in her mouth.
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It's a conspiracy I tell ya!
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Jelly and washcloths on the other hand. . . Any time she's unsupervised and the bathroom door is open, she'll go into the bathroom, get a dirty washcloth off the floor ('cause I don't want them in the hamper to mildew!) and then drop it in the middle of the living room floor. When she was younger, she'd chew and rip it to shreds; now, she just drops it. I think it's just to remind us that she could shred it.
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