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Chambers Stove (Reply to this comment)
by donna-in-ingmr
This great article really hits home in recognizing that the super industrial look in appliances may be starting to wear out its welcome with some folks. Antique ranges may be just the thing to bridge the gap between the cozy look and solid functioning many people now want, and what is currently out there on the market. I have a white, chrome topped Chambers range that I have been told is from around 1959, and find that it works better than any stove I've ever used. It is identical in styling to the one on Rachel Ray's cooking show, (except the color) and mine is the high-back version. The oven maintains heat so evenly, that you can actually turn the gas off a half-hour early if you are slow-cooking a roast. The oven stays plenty hot! I am in the process of remodeling my kitchen, and am wondering if any readers out there have any pics of one of these stoves in a modern kitchen. I want a retro look, so am attempting to leave my original birch cabinets (also from the late '50s) but am considering new doors. Ah...but what style to use? Any suggestions? donnamwanner@hotmail.com
Thanks!
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Dec 12 '05
10:27 am PST
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I wasn't really expecting to... (Reply to this comment)
by JMB623
see anything new from you, so I was somewhat taken aback by your latest offering to the Gods of incompetence who are the site hosts. I remember many of those old stoves, and when we buy our dream house I'll print this one as a how to do for fixing the kitchen. Who knows, we may have to give away the Wolfe range and the Sub Zero. There isn't much too cook for RKR at her age other than hot dogs and pasta. Perhaps a cool range will motivate some creative cooking, which will, in turn, encourage RKR to expand her acceptable foods list. I am not holding my breath.
Once more you have posted the role model for what a real review/opinion should be. No one is surprised by that. Now if only the GoI's at this place will pay attention. Again, I am not holding my breath. Joel (jmb623).
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Nov 04 '01
7:38 am PST
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Thanks! (Reply to this comment)
by Cecilia47
Great to read a new review from a terrific writer. Welcome back...we all missed your humorous and informative prose!
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Oct 08 '01
12:59 pm PDT
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Whew, Cornelia (Reply to this comment)
by nobody_knows
You've opened the floodgates! My mother-in-law used to own a beautiful, bright red Chambers range - chrome from here to there, a soup well, it was the best! Sadly, she renovated and traded the Chambers in on a boring "modern" GE thing in the mid-sixties. What a mistake. That thing was in pristine condition. Not to mention all the lovely stories they had about the stove and some badly timed oven lightings. (I especially remember the time the pilot light went out in the soup well and the explosion that followed!)
Thanks for a wonderful, wonderful review.
Judy
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Sep 30 '01
5:00 pm PDT
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Yeow! (Reply to this comment)
by tomgray
Welcome back, what a treat. You are still on my trust list. Great to hear from you again!
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Sep 24 '01
7:42 pm PDT
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Darlin' Cuz... (Reply to this comment)
by mshawpyle
... Why not stay home on the range this time? You've been sorely missed.
GRAU: Great Review As Usual. Calls up all sorts of recollections of Pearl and Emma and Norah cooking in the kitchens of my youth.
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Sep 22 '01
10:21 am PDT
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Wow! (Reply to this comment)
by Suzer
What a great review! I'm happy I found you and your writing through Casey's anniversary re-write off. Off to read more of your reviews.
Suzi
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Sep 21 '01
1:41 pm PDT
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y'know... (Reply to this comment)
by CurtisEdmonds
there used to be someone else named cornelia who used to write around here, long time ago... :)
All I know about ovens is that food comes out of them. Nice work; would never have thought of writing about great movie ovens.
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Sep 21 '01
4:33 am PDT
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Something To Warm The Cockles Of My Harvest Gold Behemoth Heart! (Reply to this comment)
by kcfoxy
Dear One,
When Pogomom Helen, (or Helen of Oy, as she likes to style herself), told me a very special person was coming out of...retirement to retake in this Clambake, I was thrilled and speechless with joy!
What a wonderful and most helpful, (ah, that new rating was made for the likes of You!), article, brimming with the usual Cornelia panache, wit and style crammed with useful bits.
Although, I did flash on that humongous sink from Sybil when thinking of all the movie stoves. Yes, what a great source of design detail and specific kitchen savvy. It's happening again...ooh, now the kitcens from Uncle Buck, Mrs. Doubtfire and Mr. Mom are parading before the blank screen of my brain!
I agree with you on the probable down-sizing of uber ovens and industrial strength 5,000 to 15,000 BTU stoves. The one I envision for my dream cabin will be 36" rather than the 48 to 72" Mr. Ex Cooking Guy would want.
That will give me 4 nicely sized burners and that nifty grill-into-griddle thingie in the middle, plus enough room in the single stove for an army of kibbee, chicken enchiladas suiza or good old fashioned peach cobbler or some of those fancy Spritz and chocolate meringe cookies my Grandmother's German housekeeper used to make.
(And as far as the vinyl, feh! I wouldn't be able to handle the out-gassing of fetid VOC, preferring the gentle fumes of linseed oil and cork).
Hoping this finds you and yours well, m'dear. And thanks once again for gracing us all with a large slice of virtual Cornelia.
Casey
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Sep 21 '01
12:32 am PDT
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Cornelia, Long time--no see (Reply to this comment)
by Howard_Creech,  in Home and Garden
What a thorough and detailed review. I've always loved those old kitchens and the Hoosier Cupboards, butchers blocks, overhead cast iron pot racks, and stoves that made them look so cool.
Thanks for all the wonderful tips, they may inspire me to enlarge my kitchen collection. Nice to see you back, even if its just for a visit.
Howard
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Sep 20 '01
10:04 pm PDT
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A cool place to see vintage stoves... (Reply to this comment)
by Mrsfitts
Great Piece Cornelia! I'm glad to see you made it to CA.
In San Jose, in Kelly Park, past the Japanese Tea Gardens is a Historical House Museum. They took 'founding father' houses, renovated them and have them on display as an outdoor museum of houses. They have the houses done up in increments of 10 years -going from out-houses to homes with Victory Gardens to homes with indoor plumbing and electricity. I checked out each and every kitchen in the homes the docent took us through. Very Cool! I too love vintage stoves. Especially those with 'built in' features like the bacon grease can, the warmer or the griddle.
Great seeing this work from you. Enjoy your stove!
Pam
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Sep 20 '01
8:54 pm PDT
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ah, Cornelia... (Reply to this comment)
by jkkelley
...thank you for this appearance, and may it be one of many more rather than just a brief turn at bat. Cheers to you.
jk
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Sep 20 '01
8:25 pm PDT
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Lovely Appliances at not so Lovely Prices! (Reply to this comment)
by pogomom,  in Home and Garden
Dear Cornelia:
During a remodeling frenzy in the late 1960's, my Mother gave away her 1950's era Magic Chef range. It was a gorgeous piece of work with more chrome and porcelain than fifty ranges possess today. She always had regrets about that bad move and now is in the market for a home in Miami Shores. My sister, a furniture finisher, discovered a vintage range - the same double width style Mom gave away years ago - and now is storing it for the day they finally find their dream bayside home.
One thing is definitely true; those old appliances were made to last. Thanks for the links and all those wonderful details! I hope you get the chance to really enjoy your Magic Chef before some savvy buyer comes along and grabs the house.
Thanks, even more, for participating in the KcFoxy Anniversary celebration. You are one class act!
xoxox Helen
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Sep 20 '01
8:20 pm PDT
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