Safer? You mean with that damn ratcheting noise it makes when you turn on the gas?
I have a 1950s Waterman with no pilot light—and yeah, it could suffocate me in my sleep if I were stupid enough to leave the gas on—and it's not even great looking, but it's solid as a rock, with fine gas control of the burners and the oven.
In truth, I use my small appliances far more than the range anyway; you can even bake cookies in the George Foreman grill.
I think if my husband called me and randomly announced he was bringing home six people for dinner tonight, it would be his ass on one of my fabulous new non-clog top burners.
That was such a trope on 60's TV shows- "Honey, I'm bringing the boss home for dinner with 4 other people. Whip up a feast and it better be good, don't shame me again darling,my promotion and our futures depend on this crucial meal. We'll be there in an hour. Don't let me down!"
Magic Chef makes the BEST stoves. We had a gas one when I was little. One side of the oven door was held together with a hanger wire, but that thing could cook!!! I have a Magic Chef electric stove now.
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Date: 2010-08-27 10:57 pm (UTC)Of course, I would only want it if we actually had purchased that restored 1915 Craftsman home that I truly wanted... *sigh*
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Date: 2010-08-28 05:50 am (UTC)I have a 1950s Waterman with no pilot light—and yeah, it could suffocate me in my sleep if I were stupid enough to leave the gas on—and it's not even great looking, but it's solid as a rock, with fine gas control of the burners and the oven.
In truth, I use my small appliances far more than the range anyway; you can even bake cookies in the George Foreman grill.
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Date: 2010-08-28 12:00 am (UTC)Sadistic.
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Date: 2010-08-28 02:13 pm (UTC)Y' know, it wouldn't be too astronomically impossible to recreate that. It's not like we've lost the technology.
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Date: 2010-08-28 02:46 pm (UTC)i kid i kid
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