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Appliances are now such a cluster. I was pretty much ignorant of the whole thing until my MIL had me get her SIL’s old O’Keefe & Merritt stove. Thing weighed as much as one of my bench machine tools! Simple to use and built to last forever. When my MIL passed my BIL took it and it turned out a nicer fancy version of the ‘51 model came up on CL. Perfect shape, one owner. Happy camper, and I love the retro look of the stove. No electronics, 4 big burners, griddle in the middle Grill’avator all chrome and white porcelain. It will easily outlast me.
Everything else is Maytag. The 12yrld side by side fridge started acting up and everybody online said thats how long they last Got a great repairman out(now there’s a rarity!) and he replaced a $65 relay and knock on wood it’s good as new. I’ve always hated stainless and when we thought we might have to buy another it turned out it’s extra for white! WTH? The old adage “they don’t make ‘em like they used to“ goes triple for appliances.
Everything else is Maytag. The 12yrld side by side fridge started acting up and everybody online said thats how long they last Got a great repairman out(now there’s a rarity!) and he replaced a $65 relay and knock on wood it’s good as new. I’ve always hated stainless and when we thought we might have to buy another it turned out it’s extra for white! WTH? The old adage “they don’t make ‘em like they used to“ goes triple for appliances.