Vintage Stove Exchange Kelvinator to General Electric

[@lauren6889]

Wow those two are fascinating young -uns

[@Drmikekuna]

These videos pop up in my feed, and I'm always happy to watch them. In fact, they make me happy. I especially like the range videos because they bring back so many memories. I'm Eastern European, and food was a big thing in our house. My mom was an excellent cook even though she cooked on a somewhat defective Crown range. My journey through apartments, condos, and eventually a house exposed me to many electric ranges. Some were quite old, but they still worked. I have been in my current home for over 30 years. My coil electric (1984) still works in my basement. However, I have gone through a higher-end gas and two induction stoves upstairs. My first induction stove developed problems, and they could no longer get a motherboard for it, so it went into a landfill. The second induction is still working. It appears that we are living in the era of planned obsolescence. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. It is also great fun to watch some of the old commercials for these ranges. When they talk about their features, the pitch is so good that I want to buy one today!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Dr Mike - appreciate you watching! Your experience with modern ranges underline the fact that they don't make them the way they used to - and all the electronics that they put into appliances now are often the things that break down first, and then you can operate it. It's too bad - sounds like you've got a good old stove in the basement - hang on to it!

[@tinag1234]

Omg- this was the stove I grew up on. Looks like xavtly the same thing except ours was gas. I’m so glad I found this channel when looking up Early American Prescut. I love the old school recipes too.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Tina! We're glad you found us, too!!

[@garyhart212]

I worked for the 5 & 10 called McCrory's in the 70's and 80's. We sold Rubbermaid sink mats and drainers in the avocado, gold and what they called "rust" colors. I remember my sister and her husband bought a brand new Magic Chef avocado gas stove when they got married in 1975. These colors bring back memories. All of our appliances now are stainless steel. I miss the colors.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gary! We had a few McCrory stores around Detroit, but Kresge's was our usual place. It must have been a fun place to work! I'm not surprised that they made skin mats, drainer, dishpans, etc. in these earth tones so someone could coordinate their whole kitchen - smart idea. I agree - I wish we had more color choices today! Thanks!

[@rarelampcollector]

Ahhhh... Brings back memories. My grandparents on Mom's side, both now deceased, had a GE electric range just like yours with push buttons for the cooktop and fluorescent backlight, except it was a 40 inch double oven in turquoise blue, with matching refrigerator, washer and gas dryer. The range and refrigerator were purchased in October 1967 when they purchased the home, the washer and dryer sometime in 1968 when grandpa was able to set up a propane tank, and the electrical panel was the old 60 amp fuse style making it unsafe to add additional major appliances and they didn't have the money at the time to rewire the place. Anyway the washer/dryer set, stove and refrigerator were all still working as of April 2022 when we sold the estate after grandma passed peacefully at age 96. The only repairs to the appliances that I'm aware of, were a couple of belts and heating elements for the dryer, the bake element in one of the ovens, and the front 8 inch element about 20 years ago when in middle school. The cooktop element had to be special ordered because, unlike the two terminal element readily available at any hardware or home improvement center, it was a 3 terminal element with screw terminals holding the wires, it didn't unplug from a receptacle like every other electric range I've used. Based off the wiring diagram on the back of the range and in the installation manual, the cooktop elements were actually two elements in one; the push button selector gave the 5 heat settings by applying 240 or 120 volts to one or both elements, in parallel or series. If I remember correctly and based off research online for GE ranges of that era, 240V to both elements = Hi, 240V to one element= 2, 120V to both elements= 3, 120V to one element= LO, 120V to both elements in series= WM. Not sure if this something exclusive to GE at the time or if other manufacturers in the 50s and 60s also used these oddball 3 terminal cooktop elements at one time or another? . The good news is these are still available on Amazon and other online suppliers for a rather premium price, so if you have an old range that uses these and need a replacement, you're in luck. Vintage appliances were built like a tank, take care of them and they should last a lifetime, unlike anything you can buy today that might serve you for 10 or 15 years at the most if your lucky.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi rarelampcollector - thanks for sharing your story on your grandparent's GE appliances. They built excellent and long-lasting appliances back then!

[@Terenia531]

It’s really a privilege to see this younger generation take so much genuine interest in the appliances that many of us grew up with.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Terenia! I agree - it's nice to see younger collectors with the interest and enthusiasm for these appliances!

[@salliemorrill2671]

When our family moved to Slidell, La in '71, bought a new house. Kitchen was avocado green appliances w/red brick linoleum. Carpeting mimicked the avocado theme. Had a Whirlpool top service 4-burner stove w/ one burner designed for inner/outer/ both on the element. It was handy except that utensil drawers were installed directly below the, & the heat melted the plastic guide rod for both drawers. Matching double over/under oven mounted on adjacent wall w/ storage above & below. You could set oven to start & stop. Come home to a cooked meal.

[@lauren6889]

Yes, you do keep the interest going. Fascinates me.. My own Mum ( Mom) had to spec ..order an avocado green much later like 1985 or something..green was her colour in life. She had a green leather Chesterfield couch / sofa

[@summerbay7032]

I did a double take when I saw you install this stove. I grew up with this stove! It was still going strong after 30 years when we sold the house in the late 90's with the matching avocado w/d, fridge and washer and dryer in the kitchen. All still worked. It never broke or had problems ever. Thanks for the visual time capsule of my past. I am sure the new owners replaced it.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Summer Bay! So glad the video brought back good memories for you! Yes, this stove seems to be well built, so I'm not surprised to hear that yours lasted so long. Thanks!

[@TonyaO2L]

It's always so exciting to see the stove exchanges. I love any glimpse I can get of your store! I am currently cooking on a '52 Stratoliner. I've cooked on gas my whole life, so learning to cook on electric has been a challenge. :)

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi TonyaO2L! That Stratoliner is quite a range! Keep cooking and you'll get used to electric stoves. I'm the same way with gas - I used electric my whole life and when I cook on a gas range I burn everything! Thanks!

[@meredithlynn]

I think it would be fun having a video of pictures of vintage kitchens. Personal family kitchen pictures, magazines and advertisements. Love that these two young men were so helpful and really enjoyed hearing their opinions of the stove. Always enjoy Cavalcade of food❤️

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Meredith Lynn! A video of vintage kitchens would be fun! Thanks!

[@ALARMINGadaora]

That is the most beautiful stove I’ve ever seen I could cry

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you - it is a beautiful stove!

[@berylwhite2983]

Ralph says thank you even though he wasn't there!! And I know you were very pleased. You have two nice young fellows are to help you. I've noticed that stove in the background and I really didn't know how it got there or anything about it. Great video keep up the good work to all of you!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Beryl! Ralph got saved some work thanks to these two guys! LOL!

[@Canerican.]

I love vintage appliances! I almost handcuffed myself to Mamie Eisenhower’s kitchen at the old Eisenhower Farm house in Gettysburg ,PA! 😂😂😂

[@cavalcadeoffood]

LOL!! Good thing you decided not to, Mrs Harpold!

[@bearmaine]

I have been fascinated by gas stoves my entire life and am happy to know that younger collectors continue the quest. I remember most of my childhood friends by their kitchen stoves, my family had a 1940s Kalamazoo but others had new homes with yellows and teals - until earth tones took over. My family had a 1962 mobile home used as a summer "cottage" at the lake with all teal fixtures and appliances - right down to the bathroom fixtures......loved it!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi bearmaine - that mobile home for 1962 sounds great! That era had wonderful colors and style. Thanks!

[@lauren6889]

Apparently Avocado is coming back into fashion for bathrooms as well, better than white white white.

[@bg147]

Oh boy, you must trust them. I am weird about my things and having people handle anything. They did good careful work. Love both the Kelvinator and GE. The push buttons were fabulous.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi bg147 - oh yes, they are also collectors so I trust them completely. It was nice to have the help with the heavy lifting! Thanks!

[@rshopperocarolan7082]

I came across this by accident looking for an element for a 1975 gold General Electric stove top. I was amazed when you pick the avocado stove. Then you said the word Michigan later in the program if I recall. In our first quad level home we had built I was only 2021 at the time and I selected a 1974 all avocado appliances since my mother had gold carpet and that was the rage that in Michigan where my mother is from as a veteran but I’m a native from another state And I purchased a house a few years ago and I’m laughing it has all gold appliances 1975 and turquoise bathrooms and of course paneling for the walls and brick home ranch and the reason I am responding social media which I never do it is that you really brought some great memories. I am grateful for this outstanding knowledge but my hope is to find these out electric elements because one rotted due to the severe humidity and it’s very difficult finding parts I’ve had new appliances and I’m not impressed and I tell my family don’t give me anything more that if I go another route I’m buying all new but I have a passion for the retro which in my day it was just what you did when you bought appliances and I like refrigerators which I have a tiny one it have the top and bottom doors I literally It’s like the newer ones because they really do not have the room inside them like the older models or maybe some of the newer ones that aren’t popular but thank you so much and for the wonderful people that to help put this video together along with those young men I’ll be keeping an eye in the future but it’s a little difficult at my age on a cell phone have the Internet and I’m not joking either oh yes I am thank you so much I don’t know how I got here to your site but it was a wonderful memory a pleasure thank you once again to everyone and you have a lovely store Hollywood and the movie industry really needs to take a look at what you have priceless

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video - thank you so much for watching!

[@nannabou9437]

You are informative . I just bought another GE stove from 1956 today a 40 inch. Needs some work. I'm loving ❤️ all your videos. I'm totally feeling your obsession with these stoves.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Nanna Bou - those GE stoves from the mid-50's were wonderful!! Enjoy your latest addition!! Thanks so much!

[@juneaustin5870]

Love the new swap out to the GE! Great to meet Richard and Chris as well. My mom had all Harvest Gold appliances, still remember how "modern" it all looked when she got them. Thanks for always bringing back so much joy from the past.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, June! I'll bet those harvest gold appliances of your mom's looked great!

[@andrewbethea327]

Harvest gold is the color I want for appliances. I prefer that over stainless steel, which I never cared for, its popularity notwithstanding.

[@ohiovac]

A couple great guys to help you out. Hopefully I’ll meet you sometime Kevin. You’ve got a lovely setup there.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Luke! Chris and Richard are great and so nice to help me out. It would be nice to meet you sometime! Thanks!

[@rshopperocarolan7082]

I’d like to add one more thing I would love to see you do all Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn cookbooks by Mrs. Dorothy Zender. She is a wonderful woman and when I was in high school I worked there so if you’re in Michigan I will make sure that I am on your KZbin site a lot thank you

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks - I think I have a cookbook from Dorothy Zender. We were just in Frankenmuth a few weeks ago for a visit!

[@lauren6889]

Only just watched you move the GE green for the Liberator x Loved the Green one.

[@JWimpy]

That is a beautiful stove. Looks much better installed than when it was on the display line. I remember back then that they charged more if you wanted the appliance in a color as opposed to white. It was usually a $10 upcharge for any color.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Johnny - I agree with you - I really think this is a nice looking range. Yes, any color always cost more which may be a reason why the white appliances far outsold the colors. Thanks!

[@jacobzelmore6080]

I have a 1968 Signature Menu Magic in avocado that I purchased for a whole $6.00 that I absolutely adore. I had no ephemera or anything to go with it and I had to learn the hard way the lower the number, the higher the heat! I know it’s just a Tappan rebadge. I love it to pieces as it goes with my 69 GE Custom Dispenser in avocado!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jacob - these were pretty good ranges and for $6.00 you got a great deal! Enjoy it - nice you have an avocado collection!

[@Noway673]

That olive green stove is my childhood stove but it was white at that time.I remember using the very bottom to broil grill bread with cheddar cheese on top toasted melts using a long metal pan.Brings back memories.They don't use stove like that anymore.The one we used was a gas stove when ever the fire wouldn't light up we have to use matches to put up against the gas and it circle fire rings.very old school 70's stove.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Derrick! I remember seeing people light those old gas stoves with matches. Glad the video brought back memories!

[@jack6964]

Great to “see” Mar working the camera and how wonderful to have guests! Love the new stove. Avocado was always my favorite of all the appliance colors. Though one of my aunts had the copper/coffee color and I remember being fascinated because no one else I knew had a stove in that color.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi John! Glad you're an avocado green fan! The coppertone and coffee colors were not as popular as the harvest gold and avocado green, but some of them really looked nice. Thanks!

[@wendyw4487]

my husband and I bought our first house, an antique cape that had a modernized kitchen i.e. cabinets, counters and appliances. The dishwasher, range and fridge were the copper/coffee color and although somewhat dated, still looked beautiful. Only trouble, the house had been vacant a year and the fridge no longer worked. We searched for a same color replacement with no luck and replacing all three appliances was not in our budget. My newly married sister told us to have her husband look at it, that he could fix anything. We took her advice, and after tinkering with it for about 20 minutes, he said "It'll work 5 minutes or 5 months.....not sure." Well we lived with those appliances in that house for seven years and later sold it with those very same three 'working' appliances.

[@ronaldbaker3047]

That 51 is a pretty stove! The new ones today don’t hold up like the old ones!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Ronald! Yes, these were well made!

[@Bob-ml1mv]

I love the vintage appliances

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Robert!

[@patcola7335]

That is an incredibly handsome range.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Pat!

[@Beth9228]

The green stove looks liked my grandmother’s in her kitchen when she used to lived in Decatur, Illinois. She even had a fridge in the same color. She had another fridge in the basement of her house,too and that one was white. Her kitchen had blue and green carpeting in it. The wood cabinets were dated but, it did looked still good. A kitchen sink under a window. It was a perfect triangle in the kitchen.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Beth - your grandmother's kitchen sounds wonderful! Thanks!

[@kennixox262]

Perhaps the older I get the more I appreciate certain things and must say that that avocado green range really works nicely in your kitchen set. Will look forward to some cooking action with that in some of your future videos.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Ken - I feel the same way about appreciating things as I've gotten older. I really like the earth toned appliances much more than I did when they were new. Thanks!

[@jonathan_nc]

Now you've put in MY stove! I have a 30" GE from 1985 like this one, but Almond. Use it every day. Did you know the oven door lifts off? At least mine does. Makes it a lot lighter to move and easier to change the element, which I've done once. That oven will bake wonderful cakes and pies. Mine is very accurate. Mine doesn't have any high-speed Calrod units. I think they stopped doing that. My mom's 40" GE from 1953 had one and it burned out and I had to put in a regular unit. You will love this stove. Glad your timer works OK. Mine got flaky and would go off in the middle of the night! Had to replace it. Now that was fun!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jonathan! Sounds like you've got a trusty old GE range! I'll check and see if the oven door lifts off. I'm not sure when they introduced that feature. I have already used it for baking and it does a very nice job. The oven runs about 25 degrees slow, so I've made adjustments and I should be good going forward. So far, so good with the timer! Thanks!

[@jonathan_nc]

@@cavalcadeoffood Sorry, I was incorrect about the removable oven door. That must be a later innovation.

[@howigotover798]

I love that kitchen!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks!

[@Clm124]

Love the new new (old) stove! Looking forward to watching you cook on it. I enjoyed listening to your two young friends, they're so knowledgeable!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Pink Peony! I've cooked a couple of things on it so far and it's been great. Yes, my friends are a wealth of information!

[@barry5153]

Great exchange! Loved the video. Looking forward to you cooking on it!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Barry! Me too!

[@mshowell3710]

Your Pink Stove is amazing they all are!! I have to come see your store. I'm look'n for my vintage stove now...I'd lov to learn which to choose from see'n yours.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Ms Howell! Decide on the features you want in a stove and the size that will work in your kitchen. Look on your local Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist and you will usually see vintage stoves for sale in your area. The hunt for the right stove is part of the fun! Good luck!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

Great video! The info about when avocado green came to be is largely correct. From a book I have called Orange Roofs and Golden Arches, a history of the fast food joint, which deals with the mid-century design ethos (from Googie to MCM, so from the mid to late 40's through the mid 60's) and talks about the turning point in 1965 when the public began to sour on MCM/Googie architecture in general as many felt it to conflict with nature, especially in places like Utah, Wyoming, California etc where mountains and the desert was common. Part of the shift was the economy and the political times and people decided to "go back to nature" so architecture came to be more traditional with A frames, the Mansard roof, and barn red, brown, harvest gold and of course, avocado green and obviously copper and at times, poppy red came into vogue. So yes, 1965-1966 was when earthy colors came into being. Coincidentally, music began to shift by 1965-66 with pop/rock heading away from the golly gee wiz style of the early Beach Boys etc to psychedelia etc of hard rock/prog rock that came later in the 60's. Even Jazz shifted to fusion around that time frame as well.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi John - yes, the times they were a changing in the mid-60's! We really saw a shift in so many things: music, film, fashion, decor, architecture, etc. Thanks!

[@sharipuckett6923]

I love old avocado green appliances. Especially the Maytag washers and dryers.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Shari - I've seen a couple of the avocado Maytags and they are nice looking!

[@sharipuckett6923]

@@cavalcadeoffood Do you have any Maytag washers or dryers in the color of avocado green?

[@ianrodden3332]

That’s a great stove. I love the styling and the push buttons. Great to see the next generation too! What a perfect colour for the kitchen. It looks like new! Great video as always!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Ian!

[@OldeHadleyVintage]

Hi Kevin!!! Wow what a great stove and terrific memory! My neighbors where I grew up had the EXACT same stove!! I can remember Josephine cooking up some great Italian meals on that stove! So excited to see what is in store for you and Ralph and Sis! Hope all is well! Hugs! Jeff ☺️

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jeff!! So funny that I also knew an Italian lady named Josephine who was the most incredible cook! Glad the stove brought back nice memories! Stay warm - only another month or two of winter!! The east coast sure has gotten more than it's share this year!

[@bambihoyer5893]

Great show. Very informative.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for watching, Bambi!

[@goingslightlymad7172]

I love the stove exchanges! 😍 Hope the weather is getting better for you guys! 🌝

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi GSM - very icy here today! It's was 50 degrees yesterday, and today it's in the low 20's with snow on the way! That's winter in Michigan!

[@goingslightlymad7172]

@@cavalcadeoffood Well dagnabit! I watch a fella who lives in Michigan and goes snow camping with his Collie and Aussie Shepherd. He thinks any above 40 is hot!! It makes me so cold watching his videos! 😂

[@ShesInLosAngeles]

We purchased our first home in 1972, remodeled the kitchen and of course we just had to have this color for our appliances. 👍🏼🥑😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jane! You were on-trend in 1972 with those avocado appliances!!

[@elizabethl387]

Love the green stove looks amazing 👏

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Elizabeth!

[@MiddleAgeMike]

Saint Patrick's Day stove exchange today: 1973 "Lucky" green GE P-7 in and 1978 white plus wood grain GE out. Made chili cheese frys with Oster Regency fry cutter and air fryer, and cooked chili with P-7.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mike - glad you kept things green for St. Patrick's Day!! The P-7 is a great range!

[@seangriffon6502]

Great stove. I have harvest gold ge drop in cook top with those exact same push buttons. I have seen the ge cooktops with the push buttons on the back wall. I love how this range has the speed heating burners like the frigidaire flare has. I feel ge had copied off frigidaire lol. Also love how they did the light switch on the door instead of doing a wired version on the control backsplash like they all do now. Great vintage range. Love it.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Sean! Your harvest gold drop in GE is a nice range!

[@shirleychavez4870]

In 1989, I bought a house that was built in 1979. My stove and refrigerator was avocado green. The guest bathroom was avocado green tub, lavatory and toilet. The carpet throughout the house was harvest gold and the en-suite was done in harvest gold sinks and toilet. In the garage, the washer and dryer were avocado green. Talk about color coordination 🤣🤣🤣

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Shirley! Wow - that house had all the colors of the 70's! Thanks!

[@knitterscheidt]

the stove of my childhood, but mom's was harvest gold, they were shaded, darker at the edges, really those GE stoves and refrigerators were solid, the dishwashers were prone to leaks, the Kelvinator was a real gem

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Briney - I'm enjoying this GE so far, seem to be a well-built range. The Kelvinator was a joy to use! Thanks!

[@cocolu815]

Love the avocado green stove. Looking for one like that or in harvest gold.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

They are out there - hope you find one soon!

[@MrsSrednas]

I have a 1963 GE P-7 double oven. I wish finding parts was easier!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Angelia - parts are getting harder to find, but I still see quite a few available online on Ebay. Thanks!

[@jakeblake231]

I could write a book on GE ranges, . . . had at least 3 GE employees ( and SEVEN GE ranges!) in the family over the years. But I'll restrain myself here just to say that #2 setting on that early vintage of GE range ( in combination with the stair-step control), burned more food in our household than the law allowed!!! As usual, a great video conjuring up images of my childhood. Thanks for sharing. :-)

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jake - sounds like you are no stranger to the world of GE!! The pushbutton settings do take some getting used to - I can see how things could over cook easily! Thanks!

[@dmglaser]

Don’t care about the color of anything. Just glad you’re back.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Glad to be back - thanks, David!

[@cindywhite8118]

Love the old stoves. They had so many features that are no longer offered. Its a shame.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cindy! I agree - the older appliances had some great features that I wish were still available on the new stuff. Thanks!

[@roseknott2832]

Just found your channel, its wonderful! Not sure if you ever saw this, the Museum of Science and Innovation has a KZbin channel with old GE commercials. The bottom drawer on a stove is supposed to be a warmer.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Rose! Glad you found us! I'll check out the Museum's channel for those old GE commercials! Thanks!

[@robertwhite9898]

Awesome 👏

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Robert!

[@robertwhite9898]

@@cavalcadeoffood you bet 👍 those older GE ranges where great 👍 I use to work at a Apartment complex yrs ago & every unit had GE PC7 Electric Stoves & they had the self cleaning function. GE does build good ranges especially there ovens. My mom has a GE range & very reliable no issues or problems

[@RugbyFootballer]

Kevin you handwriting penmanship is awesome you should definitely give cursive writing lessons on your always analog channel

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, RugbyFootballer - I have my third grade teacher to thank!

[@LiberalinOregon]

I had a stove like that, mine was white. It was in my house when I purchased it.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks - white was by far the most popular color for these ranges.

[@knitterscheidt]

you know the outlet and workspace on the top of the Kelvinator was useful because kitchens of that era may not have countertops. I remember my grandma lived in an old house which had only a stove like the Kelvinator, a double freestanding sink, hoosier, tiny refrigerator and table. I'm sure you know it well. All the kitchen pots and dishes were in the pantry closed-in back porch behind the kitchen. She cooked many holiday dinners in that kitchen for many family members. By 1968 most kitchens were updated with cabinets and countertops and that workspace was no longer necessary...but missed, it's handy to take a hot dish from the oven and have a metal surface to put it on. anyway I just mentioned that for the youngins who may wonder why.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Briney - that extra workspace on the stove top really does come in handy for so many things. So many kitchens were small and that extra space came in handy, especially with an outlet to plug in a mixer, toaster, coffee pot, etc. I was always fascinated by those Hoosiers like your grandma had - they seemed so well organized. Thanks!

[@hanscraig1850]

You couldnt have found any nicer guys to help you.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Hans! You're right about that! Chris and Richard were a great help! Hope all is well!

[@JohnnyJR118]

I have a old stove from 1940s kelvinator works great and in great condition

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Johnny! Kelvinator are great stoves!

[@tveyeonyou]

Exciting to be here on a stove-exchange day!! Fascinating how the kitchen stove industries competed for the consumers' choice. For my 2-cents, I wouldn't want the control buttons/dials to be behind the burner-coils -- too much dancing of the hands to get around boiling pasta pots, or over sputtering sauce pans? I'd prefer the controls to be out front, and closer to the cook! Maybe keep an aloe plant on the kitchen counter, too 😉👍🏼!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi tveyeonyou - Glad you're here for stove exchange day! There were a few manufacturers that offered controls on the front of the range or even on the side of the range top, for those who felt like you do about reaching over hot burners to the controls. Almost all gas ranges had the controls on the front, but the electric stoves were mostly on the back panel. Thanks!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

There is a reason why they are on the back panel. To keep little tykes/kids from playing with the controls when the parent(s) weren't looking. Gas, by its nature must be on the front, but even they had to be pushed in to turn on.

[@garyspring5981]

I love the avacado green I remember it when i was a kid nice stove it looks great in your kitchen made too last not like todays stuff

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gary - glad you're a fan of avocado green! Thanks!

[@hanscraig1850]

The extra high speed calrod is not a flasher unit like Westinghouse or Frigidaire used but rather a much higher wattage unit, the 6 inch extra high speed was 1650 watt instead of 1250 the 8 inch was 2600 watt or 3000 watt instead of 2100 as was the standard.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Good to know, Hans. Those two high speed calrods get hot very quickly! Although the other two aren't slow to heat, either.

[@scooterdover2771]

I liked the Kelvinator, but that GE sounds like a cool stove. I like that jet-action heating on the 2 burners, the push buttons. I always thought it funny how electric controls are on the back. It isn't like you have to put your arm over a flame, but to turn them off there can be some heat there.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Scooter! Most electric ranges had the controls on the back, although I have a couple of electrics with front controls. Some say this was to prevent kids from turning the burners on - so maybe it was a safety feature. I also think on many the area around the oven got very hot and it could damage the controls over time. It was much cooler on the back panel.

[@nancyflusa9992]

Have the 1974 GE Harvest Wheat (golden) in kitchen ( 2024). It works fine. By '74 buttons are replaced by dials. The light switch is the same.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Nancy - that Harvest Wheat is a nice color! Glad yours is still in service! Thanks!

[@fredwiley3731]

This green looks great against the white cabinets and picks up the green in the wall paper. Stove looks almost new. Where is Ralph? Thanks for the new video.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Fred! Glad you enjoyed - Ralph was working this day but luckily I had friends come by to help!

[@sharonhines9698]

It's amazing all your vintage stoves are still going strong. Appliances manufactured these days are lucky if they last eight years. How did you become interested in vintage Appliances and other kitchen wares? I would love to tour your facility. 🙃

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sharon! I always had an interest in appliances, even as a kid. I'm sure it was my mom's influence. Yes, the new stuff doesn't last nearly as long - they want you to replace them more frequently. Thanks!

[@jenniferhart7026]

My grammas washer and dryer were in her 1950’s kitchen

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jennifer! That was not uncommon and actually kind of convenient, I think. Thanks!

[@e.d.t.]

I swear my parents had a green stove when I was really young, or maybe it was just the fridge and other accents. Nostalgic either way. The house was built in the 60s so guess it was inherited from the previous owners along with all the other questionable room colors and wood wall paneling.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi E.D.T. - Avocado green was a popular color from the mid-60's right into the 70's. You may have had a green stove and fridge. Thanks!

[@kennixox262]

I always enjoy the stove swaps to see what is new in your collection. My question is about the age of the stoves themselves and if there is a worry about the aged wiring within these appliances and if there is a greater chance of an electrical fire from one of these things?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Ken - using vintage appliances you need to consider the condition of the wiring, switches, controls, etc. If they have been undisturbed and the range cared for, they are generally in working order. Much like the wiring in the walls of a home that might be 50+ years old. Just the same, each appliance should be gone over and evaluated. Thanks!

[@goingslightlymad7172]

Oh my gosh! Love the avocado green stove!!! ❤ Is that stove opening for a 30" or 36" stove? Or ?? Thanks, Kevin. Love the vids!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

It looks to be a 30" as the insert is in place, but don't quote me on that. I'm sure Kevin will chime in.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi GSM! When I built the kitchen studio I made an opening that was 40 inches wide, since that is my widest stove. I them made an insert that is about 10 inches wide that would slide in place whenever I put a 30 inch range in the kitchen. Thanks!

[@goingslightlymad7172]

@@cavalcadeoffood That was so smart of you. When I was looking for a vintage stove, I needed to find a 30'. That blew my idea of the griddle in the middle, but I still love it.

[@Sparky-ww5re]

The extra high speed calrod (other manufacturers during that era, from the 50s till about the early 1970s notably the big three, Frigidaire, Westinghouse and General Electric used different names but worked the same way) were a little unusual because they were 120 volt elements with a special controller called a flasher, that would send 240 volts to the burner for about 20 seconds before switching back to 120 volts until the burner is turned off. As you may recall based on ohm's law and watt's law, for a purely resistive load like a heating element, doubling the voltage causes the current to double and the wattage consumed to quadruple eg. the 1500 watt typical 6 inch element briefly produces 6000 watts. The weakness in this system was the controller , the contacts often pitted and burned rather early in life because of the high currents, long term reliability was hit or miss at best. Parts for the high speed calrod burners haven't been manufactured for many years and are very expensive if you happen to find any, and so the 120 volt burners have often long been replaced with standard 240 volt rated, using a standard controller, so to see this feature working on this beautiful 1968 GE range is pretty impressive. The push button heat selector works with a 2 element burner with 3 terminals, by switching a combination of 120 or 240 volts in parallel or series, one or both elements, thus providing the 5 fixed heat settings unlike moden ranges with infinite switches which cycle the burner to vary the average power delivered.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for the technical information on the high-speed burner, Sparky!

[@swedishlutheran]

Love the oven. Love coppertone too. Do you have the Bewitched oven and range??

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi swedishlutheran - the Bewitched oven is a Frigidaire Flair and I don't currently have one in the collection. Someday!

[@billchambersmarquez1964]

What no Ralph?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Bill - nope. Ralph was busy working that day. Thanks!

[@Norfolk250]

Have you, by chance, happen to have the 19 hundred 70 six Panasonic Sky-Lite Mi Cro Wave Oven? I'eeeeee do

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Norfolk250 - I don't collect mircrowave ovens. The only one I have is a 1978 Quasar that I use from time to time. Thanks!

[@rosep9866]

Hi ,, do you have a store? It's Rose from Michigan

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Rose - no store, sorry. It's just a collection.

[@kellyrecond]

selling a 1953 ge stratosphere electric 36 inch range. no idea how much to ask?

[@deangelodeonhines5063]

Do you sell vintage appliances?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi - no, I don't sell things. I am only a collector. Thanks!

[@hanscraig1850]

General Electric introduced avocado in 1966 and harvest was introduced 1968.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Hans! I knew you would know!!

[@cindywhite8118]

Can't get your new web page to come up. Says not available

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Cindy - hmmm...seems to be ok here. Here's the link: cavalcadeoffood.com/

[@cindywhite8118]

I found it. Yippie.

[@swedishlutheran]

Hey where's Ralph?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

He was working this day - luckily friends stopped by this day so I put them to work!

[@lauren6889]

We don't have exposed lower elements in our appliances here. ( I have been shocked seeing dishwashers from U S With exposed elements, horrible. Ours are sealed.

[@roddytravers3214]

I'm in search of a 1 burner wire hot plate

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Roddy - I'm sure there are some out there. I've seen them over the years. Good luck on your search!

[@MrScottie68]

I love the push button controls but personally I’ll pass on the color. White is classic and timeless and actually doesn’t make an appliance appear dated. I grew up in the era of earth tone colored appliances and hopefully they don’t make a comeback anytime soon…lol

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi MrScottie68! White is the classic color of all time and I think we will forever have white appliances. I don't expect the earth tones to make a return...but stranger things have happened LOL! Thanks!

[@alisonschoenthaler2544]

I have never cooked on an electric stove...

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I Alison - if you have only used gas, then cooking on an electric range takes some getting used to. I always have cooked on electric, but when I use a gas range from time to time I have to be careful I don't burn things. It all depends on what you are used to using. Thanks!