"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> No thank you from me too. When I first moved into this house, there was a
> self cleaning oven that did a great job, with simple knobs to set the
> time, temp, time to turn on, time to turn off, didn't need a manual to
> learn how to use it, could easily replace the relatively inexpensive
> elements etc. I would have loved to have been able to buy the same, but
> all the "better" technology took over and I couldn't. LOL

I am wondering what I'll do if I have to replace my appliances. I only got
the new stove because the one that was in here looked like they had roasted
a fatty pig in it, straight on the rack. It wasn't self cleaning. IIRC, the
one I got was $299. I wish now that I had gone with white. Far easier to
replace. But... They had bisque ones in here and since I couldn't afford to
replace them all at once, I wanted them to match. I may well have been able
to get a white one for less money. I certainly would have gotten it quicker.
Mine is self cleaning and easy to operate.

My mom got one of those flat top ones, which I hate. Everything about it was
complicated. Just using the oven was bad enough. I could never remember all
the steps you had to go through just to make it come on. And neither of us
ever figured out how to make the timer work. For all I know, that part may
well have been broken.

I resorted to using my dishwasher for storage. I never used it anyway, and
it seemed to develop a clog. I say this because someone here told me to just
run water through it. When I did, water came out the overflow valve. Not a
lot. Just a little bit. I will probably get that checked out the next time
my handyman comes. I am compiling a list. No sense having him come unless I
have several things for him to do.

I recently checked out fridges. The only side by side I saw listed at Lowes
in the bisque had the beverage dispenser. I don't want that. Would never use
it. Had one on the fridge here when we moved in. If you pressed on it, a few
drops of liquid came out. Condensation? Don't know. Wasn't hooked up to
anything. The main problem I have is the space for the fridge. When I bought
mine, it was the only one that would fit in that space. I could have gotten
a very small one with a top freezer. It would have fit in height but would
have been far too small for our needs and would have left vast spaces on
either side of it. Now that I think about it, I believe the new stove was
slightly wider than the old one. Guy had a hard time sliding it in there.