Gregory Morrow wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> wff_ng_7 wrote:
>>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
>>>> A picture is worth a thousand words:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.plan59.com/decor/decor056.htm
>>>>
>>>> Anyone ever have a stove as unusual as this one?
>>>
>>> Just in case it's not obvious from the picture, the burner/cutting
>>> board section slides in and out. When not in use, it slides back so
>>> the burners are concealed, and the front of the cutting board is
>>> flush with the remainder of the stove.
>>
>> I think it's a very cool design and too bad it's still not on the
>> market I can think of a lot of kitchens that could use a
>> space-saver like that (mine included!)
>
>
> Yup, it's a very neat design Jill...I could use it my own kitchen.
>
> It's interesting that while many other consumer goods have radically
> changed in the last 50 years, kitchen appliances are still pretty
> "mundane", e.g. the basic ones at least are the same kinds of white
> boxes that they always have been. There have been technological
> improvements (self - defrost fridges, microwaves, much better energry
> effeciency...) but someone transported from 1955 to the Magical Space
> Age Future 'o 2005 would I think be fairly underwhelmed by modern
> kitchen appliances...

If anything, the trend has been bigger stoves with more burners and grill
tops and separate built-in ovens which take up much more space. My grandma
Mc's kitchen was smaller than mine is and mine is small! She had room for a
sink, a oven/stove and a small refrigerator. Very little counter-space.
Cupboards over the sink and stove. She did have a small table and a couple
of chairs. Somehow she made due. The rest of the house was very, very
roomy but the kitchen was like an office cubicle. She'd probably cringe if
she saw some of the kitchen layouts these days with cooking islands with
built-in stovetops, hanging pot racks, double wall ovens *and* room for
eating in the kitchen! She could have used a stove like this one.

Jill