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December 02, 2007
The Magic Chef
So we have this super cool Magic Chef stove
but it is missing a chrome vent cover, and now the oven knob is not working properly all the time. I have figured out what the problem is, but I can't tell you.
I don't know what the parts are called... the thingy that turns the thing is stripped out so that when you turn the thing the thingy doesn't turn the thing.
I can't find a model # on it to save my life, and I have looked everywhere, with the exception of flipping the thing upside-down.
It makes it a pain to find parts if you can't find a model #.
We are not even sure how old it is. At first we assumed that it must be the original, but having found pictures of 1920's stoves on line, it is not :(
It appears to be from about 1950ish...
In any case, just wanted to rant, and put this out on the web on the off chance that someone out there knows something about these things...
your host for this episode : dan; December 2, 2007 05:05 PM
Comments
Has this stove indeed produced meals that can only be classified as supernaturally good? Or has it made you two feel as though you are cooks with wands? I think Magic Chef has to be one of the most alluring brand names out there, personally. And kudos to you for trying to find ways to salvage this guy...as we all know, most people would ship it off to who knows where and just get whatever the new hot item is at Home Depot.
from the peanut gallery of : Laura ; December 3, 2007 10:05 PM
www.antiqueappliances.com
might be worth a shot.
from the peanut gallery of : holly ; December 4, 2007 01:36 PM
did you try e-bay?!
from the peanut gallery of : lorraine ; December 26, 2007 10:41 AM
we did indeed try ebay, and a host of other places... but without that oh-so-important model number or (at Least) model Year, we didn't get very far.
oh, and to answer laura's question... the beloved magic chef has indeed made us feel as though we are cooks with wands. God has truly blessed us with such a solid home with so many things worth the search for repair parts - instead of requiring replacing! my mom told me the other day that ovens today are built to last only 10 years. in my opinion, engineered obsolecence is Just Not Okay.
from the peanut gallery of : carrie ; December 27, 2007 08:52 AM