OOOH, Jasdip, that's a nice stove. Is that an O'Keefe and Merritt?

And some darned fine looking chicken too, I think that's the perfect picture for a cast iron cooking background.

Mine is a Detroit Jewel, not as nice as that one, but I like it a lot and got it for less than $60 at the auction!

My "real" kitchen has a Bosch cooktop and double wall ovens, but the Detroit Jewel works great, I use it as an overflow canning kitchen and when we have a power outage I can light it with a match!

Annie

That is very, very similar to Mom's Okeefe & MerrItt. Same configuration but the one is the picture is fancier. Mom's griddle was a bit different, enameled top and a lot less chrome on the shelves and handles. The grates were different, too. Great stove there and a real beauty.

Cindy you had the same stove! It's gorgeous, I love it.

You are makign me nostalgic for my old maytag....which I sold and kept the very expensive carpy electric stove that was here. The maytag only had one oven but it was huge....and so well insulated that you could put a stick of butter on the stove top while the oven was on and it wouldn't melt!

Annie and CindyMac, gorgeous ovens!

Jasdip, I think someone on the WFD thread described your fried chicken as 'picture perfect'... not saying who... er... (me!) Another huge congrats on your amazing chicken being chosen!!! It's certainly deserving : )

In 1968, I had my great-uncle's O'Keefe & Merritt. My mother had had it, they were building a new house so I inherited the stove. I still kick myself that I sold it for $20. It was so fancy with so much chrome, all the bells and whistles, clock still worked. Fifteen years later, I bought a black and white stove from the 20's which was working when we bought it. But I bought it for a room I decorated with antiques where I loved to stage for the holidays, putting desserts on that stove. Those were the days!

Here's my O'Keefe & Merritt! I love mine and would never part with it! I bought it in Los Angeles in 1982.

Such gorgeous old ranges! I don't understand how anyone lucky enough to have one can give those up.

Desiree over in kitchens found a beat-up old one and restored it herself:

http://www.desiredcreations.com/blog/

A great reference for maintenance if you're lucky enough to have one.

Thanks for that link, writersblock. Mine cost me that $60 plus we had to get new orifices for it to convert it from natural gas to propane. Fortunately we have a small, family owned gas company who was happy to help us with that. I still haven't fixed the drawer paint or that loose handle, but I will. Right now I'm too busy using it for canning, thereby keeping the mess out of my "real" kitchen and being able to leave canners and equipment there where it's easily accessible is just a bonus.

It's not as pretty or as fancy as those O'Keefe & Merritt stoves, but I like it a lot. Plus, since I'm in Michigan and it's a Detroit Jewel, well, it's a natural for me! Maybe someday it'll be as pretty as Cindy's.....or not, LOL.

Annie