One thing i love about your channel... real people doing real, normal things, sharing knowledge. Okay, that's 3 things. 😂
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Andrea! Those are three great things - I appreciate you watching!
@jayshelton2765
2 ай бұрын
We had a new 1950 O'keefe and Merritt, with the fold up or back top cover. It had storage drawers and broiler, plug outlet and d clock. And side towel rack or they would hold the top cover up like a shelf. It had a griddle in the center of the 4 burners. It was gas. And it had shallow grease trays to pull out to clean under the burners. I was five years old when we got it. I loved it!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Jay - all those great features on that O&M stove! They made great gas ranges - thanks for telling me about it!
@barbedstar6480
2 ай бұрын
Love your wonderful old stoves! My everyday range is a 40" 1947 Frigidaire built by General Motors in 1947. Everything works. Light bar, timer, clock/timer, soup pot and the oven cooks perfectly and evenly. One oven and side pan drawer with full length bottom pan drawer. Bought it in 2003 for $35. A wonderful stove still going strong and it will outlast me as I was also built in 1947! They built them right with pride 76 years ago!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Barbedstar! They certainly made things right in 1947!! Glad you and your Frigidaire range are both still going strong!
@xjAlbert
2 ай бұрын
Kevin puts it all in perspective at 12:09 “…the best part of collecting is the people that you meet and the paths that get crossed through the collecting world."
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Albert - that really is the most joyful part of collecting. Thanks so much!
@64ssmalibu
2 ай бұрын
So true, no matter what you enjoy collecting be it transportation/ automotive or appliances you meet some awesome people..
@christinamo7
2 ай бұрын
I love these stove videos! makes me want an old stove. - the 1950s were so very stylish!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Cristina! The 50's and 60's really had style! Thanks!
@Canerican.
Ай бұрын
This is so interesting,these old electric ranges were beautiful 😻! Great video and nice to see Ralph again!
@cavalcadeoffood
Ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Canerican!
@harley0519PDX
2 ай бұрын
I'm in love with that GE Liberator. Wish they still made stoves like that today.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Harley! Me too. That GE is a great range. Thanks!
@charlestatem3099
2 ай бұрын
So good to see Ralph again and to meet Todd. Loved the video and the tutorial on the stoves. Cheers
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, Charles!
@HumbleVoyager
2 ай бұрын
Hi, Kevin and crew!! Stove exchange is one of my favorite videos!! I can't wait for you to cook on it for us. Thanks for the video. Have a lovely day, all!!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Nancy! Looking forward to cooking and baking on this one!
@allenwayne2033
2 ай бұрын
I still love colors and things that light up! Those were the days!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Allen - seems like everyone wanted color light up buttons during the 50's!
@crystals4023
2 ай бұрын
I love seeing the vintage appliances! I think it’s wonderful that you change them out occasionally for us to see them. I’m amazed at the clever features on those old stoves. Makes our newer ones seem a bit mundane!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Crystal! Yes some of these vintage stoves make modern stoves look kind of boring!
@Gussy818
Күн бұрын
Nice to see you all
@cavalcadeoffood
Күн бұрын
Thanks for watching, Gussy!
@user-hf4py5vt7c
2 ай бұрын
I love the extra workspace on top of these wide ranges.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Me too! It's really handy!
@jlight206
2 ай бұрын
Awesome job. Kevin you need magic sliders on your appliances to make them easier to move lol. I put some on my flair so I could pull it out easier if I needed to. You are definitely right about the community, I have talked to so many wonderful people.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi jlight! I'll have to get some sliders - that's a good idea especially for cleaning. I really have met a lot of great people through collecting! Thanks!
@JohnSurf5
2 ай бұрын
So interesting to see the same year offerings from two manufacturers with lots of engineering behind their products! Your GE model is the relative of the Pillsberry recipe stove final contestant giveaway model of the early 50s I think! As you went over the unique features of these models, it’s just hard not to think that modern stoves will never equate the same quality and craftsmanship of these earlier models. It’s neat to see each manufacturer tackling cooking task and challenges in a unique way. And built like a futuristic tank. A new stove made to this standard would cost over $10,000 probably today. Thank you for preserving and sharing American engineering from the past!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi John! Yes - the Liberator was the range that contestants got to keep from the Bake Off. You can imagine what an incredible prize that was at the time. These were very well made appliances and GE often touted the Bake Off where they would have 100 ranges in use at the same time, day after day, and there was never a single failure. They just couldn't build something like this today because most people couldn't afford it. Thanks!
@debbiel7736
2 ай бұрын
Boy that was stressful and it wasn't even my stove. I remember a stove I had in my 44 years of homemaking that had a timer that would start and stop the oven to bake, so it was like a large slow cooker if you liked. Maybe it was a Kenmore.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Debbie! That automatic oven timer was a popular feature at one time. Thanks!
@donaldhelgeson6769
2 ай бұрын
You guys are awesome!! The year my parents were married. Omgggggggggg!! My Mom is still going to at 91. Love your videos
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Donald - thanks so much! It was also the year my folks got married! Glad your mom is doing well!
@gregbudig5014
2 ай бұрын
You know... after all these years I never realized that Ralph was so much taller than you! Granted your friend Todd is quite tall, but Ralph is not far behind! I guess it's rare to see you two side by side. Now it's time to start cooking on that new vintage stove!! Take care!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Greg! Yes, Ralph is a couple inches taller. I tell everyone he wears elevator sneakers! Well, he may be taller, but I'm younger! LOL! I'm looking forward to cooking and baking with that Westinghouse! Hope you're having a great summer! Thanks!
@vallis1469
2 ай бұрын
Great job guys! It's a beautiful stove. Here's to fabulous cooking ahead. Cheers!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Valli!! Looking forward to cooking and baking on this one! Happy Summer!
@jack6964
2 ай бұрын
Teamwork makes the dream work 😂 Great job everyone!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, John!
@paulwrightwa
2 ай бұрын
Love the stove exchanges! ❤
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Paul!
@suzanneandersen7319
2 ай бұрын
Greetings Kevin and friends! Such beautiful vintage stoves you have! How fun to rotate them and enjoying cooking, baking and just looking at them. I have a 1949 vintage O’Keefe & Merritt stove that I had shipped from Colorado to the east coast about 14 yrs ago, I absolutely adore it! It brings such a nostalgic look to my kitchen as well as it cooks and bakes beautifully. These old stoves are super heavy and made to last! Its features have 6 burners, 2 ovens and 2 broilers. It’s a joy to cook on. Thank you as always for sharing your videos, I enjoy them so much. Have a wonderful day!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Suzanne! Those vintage O&M stoves are really beautiful! I know they were very well made, so I'll bet it's a joy to cook on! Thanks for watching!
@MiddleAgeMike
2 ай бұрын
I like to remove the oven door before moving since the double or triple panes of window glass are heavy. Sometimes they are stubborn to come off though.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Mike - getting these oven doors off is a fairly involved project, so we just moved the whole thing. Thanks!
@knitterscheidt
2 ай бұрын
In the kitchens I remember the stoves gleamed and were spotless. People were proud they could afford such modern conveniences. It does bring back fond memories of places and people, holidays and celebrations and just the ordinary days gone by. My dad was a construction worker and got home from work before my mom. His job was to peel the potatoes, boil the cabbage and get the meat loaf mom made that morning in the oven. An image of him doing that came to mind. I miss those people. I understand your enjoyment of collecting.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi knitterscheidt - thanks for sharing that wonderful memory of your dad. I know your mom appreciated him getting things started for dinner. Thanks!
@michaelbond3704
Ай бұрын
Oh my gosh, I'm so envious of your beautiful ranges! So much fun to cook on I'm sure. You guy's give me such joy.. keep it up!
@cavalcadeoffood
Ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Michael!
@ATonkaTruck
2 ай бұрын
Wonderful as always! Was really missing the stove exchange. Thanks for sharing!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching,TonkaTruck!
@cleliastevens278
2 ай бұрын
We have an old Westinghouse in our cabin and we love it! It still works!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Clelia! Those old Westinghouse appliances were well made. Glad yours is still going! Thanks!
@bbymks5
2 ай бұрын
Oh man...what a beautiful stove!! Sure wish they'd make a comeback with the same quality!!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, bbymks! I wish the same thing, too - but it would be too costly to build stoves like this today.
@bbymks5
Ай бұрын
@cavalcadeoffood that's too bad :(
@deniseview4253
2 ай бұрын
Kevin, you have very nice cursive. Wow, on the technology they had back in the 50’s. I was born in Hazel Park. When I was 9 we moved up north and this is where I’ve been til I married a guy & lived in Detroit for 3 years. Then moved back up north.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Denise! It's pretty amazing the technology they had at the time. Sounds like you've been up north for a long time - it's a beautiful part of the state. Thanks!
@BritInvLvr
2 ай бұрын
That GE is so nice! Makes me so jealous.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
The GE is really a nice range. Thanks, BritlnvLvr!
@terrysuemakesvideosforyou9940
2 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin! Thanks for this video! I love it when you switch out your stoves! My Grandma had the same 1954 GE stove in her house in Detroit when I was little. I helped her bake lots of cookies in it. When she moved to a new house in the suburbs in 1968, she had a new kitchen with the lit ceiling and Aqua appliances. Such great memories of kitchens! Mostly of the food and people who cooked in them! But boy, were they pretty! Have a great week!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Terry Sue! Thanks for sharing that memory about your grandma's stove. I'll bet those aqua appliances sure seemed modern! Thanks so much!
@VickiFromMichigan
2 ай бұрын
Hello fellas! WooHoo!.. great job🥰! I'm really loving the unique features on both of these stoves! The numerals of the stoves' clock are so similar to the Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock I had back in the 1960s.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Vicki! That's a great comparison! I remember that Baby Ben alarm clock - we had one! Thanks!
@user-xz3tn2qj3n
2 ай бұрын
All this and Ralph too!!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! Having Ralph and Todd was an extra special bonus!
@robertknight4672
2 ай бұрын
That's stove looks really good in that kitchen. It's nice that you preserve these old stoves. My grandmother has a Jenn-Air stove from the 1980s which is not as decorative as any of yours but it has saved the day many times for Neighbors with newer stoves that malfunction more frequently. The Jenn-Air does have a lot of neat features that at plug and play. You can swap an electric grill for an electric griddle. She keeps the grill on one side but she never uses it. You also have your choice of any type of electric stove burner that exists including induction. Currently hers has the flat ceramic burners on it. It also has a downdraft exhaust vent.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Robert. The Jenn-Air is one range I don't have in my collection. Most of the early ones were built-in units and you don't seem them too often. I know they are very versatile ranges which appeals to people who like to cook with different methods. Thanks!
@neerg63
Ай бұрын
I moved one of my Frigidaire Flair ranges on my own once and almost went for a ride. You're smart to get multiple people in on moving these old ranges. When things were made with quality and durability being fundamental considerations, you get the side effect that they seem to weigh as much as a stone cathedral!
@cavalcadeoffood
Ай бұрын
You are right about the weight of these appliances! And they only get heavier as I get older! LOL! Thanks!
@charlessommers7218
2 ай бұрын
Great show as always. That is what I grew up with . I am a young 71 😊
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Charles! Glad it brought back memories - age is just a number! You are young!
@hanscraig1850
2 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin, you are right on the 30 inch GE coming out with a 30 inch in 57, GE made a 24 inch range that they thought would catch on before that but it never did, your GE is a 55, .That Westinghouse is beautiful.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Hans! I knew you could confirm!
@mopar6586
2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome, Awesome to see it going into service. Hopefully it will work flawlessly. The ge has a nice car dash style. The Westinghouse kinda looks like a car front end of that time.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thank you again, Anthony! So far, it seems to be working great. I really appreciate your help restoring that automatic control and for adjusting the oven door. When I talk about meeting wonderful people through collecting, you are a perfect example! Thanks so much!!
@ronaldbaker3047
2 ай бұрын
I like that stove. Never seen one like it.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Ronald!
@russ5024
2 ай бұрын
That Westinghouse has the largest single oven of any electric range, if had a baking business, I would want this Westinghouse range! I can imagine 8 to 10 layer cake pans in there at one time. Hope it bakes evenly with no hot spots!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Russ - you sure can bake a lot at one time in that Westinghouse. So far, I find the oven to be very evenly heated.
@hydractor
2 ай бұрын
Sadly, the oven was not all that deep and two 10" Bundt pans filled a rack. It was designed for bread baking and it held a lot of loaf pans on each rack, but GE and Frigidaire ovens held more due to their greater depth and height.
@TW1257
2 ай бұрын
My favorite stove is the Westinghouse terrace top. i like how the light goes all the way acroos the back.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi TW - I have a couple of Terrace Top ranges. The later ones didn't have the light on the back panel. Thanks!
@lisapop5219
2 ай бұрын
That refrigerator behind you when you were writing on the board looks like the one I grew up with.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Lisa - that's a 1954 Westinghouse Frost Free refrigerator. Thanks!
@lisapop5219
2 ай бұрын
@@cavalcadeoffood thank you. It came with our apartment when we moved in in 1978 when I was 4. My mom finally got a new fridge in 88 & the landlord moved it out to the stairwell (we lived in the upper flat) He sold the house in 95 with the fridge still there 😂. I only know because my mom moved out in 98. It might still be there 😂
@lauren6889
2 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin, Sis, and friends, lovely to see Ralph. I love the stove exchanges so much, in fact i love everything you post so much. A 70 year old stove did not look like that over here, pretty sure of that x Probably would have been gas oven and stove top, and much narrower. I think electric stoves were coming in at the time, promoted as cleaner ( as the gas stoves used nasty old gas from town gasometers back then - coal gas - used to give me such a headache if i was at a friends house ) My Mum always preferred electric, with the radiant rings as you use. I remember her buying a green one ( because she so loved green everything ) At school cookery classes they used gas, it frightened me to death having flames in the oven, as it did again many years later when i lived in a rented house. In the early 70's when natural / North sea gas came - in, it was seen as healthier and less dangerous, and so our school felt they were being modern, in fact a gas - smell was added- to remind you that it was on, as the old coal gas was used as a way for suicide , how awful. Sorry i got sidetracked, and thankyou again. X
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Lauren - thanks for sharing the history of UK stoves. I grew up with an electric stove and that's all I ever had in my homes. I use a gas stove from time to time and have to be careful that I don't burn everything. They add odor to natural gas here, too, so you know when it is leaking. Thanks!
@Gussy818
Күн бұрын
I can't believe how cool that stove is.. they just don't make stoves like they used to.. honestly they don't make anything like they used to that's why I try to use all vintage except I do not have one of those stoves🎉🎉❤
@cavalcadeoffood
Күн бұрын
Thanks, Gussy! The older stuff was really made to last. Thanks!
@trudybednarek3610
2 ай бұрын
Great stove so very interesting!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Trudy!
@dianabradley8349
2 ай бұрын
That GE Liberator would be my dream stove😅
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Diana - it really is a wonderful range. Thanks!
@carolynharmon7074
2 ай бұрын
Great job!!!!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Carolyn!!
@aarondodge1913
2 ай бұрын
Kevin, it's time to invest in an actual appliance dolly with a strap. Much safer and gives better control. Damaging a beautiful stove or your self would be terrible.
@danabaked8554
2 ай бұрын
Amen
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Aaron - what's crazier is that I own an appliance dolly, strap and all. It's sitting in my garage and with everything going on and my company visiting I forgot it, so we used a dolly I had at the studio. Luckily, it was a very short move. Thanks!
@scooterdover2771
2 ай бұрын
I had a friend that had one of those GE Liberators and I think when she sold her farmhouse she took the stove with her. Another thing that I thought was interesting for the stoves of that era were the ones with the wells. Now you can work on the Westinghouse, so "You can be sure".
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Scooter! I see why your friend wanted to take her stove with her! The deep-well cookers were a popular feature in the 50's. I can be sure! Thanks!
@powerlinekid4296
2 ай бұрын
Nice video. When are getting to see the new fan? Just one tip: check your tire pressure on your dolly, looked like the right tire was a few pounds lower than the left. I prefer a solid wheel dolly, makes moving heavy objects easier. Nice to see Ralph back in the studio.
@cavalcadeoffood
Ай бұрын
Hi PLK - the fan will make an appearance in a future video about vintage fans. I'll check the pressure on those tires. I have another dolly with solid tires, which I also prefer, but this one was more handy at the time. Thanks!
@briantreleaven7899
2 ай бұрын
Kevin that is a beautiful stove. In my opinion those old Westinghouse stoves were the best bakers ever. Any chance you'll swap out the GE fridge for that wonderful Westinghouse you have and make it a Betty Furness kitchen? Cheer, Brian
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Brian! I've had good luck baking in Westinghouse ovens, and I'm hoping this one will be the same. I don't know if I'll swap out the refrigerators. That GE is just wonderful and the Westinghouse weighs a ton!! LOL! Thanks!
@fredwiley3731
2 ай бұрын
If they made a stove like that today it might cost a fortune but I would take out a bank loan to buy one. Thanks for this fun video.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Fred! You're right about that - it would cost a bundle to make one like this today. Thanks!
@lauren6889
2 ай бұрын
The exposed bottom element always bothers me, i've noticed them in US dishwashers as well. You don't see exposed bottom elements here in either.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Lauren - some manufacturers made ovens with hidden elements, but there were issues with them. By the 1960's most electric ovens had exposed elements. Thanks!
@AmyLearnsToCook
Ай бұрын
The oven space is huge! Will it fit a full size sheet pan?
@cavalcadeoffood
Ай бұрын
Hi Amy - it's a big oven! No, while a full size sheet pan will fit lengthwise, the oven is too shallow for it to go in all the way. Thanks!
@MrScottie68
2 ай бұрын
I was hoping that you would have shown the fan that you received from your friend!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Mr. Scottie! Oh I will - that's going to be it's own video: The Many Fans of Cavalcade of Food :-) I'll show some of my fan collection. Thanks!
@MrScottie68
2 ай бұрын
@@cavalcadeoffood nice! Looking forward to that!!
@mojobofo
2 ай бұрын
We have a 56 Liberator with a couple features that yours doesn't have. I'd love to know what the oddly unique "Automatic Grill" plug was used for.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi mojobofo - GE made a grill - it was more of a griddle - that plugged into that outlet. I have one. It was long and laid across two of the burners. When it was plugged in, you could control the heat of the griddle with the burner knobs. Thanks!
@RugbyFootballer
2 ай бұрын
They sure don’t make stove oven ranges like that anymore built like a tank Meant to last for a lifetime
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi RugbyFootballer! They don't make them like they used to, that's for sure. These were built to last. Thanks!
@gymbeef
2 ай бұрын
Does the light above your stove double up as an exhaust fan ? Just like both stoves It's absolutely wonderful.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi gymbeef - it is just a light, no exhaust. Thanks!
@laincis
2 ай бұрын
So simple to swap over when you have a plug-in connection - not that easy in the UK.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi laincis - yes, it's nice to be able to just plug it in and be connected. Thanks!
@tveyeonyou
2 ай бұрын
Foist for the hoist!
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
We made it! Thanks, tveyeonyou!
@MiddleAgeMike
2 ай бұрын
You can broil a whole ostrich now.😄
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
LOL! I think that ostrich would fit in this one! Thanks, Mike!
@raffinataonline
2 ай бұрын
Two words: Appliance jacks. 😂
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
I've wondered about those. Someone told me they're more trouble than they are worth, but I've never tried them. Thanks!
@raffinataonline
2 ай бұрын
@@cavalcadeoffood You could use the jacks to lift enough to slide a flat dolly underneath. In the case of the stove, I think four would do it. Just verify the weight the dolly can handle. Probably safer. The jacks usually come in pairs. ☺️
@CC-.-.-.-.
2 ай бұрын
Made in America and made to last. Certainly a bygone era. Okay, now that you're not using the 1954 GE may I "borrow" it until you are ready for it again? I am kidding. Of your collection, the 1954 GE is my favorite.
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, CC! I must say that 1954 GE is a great range. I really enjoyed using it.
@nancypeteja6560
2 ай бұрын
Why does it take so long to heat up?
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Nancy - I think because the oven is so large it takes longer for the space to pre-heat. Thanks!
@nancypeteja6560
2 ай бұрын
@@cavalcadeoffood That makes sense. Are y'all still cooking & baking like at the cottage?
@waterloofreak
2 ай бұрын
I've got the same stove, early 50s GE, where can I buy elements for it?
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Try looking online (Ebay, etc.) and see if there are some available. It's very hard to find new elements, but there are usually some used ones available. Thanks!
@ngrng6856
2 ай бұрын
Is Ralph bunny earring you?
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Yes - he does that every chance he gets! LOL! We are still secretly 12 years old :-)
@lauren6889
2 ай бұрын
I think you all deserve a stiff drink after that !
@cavalcadeoffood
2 ай бұрын
Hi Lauren! Believe me, we celebrated when this was over!
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