Hi Alan, I have purchased at least one of those gas stoves with the buttons for the oven controls. My wife took the stick on bubbles to mark the important buttons (buttons? Rather the space where you need to press) and it worked out quite nice.
Most gas stoves are set so the oven comes on at 350F when you start and pressing the up or down button raises or lowers the temp by 5F. I also like the cast iron grates for the pots. On the electric stoves that fifth burner is only for holding something as it does not get hot enough to really cook anything. One thought, if your area is subject to frequent power outages the electronic ignition is not all that great an idea. If there is no electricity you have no oven - unless - you have an inverter which you can plug your stove into then you could have enough electricity to light the oven. When we had the great ice storm in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2007 I sure wish I have been able to use the oven because it was blamed cold for the two weeks we had no power. Cy, The Anasazi From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:33 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] water filter and advice wanted We are looking at new refrigerators as well. Hour's is making sounds I don't like and the unit is 24 years old as is. It came with the house so it wasn't the best model in the line to start with. I've gone around and around in my mind over the ice maker question. On one hand it would be nice to always have ice and cold water. On the other hand, a 2 quart bottle of filtered water for coffee making works just as well. I have found out that cold water makes better tasting coffee. I've finally decided to skip the ice maker and have more freezer space for food. We don't use all that much ice and so the occasional 8 pound bag from the corner store works for me. I went the same rounds several years back over a water filter. Although the smell of a swimming pool comes out the city water tap, there is no evidence to suggest it's harmful to drink. That leaves a matter of personal preference. I certainly don't want my coffee smelling like the pool. I don't care if I shower in it but I don't want to drink it. So. I looked at hole house systems. Now your talking money. The filters for such systems cost in the hundred dollar range and upward. As I've said, I don't care if I shower or wash my hair with the stuff, I'm just not going to drink it. We wound up buying a Pure Ultimate water filter which attaches to a kitchen faucet. Flip the lever up for filtered water or down for city water. The filter turns off when it's time to change out the filter cartridge. I buy those at Costco and there are 6 filters in the box for $50. If you buy them 1 at a time, they go for $17 each or about 102 bucks so that's why we do Costco. Just because you have an ice maker doesn't mean you have to use it. That brings me around to another topic I'd like to ask about. I like the new gas stoves with the caste-iron grates and a big center burner. A great place for that huge pot everybody seems to have. The problem is the buttons and controls. The gas knobs are returning to the front of the stove but the oven is a touch plate and appears to be totally useless for the blind. I'd like to hear about your experiences if you've bought a new gas stove in the past year or so. Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmch...@verizon.net <mailto:lmchugh%40verizon.net> > To: "bhm" <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] water filter >I am thinking about installing a water filter. Although we are on municipal >water it sometimes is not clear and often has a strong chlorine smell. The >new refrigerator that will be delivered tomorrow has a water filter >installed. I have been thinking about placing one in the basement under the >kitchen sink area. then run the lines to the cold water and for the ice >maker. Any suggestions on what kind to install. Doing a search there is >only about 3 million hits to read. I called some big box stores and they >have no real great suggestions. 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