I believed them...so being newly married, I invited Allen's parents and sister for dinner.I had purchased a special cut of roast that smells delicious and was supposed to be fork-tender.
Anyway after reading the instructions on my new stove...advising me to set the thermostat to 500 degrees for 15 minutes....then turning the stove off completely.
It never even occurred to me to check it...to open the oven door to take a peek. I believed!
So...3 hours later I invite everyone to sit down and Allen is so proud...entertaining for the first time.
It wasn't true...the roast was uncooked and cold. It never also occurred to me to write the Chambers Company a letter about what had happened.
Of course, the end of my story...we had to take everyone out to dinner..and my first experience was a failure. I never again did cook with the oven turned off.
The really great part of this Cadillac of a stove was the grill on the left. You just pumped up the handle...and and it made the most delicious lamb chops and hamburgers.
It also had a deep soup well at the rear right which I didn't use too often. I used my Presto pressure cooker instead.
Very heavy stove...400 pounds...and probably the most expensive thing we had in our home.
Rachel Rae still uses this stove for her 30 minute meals. Wonder if she cooks with the the heat turned off. Maybe one day I'll email and ask.
This stove also had removable handles to remove to protect little children.....and is considered a
collectible today.
When we moved to Florida I hated to say good bye to it...the end of my gas cooking.
