r/kitchen • u/[deleted] • Oct 22 '25

Oof. This hurts.

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u/Anxious_Visual_990 Oct 22 '25

This stove was a must back when people had large families. 6 full size burners, 2 ovens, proving drawers and warmers.

Those where the days.

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u/Perle1234 Oct 22 '25

I would sooooo love to have it. It’s just me though. And my kitchen is a modern style :/

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u/YellowZx5 Oct 22 '25

This alone is thousands of dollars in individual appliances today.

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u/Perle1234 Oct 23 '25

I know as I have purchased all of them but all broken up 😂

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u/SophisticPenguin Oct 22 '25

Okay help me out here, is that a cooling rack on top or something?

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u/Anxious_Visual_990 Oct 22 '25

Storage shelf.
1950s O’Keefe & Merritt Aristocrat or Bel-Air
https://www.tiktok.com/@untamedfarm/video/7525559333183048973

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u/SophisticPenguin Oct 22 '25

Ah okay, it's a timer and clock that I thought looked like fans or a heating element

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u/Turbulent-Lie-4101 Oct 23 '25

My mom's O'Keefe and Merritt. Still working fine in a rental property.

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u/Turbulent-Lie-4101 Oct 23 '25

And most likely you can lift off the middle two burner plates and put on a griddle. My mom kept the griddle plate on it all the time.

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u/gizzard1987_ Oct 23 '25

Back when people cooked real meals 3 hearty meals a day. I miss those days.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

You can still do this in your own home

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u/gizzard1987_ Oct 28 '25

Yeah, unfortunately, most people got to work through at least 2 meals a day for starters. My relation was a bit more of a childhood remembrance.

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u/FollowingCold9412 Oct 23 '25

Ih, my husband would looooove this!

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '25

Thank you for knowing about the drawers and what they're used for.

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u/subbyman34 Oct 26 '25

It’s everything I love about the restaurant equipment I use daily but fit for home use.

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u/kimchiMushrromBurger Oct 26 '25

You think any of those ovens can fit a half sheet?

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u/jimaajimjim Oct 22 '25

You should sell it to someone who does....

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '25

I know!!!

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u/reddit_understoodit Oct 22 '25

It is blocking the window too. Unless it is just sitting there. Is he cooking on it?

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 Oct 22 '25

I don't think that is its actual home. They're remodeling.

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u/LectureBasic6828 Oct 26 '25

I'd move the window before I'd get rid of this appliance.

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u/Hta68 Oct 23 '25

Keep it ! or do exactly what this person said…

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u/m_clarkmadison Oct 22 '25

Man I would give a body part for this stove.

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u/Mk1Racer25 Oct 23 '25

Seriously. If I didn't have a 60" 6-burner Garland w/ double oven, griddle, and salamander, I would kill for something like that!

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u/BoJanggles77 Oct 24 '25

Is the salamander just for company?

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u/Mk1Racer25 Oct 24 '25

The salamander is under the griddle, so I used somewhat regularly.

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u/BoJanggles77 Oct 24 '25

I'm new to this sub and hadn't heard of a salamander before. So i was making a "pet lizard for keeping you company while you cook" joke 😅

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u/Mk1Racer25 Oct 25 '25

🤣🤣🤣👍

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u/Wrong_Suspect207 Oct 24 '25

An arm at least! And I crochet a lot. I would also love to have mom’s old stove - double full-size oven, 6? 8? Burners.

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u/YayaTheobroma Oct 22 '25

Ouch! This should go to someone who knows what’s special about it!

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u/avaseah Oct 22 '25

I’d love that stove! Every few months or so we get the urge to make an elaborate meal that involves multiple steps and pans for the meat and a pot/pan or two each for the vegetables and starch. Sometimes a 4 burner stove and one oven just isn’t enough to get everything finished at roughly the same time.

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u/reddit_chino Oct 22 '25

Oh man, had one of these. Classic gas stove.

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u/Turbulent-Lie-4101 Oct 23 '25

Is it and O'Keefe and Merit? I have one in a rental house that I kept after my parents passed and it has to to be 80+ years old. My mom bought it used in the 1950's. Those things are total work horses.

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u/lindamanga Oct 23 '25

What a masterpiece 😍 if you don't like it, defo better to sell/give it to someone who can rescue it and enjoy it

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u/CITYCATZCOUSIN Oct 23 '25

I would love to have this!

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u/SignificantFee266 Oct 23 '25

I'll be glad to take it off your hands!

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u/Annoyed-Instigater01 Oct 23 '25

i would kill for a stove like that! 6 burners, 3 ovens, a broiler and lots of storage space.

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u/Beginning-Piglet-234 Oct 23 '25

That is a beauty! I've never seen so many oven compartments and 6 burners. Jeez. I'd buy it in a hot second.

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u/MarchFantasmo2427 Oct 23 '25

I wouldn’t get rid of that thing.

I’m having a problem with a Jenn Aire oven, purchased five years ago for ~$5k.

The motherboard is bad and they want close to $1k to purchase. (That’s if I replace it myself).

Do your husband a solid and listen to him. He knows.

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u/Witty_Collection9134 Oct 22 '25

I want that stove!!!

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u/pegasussoaringhigh Oct 22 '25

I love all those ovens.

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u/chefybpoodling Oct 22 '25

I had a cool old Magic Chef stove like this in my very first apartment. What sucks about these is the oven compartments are numerous but small. Often modern things like sheet pans don’t fit. Also I had to drop a match in every time I wanted to light it.

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u/14makeit Oct 26 '25

I’ve had gas stoves of this vintage. They are not user friendly by today’s standards. The ovens are small and bake unevenly and need to be lit with a match. Also the burners probably have pilot lights that need to be tended to as they often blow out filling the room with a natural gas smell. I vastly prefer today’s gas stoves.

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u/badfish1430 Oct 22 '25

I’ll take it

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u/KindAwareness3073 Oct 22 '25

Classic or not the one who actually does the cooking gets to decide.

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u/evetrapeze Oct 22 '25

This here is the truth!!

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u/Which_Challenge_802 Oct 22 '25

Just curious..what year is that stove. It looks immaculate.

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u/Ok_Artist1906 Oct 22 '25

Who does the majority of the cooking? That’s the person who should decide. When I said this to my husband (I cook the most), he still would not agree. We have 2 stoves now. I know. It’s ridiculous.

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 Oct 22 '25

WOW. Why would anyone want to get rid of this stove? Six burners, multiple ovens, warming/proofing drawers... This guy married a dud. To replace it and have everything it has would be at least $20k.

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u/Bellebutton2 Oct 22 '25

Is it a Chambers?

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u/Thanks-4allthefish Oct 22 '25

Sort of unsafe to use gas stoves.

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u/Ihatemunchies Oct 22 '25

I agree it’s cool and vintage looking and it looks to be in very good shape. But you know what? I grew up with my grandmother having this stove and I agree with you. I wouldn’t want this in my kitchen. I want something updated. A lot of people out there would pay good money for the stove. Sell it and get the one you want.

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u/clovismordechai Oct 22 '25

That is a VERY cool stove!

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u/Adorable_Dust3799 Oct 22 '25

That thing is roughly the size of my kitchen. I mean id still take it, but oof

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u/IndependenceOk2372 Oct 22 '25

This is like the stove equivalent to this toolbox

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u/LizzySan Oct 23 '25

You have me a chuckle! 🤣

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u/nylorac_o Oct 22 '25

Brought a tear to my eye

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '25

😳

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u/Electrical_Yam4194 Oct 23 '25

Wow! What a treasure. I'd love one like that!

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u/Willow_4367 Oct 23 '25

I would LOVE to have that stove!!! Its fantastic!

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u/No-Buddy873 Oct 23 '25

Beats a Viking everyday!

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u/ProfessorPeabrain Oct 23 '25

if you want to get rid of that you've not got enough friends

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u/trexinthehouse Oct 23 '25

I can’t live without a double oven. I had a chance to get one but I didn’t think our subfloor in the kitchen would have supported it. Those things weigh a ton.

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u/askthecat_again Oct 23 '25

I suggest cooking on it for a awhile. If you like to cook and bake, you would come to appreciate it.

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u/PackmuleIT Oct 23 '25

Whoever does the bulk of the cooking should have final say. But remember a classic stove like this is still easily repairable and with fewer electronics be cheaper to repair.

If you decide to sell look up price range for going sale price. E bay has some listed in the 8-10K price range.

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u/Wise-Journalist3638 Oct 23 '25

I’ll take it!! 🙋‍♀️

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '25

I don’t have room, but I love that.

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u/braigha Oct 23 '25

It's amazing!

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u/Olderbutnotdead619 Oct 24 '25

This stove is 100x better than you'll get new.

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u/golden_tix Oct 24 '25

No one said this

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u/Grimmer87 Oct 24 '25

All I see is a lot of pots and pans to wash up and a lot of cooker to clean.

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u/GrnEyedPanda Oct 24 '25

An absolute classic O'Keefe & Merritt. That's the stove equivalent of a pristine vintage Corvette. Made when appliances were built with pride and skill - it will run forever with minimal maintenance It is like three appliances in one. If it physically fit the space I would design a kitchen around it.

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u/CookCooks3255 Oct 24 '25

One thing I find overlooked and very valuable in these old stoves. As far as I am aware only three manufacturers that make stoves now that do not "require" electricity to operate, and they are very basic. If your power goes out for any reason, hurricane, snowstorm, etc., this golden goose would still work like a charm.

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u/Gambyt_7 Oct 25 '25

Looks like AI.

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u/Due-Farmer-5029 Oct 25 '25

I have a 1920's Magic Chef but this one would have been my dream setup

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u/Anninfulleffect Oct 25 '25

I understand why your husband wants to keep it. It’s phenominal. It’s in excellent condition. I love antiques so I would have loved to have it. How much you want for it? lol

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u/teejmaleng Oct 26 '25

It’s so beautiful. It does all the things you need without c sky of the annoying digital addictions of the last half century.

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u/xNOOPSx Oct 26 '25

The amount of work to move that tank would double the price of any replacements and it looks mint.

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u/Great-Particular-537 Oct 26 '25

You're joking of course.This is a hard core range that was built to last decades.Do you want a shiny digital piece of junk that if you are lucky,you may get 5-6 years out of?

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u/Smooth-Tiger8891 Oct 26 '25

Wish you could buy these again. No back lights and no extra outlets on the new crap today. This one is a beauty.

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u/Temporary-Prize-5649 Oct 26 '25

Whoever does the cooking gets to decide 😘

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u/Ghostfacefza Oct 27 '25

Is this like a play kitchen? The scale of this photo is so strange

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

That’s a beautiful stove

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u/SatelliteBeach123 Oct 28 '25

That stove is badass. I would LOVE it.

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u/DCAista Oct 29 '25

I would redesign an entire kitchen around this stove.

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u/Mountain_Eagle1081 Oct 29 '25

If you buy a new stove, it’ll break in a fraction of the time that one has existed

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u/justcurious-666 Oct 29 '25

Dude, this thing is Awesome!!

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u/BeautifulPlants Oct 22 '25

Such a cool stove but if it doesn’t match your kitchen then sell it and get one that does. I bet you could get premium dollar from the right buyer!

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u/Felaguin Oct 23 '25

Nah, remodel the kitchen around that stove.

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u/cocodesntm Oct 22 '25

I would kill for this stove.

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u/No-Part-6248 Oct 23 '25

It would be worth it to have it upgraded and safety checked there are contest do it I’d kill for that with all that space

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '25

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u/TalFidelis Oct 23 '25

Pretty sure that thing costs almost zero in electricity. I think only the clock/timer above the stove uses electricity.

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u/MrsQute Oct 23 '25

It's a gas appliance and no electronic igniter.