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Post by vaporvac on Dec 22, 2015 3:14:40 GMT -5
My PICC gave me a lovely gift today of three flashtube 1/2s so I could use both my stoves with a top pilot (Boy that's fun, btw!) However, I soon realized that was just a consolation prize as he is now the proud owner of the coveted SS Twell pot! If I told you the price you'd all faint. He is so bad and doesn't even really cook!
After I got over my fit of pique, I looked it over, made comparisons and thought I'd report my findings. It came with a late model C, so I assume it's original to the stove. There are no markings on the bottom. It's pretty heavy gauge....not at all flimsy like the alternatives some folks have suggested. It also has a slightly smaller diameter as the original aluminum lid won't fit. In addition, the SS lid lacks the clips for the pudding steamer and the base lacks the protrusions for the double-boiler. All in all, it's very nice, but not a substitute for an aluminum one if you want to easily steam pudding and such without extra stuff. It is probably heavy enough to saute in without too much worry about burning, but not any better that the old SS Farberware pot I'm using or the SS pressure cooker. Still, I may give it a go tomorrow and report back as he actually left it at my house! What is the expression about possession and ownership?
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Post by nana on Dec 22, 2015 8:27:55 GMT -5
It's 9/10ths of the law! You're golden, Vaporvac!
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 4, 2016 17:29:17 GMT -5
Just thought I'd post the weight of this pot to give some idea of its heft.The pot itself is 2lb. 5oz. With the lid it's 3lbs. Compare that to the aluminum pot that's ~1lb.2oz. and 1lb 6oz respectively. I may have to give it back... we'll see, but I'm feeling guilty as the recipient of a beautiful griddle cover. He gets the best deals. Here are a couple of pics showing the pot itself and the difference in size as compared to the aluminum one: shoot... too big. I'll try again later.
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Post by nana on Jan 4, 2016 19:42:12 GMT -5
You said he doesn't even really cook...so cook something extra fabulous in the pot, share it generously with him, and mention off-handedly how much more of that there could be if only you could have this pot around all the time. After all, the way to a man's heart is through his chest. I mean, stomach!
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 8, 2016 23:36:57 GMT -5
Oh shoot. He's on to me after reading this thread. Oh well. Here's a pic of it, anyway. Attachments:
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Post by karitx on Jan 9, 2016 10:33:55 GMT -5
Oooh, so shiny! I think you need to mail it back to your PICC. Let me get you my his address...
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 9, 2016 15:06:34 GMT -5
You're hilarious! You can just see my consolation prize, the griddle cover. He did help get the oven working and wasn't too excited about that endeavor, although freshly baked bread was the immediate reward. I guess that's just how it is with PICC and friends alike. I'll report back on the Barley soup when I finally make it next week.
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Post by chipperhiker on Jan 26, 2016 13:19:03 GMT -5
So I feel dumb, but can someone define "PICC" for me. I feel like I'm missing out on part of the story. I figured that if I just read along long enough, I'd eventually figure it out, but no dice...
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Post by mach12 on Jan 26, 2016 14:52:40 GMT -5
I read in another thread that it's "Partner In Chamber Crime", or something like that. I'm not sure about the crime part though.
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 26, 2016 16:27:30 GMT -5
I read in another thread that it's "Partner In Chamber Crime", or something like that. I'm not sure about the crime part though. That's cuz you don't know us... 9 stoves later!!! I haven't talked to him today though! Just bought a lovely 14B silverlite with BLACK handles last week. I'd never seen one before. It's already found a home with my "PICC's" sister. Whew. I was glad I didn't need to clean that one!
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Post by nana on Jan 26, 2016 16:51:09 GMT -5
It doesn't sound like crime so much as some kind of Chambers stove cult that keeps sucking in more friends and relatives until finally you reach critical mass and take over the world....Hey now, that doesn't sound so bad to me. Uh oh, that means I'm already indoctrinated, doesn't it?
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Post by pooka on Jan 27, 2016 4:25:46 GMT -5
We are not a cult! We are a secret society that's not so secret. Most people think we're crazy. They aren't interested in our hidden knowledge, so they ignore us. I've jokingly called us The Order of the Golden Thistle in honor of John Chambers Scottish heritage. I surmised that from the thistles use as a small graphic used on the front & back cover, within it at the bottom of some pages & the tartan on the cover of the model B cookbook. That & the black Scottish terrier the stylishly dressed woman has on a leash on the back cover. Is that hat on her head a Scottish glengarry? It sorta looks like it to me. One source I found said "The Scottish thistle is beautiful, fierce and robust". Chambers ranges are certainly beautiful at least in our eyes. When it comes to cooking, they could be called fierce. And as far as being well built, robust is a good word for them.
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Post by wizardoftrance on Jan 27, 2016 7:38:40 GMT -5
It doesn't sound like crime so much as some kind of Chambers stove cult that keeps sucking in more friends and relatives until finally you reach critical mass and take over the world....Hey now, that doesn't sound so bad to me. Uh oh, that means I'm already indoctrinated, doesn't it? Partners in Chambers Cult... hmmmm
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Post by nana on Jan 27, 2016 8:26:51 GMT -5
Pooka, your eye for detail and ability to make connections is really amazing!
This has nothing to do with this thread, but while I'm thinking about it, you are probably the perfect person to ask--how can I tell what year my stove was made?
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Post by pooka on Jan 27, 2016 12:43:18 GMT -5
The date of manufacture is reflected as the first digit of the serial number on the aluminum serial/style plate screwed to the front of the Thermowell. But then you have to have some idea of what decade it was made. I know this method holds true for the Imperials plus the models A, B, & Cs & some others from about 1930 on. I don't know how far back this method was used.
This is how I learned. It's a post Todd did on the other website. I saved it to a text file for future reference.
Todd's post of Feb 8, 2009 How to tell the date of manufacture According to Sam the Stoveman, here's the direct quote:
" 'They' told me that the first number in the serial number is the year built. So, a Model 'B' with serial 9XXXX would be a 1939, Model "C" with serial 2XXXX would be 1952. The 'B' models were manufactured from 2/39 to 10/48, 'BZ' models from 10/48 to 8/49 and the Model 'C' started in Aug. 1949."
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Post by vaporvac on Jan 27, 2016 13:18:57 GMT -5
Your serial number is beneath the dripwell on the top right burner directly next to the burner (for a C). You can post a pic if you like. I think a post with all the numbers collected would be great. I keep a list of all of mine. there is one other type on the later stoves with the chrome script. My blue C has it and it's round.
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Post by nana on Jan 27, 2016 17:03:24 GMT -5
Thanks! I know I'd seen how to tell somewhere, while I was roaming around old threads before I got my stove, but without one right in front of you to look at it's easy to forget. (For me, at least! ) I just went and checked, Marilyn is a 90CBL, for blue, I guess, and her serial number starts with a 1, so that means 1951. Wow, she's 65 years old! I knew as a C she would be from the 50's, but it's nice to know when. To paraphrase Yoda: when 65 years old I will be, look so good I will not!
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