stovelust

This is my stove. Made in 1842 by JcPenney, it is dirty and six inches wider than stoves made post-WWII. While I was initially excited about having a five-burner stove, that excitement was quickly dashed when I discovered the pilot on the middle burner no longer works.

Despite its gargantuan proportions, the oven is grossly undersized. I might be able to roast a chicken in there, but there's no way a turkey would fit, and baking two dishes simultaneously is out of the question. To the left of the oven is a large pot storage cabinet both impractical and wasteful. I would never store my cookware inside my oven even if it were clean. Perhaps this design seemed clever at one point, but I find it worthless.

While it wouldn't be prohibitively expensive to replace the stove, I also need more counter space in the kitchen and am debating between replacing the stove and replacing the counter beside it with an L-shaped counter that provides more space and better utilizes my kitchen's layout. To do both would probably be financially irresponsible until I get another deployment. But I want it now.

Sigh. At least my furniture is arriving on Tuesday.