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PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Jan 29, 2024 at 7:42 PM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco [OP] Encyclopedia of useless information...

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    You also told me you believe that electric ovens cook better than gas, and you are right! From what I've read, electric ovens heat more consistently. Our house in North Wales, PA (which my parents bought new in 1990 and owned until 1996) may have had a gas oven but none of us remember. The North Wales house had a gas stove and gas heat, but my parents don't even remember what kind of oven it has. Every other house we've lived in has had an electric oven, and prior to 2007, every house we lived in had an electric coil-burner stove. The townhouse we lived in from 2007 to 2016 had a gas cooktop with downdraft ventilation, and a separate convection oven/microwave combo. The house we are in now has a gas cooktop with a vent above it, a non-convection wall oven, and a separate microwave. I have NEVER seen a gas wall oven in person, and the biggest new ones I've seen for sale only 24 inches. The most common wall oven size seems to be 30 inches, which both the townhouse and our current house have. My friend's parents' house had a 27-inch double oven before they renovated the kitchen. The 24-inch wall ovens seem to be direct drop-in replacements for units from the 1950s-1980s, as I've never seen a new house with an oven that small.
     
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  2. Jan 29, 2024 at 7:47 PM
    PennSilverTaco

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    You do know how to use a stove, right?

    @Stitchgirl90's former roommate (and now ex-friend) doesn't know how to use the stove or the dishwasher.
     
  3. Jan 29, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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    Yeah, I do.
    But I don't want to put that much effort into "food".
    Last thing I want to do is come home and "cook".

    Every once in a while, I'll throw down some mean omelets.:rofl:
    I'd rather cook on a gas grill than a stove top.
     
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  4. Jan 29, 2024 at 8:14 PM
    ColoradoTJ

    ColoradoTJ Retired cat herder Moderator

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    Well, I can say higher end appliances do cook food more evenly/accurately.

    My GE Cafe six burner range top has been great and has blown away the others I've owned.
     
  5. Jan 29, 2024 at 8:15 PM
    ColoradoTJ

    ColoradoTJ Retired cat herder Moderator

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    Next time I'm in TN we may have to do an omelet cook off.
     
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    ColoradoTJ Retired cat herder Moderator

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    Most of the time I would say electric does have better convection ovens and are far superior to gas...except for the one I own. I just want to put some det cord in it and let it rip.
     
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    You haven't hated an electric stove until you've tried to put the stovetop coils back in after cleaning them.
    They come out EASY, but getting them back in is a damn puzzle. They just plug in..........eventually.
    And then they aren't level. WTF.....
    I swear every time I was going to make them a Frisbee and throw them out the door.

    Smooth top, or I don't want it.
     
  8. Jan 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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    Your oven is gas?
     
  9. Jan 29, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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    If I had to have an electric stove, it would be induction. I've seen my dad clean and even replace stove coils, and he hated it.
     
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  10. Jan 29, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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    I scrapped a GE Cafe cooktop once. I got it for free, in pieces, and one burner didn't work. A rangetop is the one that looks like a professional stove but without the oven, right? Your current house in CO has a GE Cafe rangetop? I thought you had Whirlpool appliances?
     
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    :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    I can relate. The one at work is horrible and nobody likes to clean it. 7 more months and I could care less.
     
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    For the love of God you have a memory on you. :rofl:That is correct.

    I do have some whirlpool appliances...and they suck. I just recently ditched the WP dishwasher and went Bosch.
     
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    Electric...but it sucks.
     
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    I’m inviting myself

    Waffle House on me the next morning
     
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    I cook in larger batches, separate and freeze, then its easy to just quickly heat up something good.
     
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    I let the deli at the grocery store do the large batches for me. :rofl:
    But seriously, I buy sliced chicken, turkey, or ham. I probably eat it 3 times a week.
    If you go at the right time, you can find the coleslaw, egg salad and potato salad and stuff for a good deal.
    Mondays are the best, they want to get ride of the stuff they didn’t sell over the weekend. They mark it down about 50%.
     
  17. Jan 30, 2024 at 11:14 AM
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    ABA180 It burns when I pee....

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    Pretty much just to ignite and then the settings on top, IE bake/broil/etc. If we lose power here I can't use the oven. That said I keep my grill in the garage over the cold months so if that happens I just push the grill into the driveway and start it up
     
  18. Jan 30, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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    Wawa sells Honey Stinger, I finally bought some, and I loved it!

    BCEA8294-08FE-4A3C-8845-2E525DDF52D5.jpg
     
  19. Jan 30, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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    Just_A_Guy Rain is a good thing

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    I saw a “Holden Ute” today. I use quotes because it was LHD o_O

    I’ve read of conversion kits and methods to get them stateside. How do you think they got it here on the road legally?
     
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  20. Jan 31, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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    Likely a Chevy SS or Pontiac G8 that someone turned into a pickup; I've seen it done. I could see somebody sneaking a Holden Ute into the county, but I way in hell one of those would pass smog in California. If you got a picture and happened to get the license plate, I can run it through Carfax...
     
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