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MountainMedic

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Before we get into brands and what not, my first question is finish.

I'm gonna need a new range, for example..

Thoughts on stainless vs enamel vs whatever?
How easy do they clean up/keep clean?
 
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I need a 20 cu. Ft.
. Freezer, stat.
I'll take recommendations for that as well
 
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MountainMedic said:
Stainless seems like a pain in the ass to keep clean & looking good, but I think it looks great in the right setting.
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I don't know particulars about stoves but I don't think that would be a big issue. Just needs to be wiped down with a cloth regularly the same as you would with any stove. It shouldn't take to much elbow grease.
Not like polishing brass or something.

Shit quality stainless fridges can get spot rust and tarnish where water runs down the icemaker all the time. I don't think you'll have that issue with a stove.
I'd probably go stainless if it's in the budget.
 
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I'd give you my old Kenmore if you were anywhere nearby. It'll never die but I can't do gas anymore. Someone always leaves the gas on and no juan listens to the youngest.
 
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Bungee up said:
Shit quality stainless fridges can get spot rust and tarnish where water runs down the icemaker all the time. I don't think you'll have that issue with a stove.
I'd probably go stainless if it's in the budget
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I'm not getting anything with an icemaker, no fucking smart appliances that hack into my setup either, lol.
Stove will have knobs not a screen.
 
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MountainMedic said:
It's going into a 900sf cabin style house. Rustic is on brand.
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I'd go with a stainless bench then if you're getting a bench too. You can get em pretty cheep second hand. They cost a shit ton to get made new.
We got one for our shed a while back. Came out of an old RSL commercial kitchen or something.
Look at places that do demolition. They often keep these and sell them on for cash.
 
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Gas is superior but I am convinced someone wants to gas me overnight. Plus, I always get blamed for it, either way. The grill is my kitchen now.
 
MountainMedic

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Bungee up said:
stainless bench
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I love the idea but I'd lose half my cabinet space, just have stuff piled on the couple shelves. In such a small place maximizing storage is key and I'm already gonna tear out a section of cabinets to fit a fridge.
You're right though, getting them made would be a shit ton of money.
 
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MountainMedic said:
I'm not getting anything with an icemaker, no fucking smart appliances that hack into my setup either, lol.
Stove will have knobs not a screen.
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This is the way, Sir. You may want to check local auctions to snag commercial grade appliances and tables/counters. An older version of this Vulcan 6 burner range/griddle went for $91 last month at an auction near my parent's house.

I see similar lots in the auctions in my neck of the woods, too. I'm not sure what platforms most folks use in your area, but around here it's hibid and proxibid.

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Uncle Tom Doug said:
This is the way, Sir. You may want to check local auctions to snag commercial grade appliances and tables/counters. An older version of this Vulcan 6 burner range/griddle went for $91 last month at an auction near my parent's house.

I see similar lots in the auctions in my neck of the woods, too. I'm not sure what platforms most folks use in your area, but around here it's hibid and proxibid.

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That thing is a beast! Wish I could fit that in the kitchen.

I'll be in the small zone of the catalog.
30" space I'm pretty sure. I still have to measure a bunch of shit.
Something like this, for example...
No idea about that one in particular, just that size. That's what will fit in the small kitchen.
 
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gas? electric? price range?
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Gas range
Fridge, electric, no ice maker
Apt style washer dryer stack, electric

My criteria is- as manual as possible, I want knobs not screens.
Its a small space to not overwhelm the space and stand out. Apt size stuff.

Ive never actually had many new appliances. In the last two houses I bought they both came with older but functional appliances and I maintained them when needed (thank you youtube!). Washer/dryer was a craigslist score. Did replace range and dryer after like 7 years at my last place, both around 25yo.

So I'm gonna go a little nuts on this one and buy some new shit that actually matches and looks good for once, lol.

I'm good for a couple grand on each of the items but I don't think I'll end up spending quite that much.

Really leaning towards stainless, waiting for someone to post all the reasons it's a bad idea.

Not in a huge rush, but soon. Close in 2 weeks. Then new furnace install and route new gas pipe for stove & get the plumbing "de-winterized" (pro blew it out and filled with glycol stuff, part of that contract is to bring it back online when the time came).
 
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So this is basically what I went for with the cabin since off grid and small. I like black instead of white and stainless for a lot of reasons

Oven I got

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Fridge

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Washer dryer, look into 2 in 1's. Will take up less space and are about the same price and load size as an apartment size stackable

Think I paid 1600 for my LG unit and was actually rated higher for energy efficiency then the apartment sized propane stackable which was 1299. This is the model I have but they discontinued and replaced with a newer/bigger model.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5YVHvFPYoI&t=497s
 
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