My Bake O Meter died

chrisinhouston · 04-19-2010, 11:27 AM

Found this in my grandmother's kitchen back in the 1970's and it worked up until recently. She probably bought in the late 20's when she and my grandfather moved back to England from China and she had to start doing the cooking because they no longer had servants.

The bottom (second image) has a nice thick piece of asbestos on it!

I wonder if it's still under warranty?

glatt · 04-19-2010, 11:52 AM

Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

ZenGum · 04-20-2010, 03:38 AM

Auuhhh, dude, asbestos has no safe level of exposure... one fibre can (can as in might, not will) cause nasty lung cancer. At least keep that thing sealed up in a snap lock bag or something.

Urbane Guerrilla · 04-22-2010, 10:49 PM

Wonder why they thought it necessary. It's an oven thermometer, f'Pete's sake.

Elspode · 04-22-2010, 11:07 PM

That thing is cool enough that it might be worth dying of an asbestos related cancer to get to use it.

glatt · 04-23-2010, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Wonder why they thought it necessary. It's an oven thermometer, f'Pete's sake.

metal thermometer sitting on a metal rack is not going to read air temperature accurately. Metal conducts heat differently than air.

TheMercenary · 04-23-2010, 07:30 AM

Cool find.

Gravdigr · 04-24-2010, 05:02 AM

Nothing lasts anymore. Just before Grandmadigr died her four slice toaster quit on her. Turns out, it was a piece of shit. It was only 57 years old. A toaster ought to last longer than that.

Sundae · 04-25-2010, 05:21 AM

Some things were built to last ("in them days")

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FARMER'S wife Maureen Mace reckons she has Britain's oldest fridge - which is still going strong after 77 YEARS.
The 4ft Electrolux cooler, which she bought secondhand for £7.50 in 1969, has a manufacturer's stamp showing it was made in 1931.

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04-19-2010, 11:27 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	My Bake O Meter died Found this in my grandmother's kitchen back in the 1970's and it worked up until recently. She probably bought in the late 20's when she and my grandfather moved back to England from China and she had to start doing the cooking because they no longer had servants. The bottom (second image) has a nice thick piece of asbestos on it! I wonder if it's still under warranty? Attached Images

04-20-2010, 03:38 AM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Auuhhh, dude, asbestos has no safe level of exposure... one fibre can (can as in might, not will) cause nasty lung cancer. At least keep that thing sealed up in a snap lock bag or something. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-22-2010, 10:49 PM	#4
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Wonder why they thought it necessary. It's an oven thermometer, f'Pete's sake. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-22-2010, 11:07 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	That thing is cool enough that it might be worth dying of an asbestos related cancer to get to use it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-24-2010, 05:02 AM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Nothing lasts anymore. Just before Grandmadigr died her four slice toaster quit on her. Turns out, it was a piece of shit. It was only 57 years old. A toaster ought to last longer than that. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-19-2010, 11:52 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

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TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Cool find.

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