Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/14

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Subject: [Leica] AGA Stoves
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leowesson)
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 14:36:26 -0500
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Tina,

I briefly considered one (in Texas).  Stories of aircon systems just for the 
kitchen scared me off. I'm quite happy with my Viking. 

Leo Wesson 
Photographer | Videographer
www.leowesson.com
817.733.9157

On May 14, 2010, at 14:07, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:

> They are more like the original Leicaflex.
> 
> It's great in an environment like Northern Europe where it is also used to
> heat the room at all times, 365 days a year.  Why else would you want it to
> be on at all times, though the cooktops are temperature regulated, so it is
> designed to produce as little heat as possible when not in use.  However,
> the stove is warm at all times, and while it's great to dry your socks, I
> can't see it being great in the summer, especially in South Carolina.
> 
> I think the modern Leica equivalent is really the magnetic induction 
> stoves.
> They are efficient, precise, and produce great results.  In use in Europe
> and Asia for decades, they are just becoming popular in the US.  The
> greatest thing about them is that they don't heat up the room much, because
> the heat is produced by the cooking utensils themselves.
> 
> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
> wrote:
> 
>> LUG:
>> 
>> Have any of you guys (or your wives) had any experience with an AGA stove?
>> I have to decide what to put in the kitchen and, from everything I've
>> read,
>> the AGA is the stove equivalent of a Leica ;-)  It's quirky to use, built
>> to
>> last forever, and very expensive.  I've found a couple of used ones that
>> are
>> very reasonable but I'm not sure about a stove that stays on all the time
>> in
>> South Carolina.
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
>> --
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
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> Ken Iisaka
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> 
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