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Post by cb0512 on Jul 15, 2008 11:17:14 GMT -5
Released Spring 2008, retired 2012.
Kit uses this stove to help Mother cook for the family. It’s perfect for making big meals — the faux-marbleized enamel top gives her a place to keep bowls of produce handy. The doors above the stove really open, and a play temperature gauge lets Kit know how hot the stove is inside. Girls can open the firebox door to see the pretend wood fire glow. F6583 $68
Grade: A- I purchased the cookstove for Kit at AGP Chicago. I feel that it is much cuter in person. It is a soft blue and off white-ivory color. The top of the stove is black with a "marble" counter that makes up about 1/3 of the top of the stove. The larger door with a pretend thermometer opens to a big area to store pots. The smaller door opens to look like a pretend fire (kind of cheesey and fake). The top part of the stove has two little doors that open down. You could store jars in it. I think it absolutely adorable and goes well with the preserves set. The reason I didn't give it an A+ was that I really wish it weren't plastic. It would be even cuter if it were the same thing but metal.
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Post by happykim on Jul 31, 2008 1:08:50 GMT -5
I saw the cookstove at AGPC and it sure did look cute with Ruthie and Kit standing by in their aprons. I liked it a lot, but find it disappointing that it didnt come with anything, at its nearly 70 dollar pricetag. I think it should have included at lease a frying pan or something to get a kid started cooking.
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Post by patfan on Feb 3, 2009 19:53:50 GMT -5
We have this and love it.I did not like the color at first until I saw it in person.I think it looks cute with the sweet treats bakery.DD plays with this allot and when she is not playing with the stove it makes a nice display.
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Post by dowscottie on Feb 3, 2009 22:08:13 GMT -5
I too bought the stove for my granddaughter who does like it. I gave her the choice of the stove or the laundry set; in person I personally liked the ironing board. She was at the AG store when she picked the stove so it was an "in person" choice for her.
Agree with many other collectors. I would not buy it myself and think it not such a great buy. But kids seem to love it and it does have play value.
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Post by Karenhenks on Feb 3, 2009 23:55:10 GMT -5
I have Kit's stove, and my granddaughter and I both love it! Yes, It's plastic, and blue at that, but it's still sweet, very sturdy, and has tons of play value. We use it in our Bakery, which consists of the stove, bakery case, and Samantha's wicker table set.
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Post by Thimbleberry on Feb 4, 2009 0:01:51 GMT -5
The stove is great for displaying Kit's canning supplies & Christmas cookie making things. I wish it was green & cream though, which was WAY more common, & that it was not so plastic, but hey, how many 1930's doll stoves are being made today?
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Post by Firinel on Feb 4, 2009 0:53:29 GMT -5
This was bought for Riordon for Christmas by her grandparents, and I have to admit that I really like it. As others have said, I'd prefer if it were jade green, rather than blue, but it's still cute, and has a lot of display value for adults and play value for children.
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Post by designerdiana on Feb 4, 2009 9:26:58 GMT -5
We love Kit's cookstove. I don't mind the blue, because it goes great with the Sweet Treats Bakery case and linens. We've used them together for a bakery & ice cream parlour, making Christmas cookies, and various kitchen scenes. I like that the cookie sheets from the Sweet Treats set fit inside the cookstove's oven.
The one thing I would change about it is to increase the inside height in the overhead storage bins. We have lots of kitchen accessories but few of them are short enough to fit inside the overhead storage, so we have to lay things on their sides.
But overall it's a really cute stove, and very sturdy.
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Post by lovedolls on Feb 4, 2009 11:57:08 GMT -5
I alwyas thought those overhead storage bins were used for keeping food warm or fresh. Like they stored bread in them. But I could be wrong. I believe I saw that on some Road to Avonlea episodes. Janet pulled the bread from the overhead in the morning.
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Post by Thimbleberry on Feb 4, 2009 15:51:18 GMT -5
I alwyas thought those overhead storage bins were used for keeping food warm or fresh. Like they stored bread in them. But I could be wrong. I believe I saw that on some Road to Avonlea episodes. Janet pulled the bread from the overhead in the morning. Yes, they're called warming ovens.
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Post by Rexphiles on Jun 18, 2009 15:10:16 GMT -5
I love the stove (and washset) although I wish the firebox was empty (with some logs).
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Post by zeemeems on Jul 19, 2009 1:17:27 GMT -5
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Post by maggiedoll on Dec 12, 2009 13:08:50 GMT -5
Kit’s Cookstove Item# F6583 Kit uses this stove to help Mother cook for the family. It’s perfect for making big meals—the faux-marbleized enamel top gives her a place to keep bowls of produce handy. The doors above the stove really open, and a play temperature gage lets Kit know how hot the stove is inside. Girls can open the firebox door to see the pretend wood fire glow. $68 Awesome Cyber Monday Sale: Let's not harbor any fantasies here, the sucker is made of plastic. A smooth, lightweight shinny plastic. The main colors are light blue and a shade of ivory. The marble counter top is a very faux shade of rose-tint marble. The oven comes in two pieces, which come together in about two minutes. I have not yet tired to take it apart again but it seems like that would be a difficult process. Due to the unattractive state of the cook stove's backside, keep it close against the wall. The cook stove as a lot of potential storage place, which is what made me want to get the thing in the first place. It seems like it can store at least Kit's Produce and Preserves set and her holiday treats stuff. The top self is big enough to display a couple of bowls along with some cooking supplies. The cookstove with Kit's produce/preserves, Kit's holiday treats, Kirsten holiday treats and the cans from Kit's hobo accessories. The bottom storage could use a little space, but everything has a place on top of the stove. American Girl, seriously? By 1934 a formally wealthy family in a big city would had owned an electric stove. Furthermore, this picture would even make the most innocent little girl go REALLY? : Other than the so-fake fire the cook stove does have some realistic details. The door has a small temperature gage reader. Not very detailed but the thought is there. Also, the cook stove has some pretty little details like the embossed flowers along the stove. The stove top. It would had been really cool if the lids were removable like old iron ovens but alas. Kit looking at her new cook stove. Kit is slightly taller than the cook stove and it is scaled to her size. Kit, the cook stove, the washing machine and the desk to show size range. All three are very study pieces of furniture but unlike the desk, the cook stove is more likely to stand up to some very heavy cooking playtime. I'm glad that I waited for Cyber Monday. Things worth $68 are Samantha's bike and Kirsten's holiday treats, this stove is just not in their league. The storage ability and display quality are worth the price of probably $58 and under but don't pay full price. A for awesome sale price B- for full price.
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Post by Tink on Dec 18, 2009 23:04:10 GMT -5
I got this in the Cyber Monday sael for $34, and I am glad I got it at that price. It is very cute, and I actually bought it for Samantha's house which it actually is closer to in time frame. Ironically, it is almost the exact same one shown in Sam's scenes and settings. It is very cute, but I thought very plastic feeling and really needs some cookware. For $34 I give it a B+ If I had paid $68 it would have got a C-
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Post by miaowington on Jan 21, 2011 16:32:17 GMT -5
Okay, I've had this for a few months now &...I kind of hate it. I knew going in that it was plastic, & that it came with no extra accessories, which is why I bought it off the secondary market for about half of what AG is charging. But I still kind of hate it.
The plastic-ness is obvious. The fire could not be more fake-looking. The stove has almost no detail to it that speaks to a real attempt at historical accuracy or interest. The fact that it doesn't come with any accessories (like, say, a frying pan) make it pretty much necessary to also buy the produce & preserves set, just to have something to put on the stove.
The stove is definitely cuter once it has other items on it (I have the produce & preserves, the cans from the hobo set, & the some of the holiday baking set items), but the little cabinets are not great for storage. They aren't as big as they seem, & the corners are curved, which detracts from their storage capabilities. The shelf along the top of the stove is narrow enough that the cans & what-not I stored there would fall off pretty much every time I walked by the stove.
The stove takes up a lot of space for something that has so little play value (for kids) or detail & historical interest (for collectors). I haven't tried taking it apart, but it was kind of tough to snap it together & I'm afraid it will break if I try to dismantle it & put it in storage. I love the IDEA of a cookstove for Kit, but I wish AG would have put a little more effort into this piece.
Grade: D+
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Post by Rachel Nicole on Jan 21, 2011 17:06:59 GMT -5
A+ I really like this set! Though the doors don't work the best for me, I closed the one door (for the fire, which I also think they could have done a better job with) and it would barely open again! The other one with the heat gauge thing doesn't close, and now I'm just leaving them both open... I would give those door problems and the "fire" an A- to a B+. I got this as a Christmas present... So I didn't buy it!
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Post by time4tea on Jan 14, 2012 16:21:27 GMT -5
While we did just sell this, my dd loved playing with it. When her friends came over to play dolls it was the cookstove that got the most action! Only caution is the faux marble top is a sticker, and all that water play took it's toll. You know it's hard to cook without water!
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Post by suta111 on Oct 9, 2012 22:19:13 GMT -5
I haven't seen it in person yet, but for those of you who think the stove is historically inaccurate, there is one in my father's home at the moment that he still uses for heating and cooking, and it most certainly was there in the 1930's.
I am interested in this piece for that very reason, but do wish it wasn't plastic and that the lids were removable.
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Post by JSMT on Jan 7, 2013 8:16:07 GMT -5
I recently purchased the cookstove at the Natick store thinking I'd gotten a real catch as it was supposedly retired. I didn't open it and examine it for at least a week. When I finally did I saw that one of the upper doors would not latch closed. It was defective.
The cookstove comes in two pieces and assembles by snapping together. Unsnapping isn't easy and feels like it will break when you do it so putting it away and storing it might be problematic.
I decided to return it and NOT exchange it as I felt that even if I got a non-defective one it still had the potential to break too easily and I am an adult collector. Also it felt so very much like a toy to me. Yes, I understand that it IS a toy, however, it didn't feel like a special or collectible, enduring toy. It felt more like a Toys R Us toy to me.
I returned it without replacing it so clearly, for me, it was a Fail. (I did keep the preserves set that I purchased at the same time.)
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Post by keeperofthepast on Jun 13, 2023 16:34:19 GMT -5
A friend has this. I love the colors together. I looks like a very fun piece to cook. It seems to be best for an adult collector though as it seems quite fragile.
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