A nice looking GE Versatronic double oven range.
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ovrphil
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Interesting thread - I didn't know that about the Americana's...will be able to spot these now. Versatronic - meaning they can cook both ways. Nothing like that today in stoves, eh?
danemodsandy
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Phil:
"....they can cook both ways."
Yep, rated for AC-DC.
"....they can cook both ways."
Yep, rated for AC-DC.
ovrphil
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Sandy - LOL! AC-DUC? Hmm, "Stove Chat" is too hot for me.
It's a cool stove. My visual side is wondering of course, wouldn't this stove look much better in a nine foot high ceiling? It has a lot top-heaviness with the oven and dials...some height in a room would really help alleviate that presence(that's just me).
It's a cool stove. My visual side is wondering of course, wouldn't this stove look much better in a nine foot high ceiling? It has a lot top-heaviness with the oven and dials...some height in a room would really help alleviate that presence(that's just me).
danemodsandy
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Phil:
In a kitchen designed for them, with the cabinets built around them, they looked fine.
Americanas were very decent performers, and I used one for a time once with no real issues, but they did have their little quirks.
One was that the presence of the "upper deck" restricted visibility of the rear burners somewhat, at least for me - I'm six-four.
And the other was that the upper oven put heat right in your face when you were using the oven at the same time you were using the cooktop.
Neither drawback was so bad that I would say "Never another Americana," but both were there.
In a kitchen designed for them, with the cabinets built around them, they looked fine.
Americanas were very decent performers, and I used one for a time once with no real issues, but they did have their little quirks.
One was that the presence of the "upper deck" restricted visibility of the rear burners somewhat, at least for me - I'm six-four.
And the other was that the upper oven put heat right in your face when you were using the oven at the same time you were using the cooktop.
Neither drawback was so bad that I would say "Never another Americana," but both were there.
ovrphil
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Ok, I'll take your word on that - would you take those cabinet to the top of the unit or to the ceiling and build a cabinet over the top of the stove? I don't know the Versatronic's height.
Your height could be the issue for the rear burner views. I'd take the inconveniences that sometimes come with height - just to be taller((I know, my two friends are 6'7" and 6' 2"). But nothing like wishing for things that are hopeless...and I'm not going to platform shoes for anyone's solution.
Just curious....if those two issues weren't issues, do you think you'd still be using this stove or are you like me, who enjoys change?
PBR
Your height could be the issue for the rear burner views. I'd take the inconveniences that sometimes come with height - just to be taller((I know, my two friends are 6'7" and 6' 2"). But nothing like wishing for things that are hopeless...and I'm not going to platform shoes for anyone's solution.
Just curious....if those two issues weren't issues, do you think you'd still be using this stove or are you like me, who enjoys change?
PBR
danemodsandy
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Phil:
Yes, my height was the cause of the issue with rear burner visibility, no question.
So far as my having another Americana, I would never say "never." It is nice having two ovens, and it is even nicer to be able to have them in a 30-inch space - more kitchens can handle that configuration than can handle my top choice, a 40-incher.
The issue with heat coming off the door of the upper oven was sometimes fairly problematic, such as large "company" dinners where you have everything blasting away at once. A taller woman could have even more of an issue with it, because a lot of women wear makeup, and the heat and perspiration would affect it.
If I were ever to have another Americana, I would want one of the later ones whose upper oven had the removable liner panels that can be put into the lower P*7 oven for cleaning. That's what I had before. I would, however, ask that any new Americanas weren't Harvest, which is what that one was.
Yes, my height was the cause of the issue with rear burner visibility, no question.
So far as my having another Americana, I would never say "never." It is nice having two ovens, and it is even nicer to be able to have them in a 30-inch space - more kitchens can handle that configuration than can handle my top choice, a 40-incher.
The issue with heat coming off the door of the upper oven was sometimes fairly problematic, such as large "company" dinners where you have everything blasting away at once. A taller woman could have even more of an issue with it, because a lot of women wear makeup, and the heat and perspiration would affect it.
If I were ever to have another Americana, I would want one of the later ones whose upper oven had the removable liner panels that can be put into the lower P*7 oven for cleaning. That's what I had before. I would, however, ask that any new Americanas weren't Harvest, which is what that one was.
ovrphil
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Good info to think about - as usual Sandy, you expand my perceptions and help me to see a bigger picture otherwise not always accessible. Thanks a lot!
