Caloric 75 Ultraray Double oven Gasrange

[kimball455]

Ultra Ray

When I lived in Wilmington DE the Stove had the Ultra Ray broiler. A stainless steel screen that became incandescent when lit. It was the best broiler that I ever had in a gas stove. It is similar to a professional restaurant salamander. The current stove is a GE dual fuel with a multi-pass electric broiler. It is good but nothing like the Ultra Ray.

Harry

 

[helicaldrive]

Thanks for taking the time

To answer my question with great photos!

How cool! I want one!

When I was a kid we had a 1950s Tappan gas range with a dedicated “Visi-Glow” broiler on the side. It had a solid block of metal above the burner that would eventually glow red, but the flames did not spread.

My gas range spreads the flames like the Caloric, but the flame spreader, if you will, does not glow infra red.

Here’s to hoping that by the time I need a new range, someone will resume making the broiler infra red!