Doube wall oven power needs

[dalangdon]

Lastly, there's Crackers....

He was hanging around, inspecting my work. The other dogs could care less.

 

[danemodsandy]

Lever:

I think that's the lever to allow the oven liner to slide forward for cleaning- Frigidaire made a big deal out of the feature in adverts.

I'd try operating the lever, and seeing whether the liner will slide out. If that's what it is, the ceiling of the oven (where the elements are) will not slide forward, only the walls, back and floor.

The idea was to eliminate as much bending and stooping as possible, bringing the oven liner out to Milady. I've never cleaned a Frigidaire with this feature, but I suspect it made for better copy than it did ease-of-use. And of course, GE trumped Frigidaire with P*7 in '63. But it was an interesting feature, and I'd love to hear if this is what your lever does.

 

[selectomatic]

Nice coffeemaker! I love my Bunns.

Nice oven, too. Excellent controls.

-kevin

 

[dalangdon]

Sandy, I tried that, but no luck, although it may be that its stuck or something.

Kevin, the coffee maker is actually a Mr. Coffee, but it sure looks like a Bunn.

 

[mattl]

Ok, First that is a setup for a rotisserie, my '59 custom Imperial has one and we use to this day. Nothing like a nice rotisserie chicken when there is 2' of snow on the ground and the winds is blowing. Coming up on 50 years and still going strong.

Second, the lever is to pull out the oven walls. You have to pull the bottom element out before you attempt to slide the oven walls out. The broiler unit sits on top of the oven unit and will come out with it.

I'll have to dig out the Meat Tender probe and try it, it's been decades since we used it.

Hope you enjoy your new "toy".

 

[dalangdon]

Matt, how does the rotisserie engage? I don't have the spit, so it's a pretty academic question, but I'm curious anyway. There's a setting on the oven thermostat called "rotisserie". Does it have something to do with that?

 

[mattl]

The rotisserie came with 2 brackets that slide/clip onto the rack, this supports the spit. The oven came with a large roaster/broiler set, I have two that I still use. They are large enough to do a 20lb turkey in, and are labeled "Radiant-Wall Spatter Free Broiler Grill" . Anyway, the smaller pan that also serves as the lid, sits between the brackets to catch drippings.

You set the thermostat to Rotisserie, on mine it's indicated by a small triangle, and when the spit is inserted into the motor unit the oven automatically switches to the broiler element. For years we rotisseried with the door open to the broil position, but as of late I'm closing the door, not sure which method works the best. I do have the stove and rotisserie manuals and I can scan parts of them if anyone is interested.

You might not be able to come up with a replacement version of the spit. It is a 5 sided shaft about 1/2" in diameter.

BTW, if you do a lot of broiling play with the broiler setting, it really does make a difference in how your meat cooks.

 

[dalangdon]

I LOVE the Frigidaire Broilers!!!

That's one of the main reasons I switched back. and I have one of the "Radiant-Wall Spatter Free Broiler Grill" pans. I stock up on them whenever I find them in the thrift stores (which happens quite frequently)

I'll have to start obsessing over those rotisserie mechanisms