Farberware Electronic Ultra Chef Model 355

[jan]

Here is a strange beast. I have only seen one other than my own on Ebay, and it sold for 81.00. Mine works fine, but the real problem is finding the cookbook that came with the original purchase. Farberware.com has been no help yet. Did they go out of business? The machine can be set on four automatic temperatures, but what are those temperatures. I did find one add explaining the machine, but it too was little help when it came to details.

 

[qualin]

What on Earth is that and what is it used for?

It looks like a device for suffocating and cooking small animals..

 

[tolivac]

Need to see this machine working.

 

[jan]

Farberware Ultra Chef

There is a heating element behind the glass drum. 1500 watts heats what ever is in the drum through the glass. It has automatic heat control. They made a cookbook that goes with the machine, but so far no luck searching the web. Help solve the mystery.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Ly...ge&q=Farberware Electronic Ultra Chef&f=false

Copy and paste the address above and guess what it sold for in 1983.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Jan

I have one of those that I bought from a ministorage where I have a unit.

It was on one of several tables outside, from a unit that had been abandoned.
I don't know why I waited so long to ask the site manager if I could buy it.
I finally offered him $5 for if I could get it to work after it dried out. ( the facility is not one of those temperature controlled types of places !!!) It eventually dried well enough to operate , though I am not sure if it operates
according to original factory specs. I have often wondered what kinds of "ultras"
could be prepared in one of these. I tried copy&paste with your address but got zilch. All of the Farberware sites seem to be concerned only with more recent offerings. It just occured to me that I should check the used book stores in Grass Valley /Nevada City. Have you ever tried in the desert cities ? I would think your
area might be a bit of a gold mine for some period cookbooks. If I come up with
a score I certainly will post it here.

 

[jan]

Thanks

It looks to me like you are right. I may have to start looking through the used book stores in the area. I had no luck checking the used cookbook on the web. Farberware was no help as you say. Thanks for the message.

 

[launderess]

Farberware, Like So Many Other Iconic Houseware Brands

Has been sold once if not several times. Each new owner often drops a thing or to in order to save money, often that is support for older products. One tried awhile back to obtain parts and the owner's manual for our Salon-Maxim oven, no such luck. The new owners scrapped much of everything going back *that* far.

The only time was rather surprised at customer service for older units was when several years ago needed the cookbook/owner's manual for my Wearever "Ovenette". Wearever's customer service not only had the stuff for our vintage oven in stock, but sent it right out for small fee.

 

[coldspot]

No not that thing. lol I think it did not last long at all on the market. It is easy to use but that is it. Try to empty it once the food is ready be ready for hot glass and burned foot arm leg. No joke it is not a safe thing to use and very odd at that.

The way it works is you add your food to the glass tub. Insert the prob. Set the temp and time and wait.

The glass tub turns as it cooks but then comes let's eat folks. Be ready it is now heavy glass with no way to hold it. So you have to fig out how the hell to get the food out.

Also it can fry deep fry. But once aging be ready for a fire. That had a problem with the seal on the units. It can leak in turn it can bust.

Yes the msrp was around 500.00 for real price was about $290.00 but after the first year about $70.00 they had to sell them off to not lose money on it.

Would I use it hell no. That said if you try it be warned it is very very unsafe.

 

[coldspot]

Oh what can be made in it. soup,Candy,Depp Fried food, you name it.

 

[tomturbomatic]

You could also roast meat in it according to the ads..

 

[petek]

thankfully there'll probably never be an end to kooky cooking gizmos

 

[jan]

Big chicken roast in the hot drum!

Thanks for the good messages. How to empty the hot drum of contents could be a serious problem. I will wear my welding gloves and leather jacket. Welding hood to. The big problem at this time is to find the 4 temperature settings. 1,2,3,4, buttons stand for some heat setting but what would that be.

Below is the address of an article that shows the machine and tells what it is used for, but no temperature settings. Wish I could find the cookbook that came with the machine.

Tomorrow night is the first test cooking. I will take pictures of the results. Wish me luck, and thanks for the comments.

http://books.google.com/books?id=LywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=Farberware+Electronic+Ultra+Chef&source=bl&ots=js0vt69jMA&sig=ecaHFrEvVeATwm82o0Bl-7N0ZhU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xDUBT9SvF7LXiQLKnpDJDg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Farberware%20Electronic%20Ultra%20

 

[jan]

Finally refound the one on Ebay

The site below should show you the one on ebay that sold for eighty bucks with the cookbook included. I have tried to search the web for the cookbook with no luck. I am going to try and contact the buyer to see if they could email me the temperature settings. Having too much fun with the funny rotating roaster. Enjoy the pictures on ebay.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[jan]

Found the buyer

Sent the message through the ebay system. Maybe I will find the temperature answer, I hope, I hope.

 

[coldspot]

Been a long time since I been around one. Forgot the temp. but think 1 was low 2 med 3 med high 4 high,

I would also check a library to see if they might have a copy of the book.

 

[jan]

I used the machine for the first time

The machine works, but the chicken was overcooked. The above buyer said she would be glad to send me some instructions for the cookbook, so I can operate the machine.

 

[jan]

The drum is ready to go!

Another picture of the strange machine

 

[qualin]

What on Earth does the probe like thingy sticking out of the top of the glass jar (Attached to the white cap, which has the baby sucker like thing on it) and going into the bottom do?

I'm sorry, I don't know the correct names..

 

[jan]

The thing on the end is

That is the temperature probe. On the front you can see four buttons which set the four temperature settings. The probe senses the heat and holds the drum at one of these four temperatures.