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I am seriously having great luck at Goodwill this month. I found this oven just sitting all the way in the back on shelf behind some televisions. She was getting no love, but that'll change now.
 
She was being sold for $19.99 but today everything was 50% off, so I snagged her for $10!

Here's a close-up of her controls.
 
And here temperature dial. She needs to be cleaned up, but other than that, she's in great shape.

She gets warm real quick too! And the Rotisserie part rotates once you set it to rotisserie.
 
And last but not least, a close up of the logo.

The little bit of research has led me to believe that this is either from 1958 or 1959.
 
Looke well designed and constructed.

It's a bit amazing how timeless such a design is. Modern portable rotisserie ovens are built pretty much the same, but of cheaper materials, of course :-).

I can't say I envy the clean-up job using this oven to rotisserie a chicken might involve, but it sure would smell good ;-).

Speaking of which, I need to go rotisserie a 12 lb turkey in my outdoor propane BBQ.
 
I WANT ONE

I love the clamshell design, must be very easy to load the rotisserie in its place. Heating elements in the lid, I guess one underneath for "bake-roast". Ronco ain't got nuthin on this puppy. Do you have the rotisserie for it?
 
That is very very nice indeed he said jealously. LOL. It has it all, buttons and dials. Don't forget now,, turn past the dot!!! It's such fun finding something great like that for such a bargain.
 
Well, Well, my little pretty

Aren't you a clever little girl!!! Great plates too,
Missy. I have two of the G E rotisses each with some nominal
gackation, but one with all of tisserie fitiings and the inst/recp book. Yours looks to be pretty well cared for/un-
abused, you go young lady, you're on a roll. You are right about the era of manufacture, when I was bout 7 or eight I remember a close family friend had one. (new), yes, I was seven in 1959!!!! Jason they hog about as much space as a mid
size microwave.
 
You two!

So, so silly! lol

I took the liberty of taking a size comparison picture so everyone can get an idea how big they are. My hubby was gracious enough to volunteer the use of his body in my photo.

I have no idea where I'm going to put this thing, but who cares! It's cool!
 
In the ads for this appliance, they used to show it turning out Baked Alaska, high elegance at the time. This appliance had some versatility with the ability to bake or broil although, with no insulation, it was best used outdoors during hot weather. The appliance that replaced it, GE's Rotisserie Broiler was the apotheosis of modern design with clean straight lines and square edges. It had a partial glass door on the front that, when closed, left an air gap of about an inch at the top and bottom so that foods being broiled or rotated had cooler air circulating around them so that the cooking was more by radiant heat than less desirable steamy baking, but the bake function was lost forever.

Once you start looking at this earlier beauty, you can see that it did not have heavy use. Cleaning it was not a fun thing. The chrome plated back of the oven must never be scoured or you will put scratches in it that will be on full display through the picture window.

This is about the last grand hurrah for the era of the big infra red rotisserie-broilers of the 40s through mid 50s from brands like Black Angus & Roto-Broil. Most broiling, but not rotisserie cooking, on 115 volts limited the ratio of food to quality results (high heat over a small area) vs. (lower heat over larger area). Cleaning these monsters was a job with all of their sharp edges, seams and cracks. The trend went in favor of broilers like the Farberware Open Hearth Broiler/Rotisseries which Consumer Reports loved.

If anyone has one of the Farber Broilers, you know that most of the drippings fall through to the pan underneath. If you want a bit of the taste of of charcoal grilling, find one of the half sections of the JennAire flat ceramic rock that went under the element in the grill module. I just set it in the shell of the broiler before putting in the element. While the process remains essentially smokeless with lean pieces of flesh, enough drips sizzle on the rocks to give a slight essence of the wonderful, carcinogenic flavor of foods grilled over charcoal's high heat. After use, the ceramic rock goes in the dishwasher with the rest of the soiled parts for easy cleaning.
 
Before I got my outdoor propane BBQ grill with rotisserie burner and motor, I used a "Baby George" electric rotisserie in the kitchen. I would position it on the gass cooktop under the range hood, so as not to fill the home with the delicious but distracting aroma of roasting chicken.

It works very well, especially if you rub the chicken skin with some seasoning containing paprika for better browning. I also like to put some fresh herbs - marjoram, rosemary, bay, oregano - inside the body cavity for a delicate touch of flavor.

The Baby George, despite the ridiculous name, is pefect for roasting one or two fryers, and 110 volts is more than enough to accomplish the task. As I recall, (I haven't used it in a while) it has a thermostat plus a 1 hour timer.

Before the BG I tried a square combo portable electric oven/rotisserie, and it was kind of ridiculous, and I was able to return it for a full refund (unused, of course). The advantage of the BG (and the featured GE roti oven) is that the chamber is rounded, better to reflect heat more evenly around the item to be cooked. The BG doesn't have a bright metal interior but as I recall there are some stainless inserts that help to reflect heat. It also has a removable drip tray which of course is very handy. I paid $60 for my BG about five years ago; nowadays I've seen them discounted for less than that or packaged with the GF grill for about the same price I paid for one.
 
OH, YES!! The delicious fragrance of a sprig of fresh rosemary slipped under the skin of poultry before cooking.

Toggle: Each of my Farber lovelies, Big Tiny and Tiny Tiny has her factory issued custom contoured, slightly floral, quilted and embossed heavy vinyl dust cover and they live with many other seldom-used, but absolutely got to have or bust housewares behind doors in cabinets in my basement, ready at a moment's notice to perform bigtime. However, performances are usually confined to the kitchen, unlike our Farberware rep. in my Housewares days who set up her turkey on the Farber Rotisserie in the middle of her fully set Thanksgiving dining table to cook. I will admit that this does make a seasonal centerpiece unnecessary, but still... lines have to drawn someplace. Immagine if the husband were as proud of his line of work and placed one of those coin-operated fixtures found on the walls of service station men's rooms out for admiration. We are all very thankful, but sometimes graphic detail is not needed to convey the message.
 
Veg---

I have a wonderful Sears model. It's the "Kenmore Oven Baker". I wonder if GE made mine for Sears, as the dial knobs and push buttons are similar.

Roasts and chicken just smell awesome cooking in those things. And the taste is amazing. I even love the sound of those old motors turning the food around.

I recommend everyone get a vintage countertop unit, you will not be disappointed. Even smaller ones can hold a tri-tip roast very well. Put in a 2.5 lb to 3 lb tri tip on medium for about 1.5 hours, or a little less, and it will come out perfectly!
 
Retro

Look down any housewares aisle in Wal Mart or Target and you'll see them. Glistening black, red & chrome among the white. Retro appliances. There's the Black & Decker Classic iron. Looks just like my grandma's old GE. Then there's a parade of Sunbeam stand mixers in different colors. There's the KitchenAid mixer, unchanged since it was introduced. I would consider that VINTAGE. There's even a small chromed percolator that looks retro.

Now if only vacuums could follow this trend. Wouldn't it be cool to walk into your favorite big box store and there it is. Brand new Hoover Constellation Classic. I would think Connies would sell like wildfire because of their quietness and that floating mechanism makes it easy to use.
 
The Constellation has been re introduced back in the UK but not with that name nor Hoover because Hoover doesn't own the name over there anymore. It's called the P2 or something, a pic was posted on another website so I'll have to try and find it.. Looks great though.

Speaking of what's old is new again, I thrift found a new Cuisinart percolater last week, cordless. I don't know why they call them cordless because you still have to plug the power base into the wall. Heck even with most old ones after it was finished perking if you wanted to take it to the table you could unplug the cord right at the base of the machine as well.
 
SS Connie

Oooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

That would be the vacuum that would get me into vacuums. A Hoover Constellation is just the vac that would turn work into play, much like vintage washing machines.
 
The Connie of my childhood.

You know when Austin fired his up at the washin, the sound was strangely familiar. Like I've heard it before. And actually I have, my grandparents owned one and I do remember it from when I was a child. Somehow it got put in a hall closet and I bet it was still there when Katrina hit. But the sound brought back a long lost memory. I remember seeing my grandpa vacuuming his car with it as well. It was a green and white, which after doing research dates the 1964. Makes sense because that's when they bought their house in Chalmette. Makes sense for the washer as well. 1964 was one of the years for the "ovals" panel on the Kenmore.

Now if I can find one.
 

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