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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.
 
Modern day version

You'd think they'd put a roti in the slant-front version in keeping with being "retro". Boxy boxy boxy. I'd get a George Forman rotiss because of the round shape. Round is where it's at.
 
I was looking at that GE boxy toaster oven in WM some time back and sitting right beside it was the near identical oven but with a Hamilton Beach or Toastmaster label, only other differences were tweaks to the dials and the color sort of thing.
It seems like a lot of these products made in China are not built and designed for any one particular company and are for sale in varying size lots to anyone or any company, labelled how you like.
 
FWIW they do work well. My friend had one of those with the rotiss and it works just fine. He cooked a pork roast on the rotisserie and it make excellent pizza. Not all bad.
 
And we're done

Finished result.

The bottoms were a little bit too done, but still quite edible. I think it's just rack positioning, next time I'll set the rack at the very top and compare my results. What's interesting is that the timer doesn't buzz or anything when it's finished, you just hear the whole unit shut down. It's not a bad sound, you just know that the rotisserie is done cooking.

I love it!
 
Put the rack up one notch, if possible.

I just ate biscuits for breakfast (Pilsbury Grands Butter Tastin' no less) and they come out perfect in the SS Maytag. Hopefully you'll find the rotisserie and you'll be enjoying the delights of rotisserie chicken.
 
I'm guessing that even back then, one would just "set it, and forget it." Isn't it amazing how everything old is new again?
 

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