Stumbled across this yesterday. Anyone got a guess? As you can see it's new in a box....
Hmmm, found something interesting at Goodwill...
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whirlcool
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Is it a midcentury modern light fixture?
That's a great Sunbeam appliance.
I have one as well.
You will like it.
I have one as well.
You will like it.
kenmoreguy89
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A roaster/ rotisserie? Kinda Kebob machine?
launderess
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Sunbeam Vertical Roaster
Love mine to bits. Great for making roast poultry and even joints without heating up the entire kitchen. Have to admit ours receives little use since two convection ovens joined the household. Still may pickup a whole chicken when shopping this week and....
Yes, you can also make Kababs and other treats. Sunbeam sold a special accessory for making kababs.
Love mine to bits. Great for making roast poultry and even joints without heating up the entire kitchen. Have to admit ours receives little use since two convection ovens joined the household. Still may pickup a whole chicken when shopping this week and....
Yes, you can also make Kababs and other treats. Sunbeam sold a special accessory for making kababs.
58limited
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Yes, that is part of the Sunbeam Vertical Rotisserie. RE: Kabob accessory - I have one of those for my Sunbeam vertical rotisserie.Here is the complete unit
Lid off showing the rack like yours, kabob accessory is to the left.
The underside of the kabob base has gears to turn the kabobs for uniform cooking.
Lid off showing the rack like yours, kabob accessory is to the left.
The underside of the kabob base has gears to turn the kabobs for uniform cooking.
Lots of sharp eyes here-
Can't fool anyone. Yup, it's a new in the box, never used Sunbeam Carousal Rotisserie. Has to be about 50 years old, warranty card in box predates ZIP codes. Original price sticker is on the box, $14.95 along with the sale sticker of $12.95 from Yankee's Department Stores. $14.95 in 1963 is equal to $114.06 in today's $. I paid $8.
It was with mixed feelings I put it to use tonight, chicken. First outing was less than stellar, no recipe booklet so I just went by the chart on the dome. Had a 6 pound chicken, guessed at 16/lb, about 90 minutes. Checked it at 80 and the chicken was well overdone.
Not sure what I'm going to do with it, I rarely eat meat anymore, and for grilling chicken mid winter nothing beats the chicken done in my vintage '59 Frigidaire Custom Imperial using the rotisserie. Might pass it on to a relative who lives in a tiny apartment and loves grilled chicken. Luckily this unit takes up little space, as she has none. Thought about just keeping it as part of my growing collection of Sunbeam appliances, just don't know.
Can't fool anyone. Yup, it's a new in the box, never used Sunbeam Carousal Rotisserie. Has to be about 50 years old, warranty card in box predates ZIP codes. Original price sticker is on the box, $14.95 along with the sale sticker of $12.95 from Yankee's Department Stores. $14.95 in 1963 is equal to $114.06 in today's $. I paid $8.
It was with mixed feelings I put it to use tonight, chicken. First outing was less than stellar, no recipe booklet so I just went by the chart on the dome. Had a 6 pound chicken, guessed at 16/lb, about 90 minutes. Checked it at 80 and the chicken was well overdone.
Not sure what I'm going to do with it, I rarely eat meat anymore, and for grilling chicken mid winter nothing beats the chicken done in my vintage '59 Frigidaire Custom Imperial using the rotisserie. Might pass it on to a relative who lives in a tiny apartment and loves grilled chicken. Luckily this unit takes up little space, as she has none. Thought about just keeping it as part of my growing collection of Sunbeam appliances, just don't know.
launderess
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IIRC Have The Owner's Manual/Recipe Book Somewhere
If you get really stuck drop me a line and will see about scanning a copy for you.
Thing is really foolproof really. Operates at one temperature (325F or maybe 350F, one forgets), which one believes is the standard roasting temp for poultry an other meats anyway. You just then just have to calculate the time per pound for your joint or bird. If you can find one that will fit/work there is always sticking a roasting thermometer into the breast and leaving it there while cooking.
Am now a pretty good judge of when roast or baked poultry is "done" so usually start checking when my sixth sense tells me things should be ready.
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/media/i3d/01/A/man-migrate/MANUAL000067046.pdf
If you get really stuck drop me a line and will see about scanning a copy for you.
Thing is really foolproof really. Operates at one temperature (325F or maybe 350F, one forgets), which one believes is the standard roasting temp for poultry an other meats anyway. You just then just have to calculate the time per pound for your joint or bird. If you can find one that will fit/work there is always sticking a roasting thermometer into the breast and leaving it there while cooking.
Am now a pretty good judge of when roast or baked poultry is "done" so usually start checking when my sixth sense tells me things should be ready.
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/media/i3d/01/A/man-migrate/MANUAL000067046.pdf
launderess
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Last Time This Group Discussed Roasters
As usual it was a riot!
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ew.asp?docid=10199+&cd=18&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
As usual it was a riot!
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...ew.asp?docid=10199+&cd=18&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
hooverwheelaway
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Yay Sunbeam!
Wow, another NIB rotisserie. The shine off of the aluminum is so bright!!
We love, love, love our carousel rotisserie! I was actually thinking yesterday that it's been a while since we have used it and need to pull it out. We actually have two... one on display in the kitchen that's never been used -- the cord is still wrapped from the factory, and another that we actually use and run everything through the DW when we're done cooking. I have yet to use the kabob attachment... Here's a thread from when we found our first.
The Rotisserie manual is also on the Ephemera site.
Wow, another NIB rotisserie. The shine off of the aluminum is so bright!!
We love, love, love our carousel rotisserie! I was actually thinking yesterday that it's been a while since we have used it and need to pull it out. We actually have two... one on display in the kitchen that's never been used -- the cord is still wrapped from the factory, and another that we actually use and run everything through the DW when we're done cooking. I have yet to use the kabob attachment... Here's a thread from when we found our first.
The Rotisserie manual is also on the Ephemera site.
turquoisedude
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I love these Sunbeam rotisseries - I found mine at a church fundraiser sale back in the Mountain Lakes years and it's been a regular feature on our counters ever since!!
Here's a quick video of the shish-kabob attachment in use. Note how the skewers turn about 1/4 turn after their trip to the broiler element.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEsig2qP_rQ
Here's a quick video of the shish-kabob attachment in use. Note how the skewers turn about 1/4 turn after their trip to the broiler element.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEsig2qP_rQ
Wow, Fred thanks for the link. Will download.
The NIB thing is what made me feel a bit apprehensive using it. It survived 50+ years fresh from the factory, pretty rare, Then I go and use it. Only evidence is a bit of discoloration on the aluminum behind the heating element. I imagine if it went into the dishwasher the aluminum would dull very quickly, as a rule no aluminum what so ever in the DW.
One question, around the bottom of the box it's reinforced with twine. looks professional, wonder if someone did it years later or is that the way it came from the factory?
The NIB thing is what made me feel a bit apprehensive using it. It survived 50+ years fresh from the factory, pretty rare, Then I go and use it. Only evidence is a bit of discoloration on the aluminum behind the heating element. I imagine if it went into the dishwasher the aluminum would dull very quickly, as a rule no aluminum what so ever in the DW.
One question, around the bottom of the box it's reinforced with twine. looks professional, wonder if someone did it years later or is that the way it came from the factory?
Laundress, thanks for the offer...
But will donate here to help with costs. I know how hard and time consuming it is to scan stuff and have it turn out well, Robert deserves all the support he can get.
Odds are I will keep it, perhaps run across the shish-kabob attachment some day. Perhaps next week I'll try a chicken again, one will feed me for most of the week. I'll keep a closer eye on it, and look for a small oven proof meat thermometer. Will say this unit gets hot, no way would it be allowed on the market today.
But will donate here to help with costs. I know how hard and time consuming it is to scan stuff and have it turn out well, Robert deserves all the support he can get.
Odds are I will keep it, perhaps run across the shish-kabob attachment some day. Perhaps next week I'll try a chicken again, one will feed me for most of the week. I'll keep a closer eye on it, and look for a small oven proof meat thermometer. Will say this unit gets hot, no way would it be allowed on the market today.
hooverwheelaway
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We run the lid with glass and all of the basket/accessories through the DW and haven't had experienced any discoloration from the DW. I was apprehensive to do it at first, but Terry urged us to, and it's been just fine. Even the label on the front of the cover comes out unharmed. Perhaps it's not aluminum, but some composite of sorts? I hear your apprehension, though. 
When I've scrubbed it by hand, even with a nylon sponge, I've gotten surface scratch marks in the metal.
I also know what you mean about the discoloration, how that can happen. I've seen that happen when I've run DW detergent through a percolator to clean it. Sometimes it discolors and the coffee pot is shot.. I've learned my lesson to not do that anymore!
We also will open it up periodically and baste whatever is cooking -- which allows a moment to pop the meat thermometer in so we don't overcook. I know that Sunbeam made those for a long time, even into the 80s/90s -- of course it changed to plastic, with no cool glass dome. See the link below.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNBEAM-CAR...Appliances_US&hash=item4ac9cd5d17#ht_26wt_958
When I've scrubbed it by hand, even with a nylon sponge, I've gotten surface scratch marks in the metal. I also know what you mean about the discoloration, how that can happen. I've seen that happen when I've run DW detergent through a percolator to clean it. Sometimes it discolors and the coffee pot is shot.. I've learned my lesson to not do that anymore!
We also will open it up periodically and baste whatever is cooking -- which allows a moment to pop the meat thermometer in so we don't overcook. I know that Sunbeam made those for a long time, even into the 80s/90s -- of course it changed to plastic, with no cool glass dome. See the link below.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNBEAM-CAR...Appliances_US&hash=item4ac9cd5d17#ht_26wt_958
kenmoreguy89
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Lovable machine....... While I prefer oven made (in bake-dish) chicken, it must be very nice for kebabs and other kinds of roast that require no basting.
Ideal thing for Kebabs ..... nice also for an informal buffet dinner/refreshment or to put on the table ...everyone could make and pick up his own kebab when ready... like you do for Bourgignonne...
Really nice, maybe in the new house I will have space for one of those.....I'd love to...
Ideal thing for Kebabs ..... nice also for an informal buffet dinner/refreshment or to put on the table ...everyone could make and pick up his own kebab when ready... like you do for Bourgignonne...
Really nice, maybe in the new house I will have space for one of those.....I'd love to...
58limited
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At one point a few years ago I had the rotisserie manual posted online (some members here requested it in an older thread about the rotisserie) but I removed it to clear up server space. I was going to repost but since it is posted in the Ephemera area I won't. However, I have the Kabob accessory instructions scanned in also (didn't see them on Ephemera), I can post those scans to this thread if anyone wants them. The manual isn't perfect and the scans are not as good as Robert's but it is easily readable.
