Must-read book!

[coldspot66]

I think Raytheon "retired" Caloric, Modern Maid & Glenwood in the 90's. Since Amana was a most recognized name, they labeled everything Amana and dropped low end gas ranges like Glenwood & Sunray.

 

[david]

oops-it (thermostatic burner) was called a

 

[spiralactivator]

The thermostatic gas burner was called a Burner with a Brain.

 

[david]

Right!

 

[kenwashesmonday]

GE Sensi-temp burner (electric range)

The GE Sensi-temp burners were a nightmare. Did you ever try to cook on one? Hot, cold, hot, cold, hot... oops burn't the butter! The sensor was unavailable from GE since who knows when. Our 1956 dual-oven range was georgous and functional, but we rarely used the Sensi-temp burner, and it was one of the 2 large burners. The P-7 self-cleaning 30" range that replaced it was nice, but the self-cleaning wasn't worth it, Mom realized that I was right, we should have kept the old one (Almost the same range that Unimatic has).
Finally, in the 80s I guess, GE did away with the thermostatically controlled burner, but too late, the ranges were all junk by then anyway.

If I had that range today, I'd convert that miserable burner to a regular Calrod somehow.

Ken D.

Electric cooking is wonderfull, just make sure your pots have flat bottoms and don't rock on the burner.

 

[kenmore1978]

Unit with a brain

Sensi-temp unit worked great on both my paternal Grandmother's Flair range and my maternal Grandmother's Frigidaire built-in cooktop

 

[kenmore1978]

Burner with a Brain

So does anyone want this instruction manual? No charge, first one who says they want it gets it.

 

[kenmore1978]

Burner with a Brain

inside

 

[kenmore1978]

Burner with a Brain

back cover