Presenting My "New" Vintage Cooktop

[Marky_Mark]

Out with the old:

 

 

 

[Marky_Mark]

And in with the older!

 

Thermador CV2136 made in 1988.

 

A big "thank you" to all those who helped and advised me in thread 92172.

 

[Marky_Mark]

Before and after refinishing the stainless steel:

 

[Marky_Mark]

I added lava rocks, for that outdoor taste, indoors!

 

[Marky_Mark]

Slightly smaller than the Viking, so I threw in a filler strip.

 

[Marky_Mark]

And we're up and running:

 

[Marky_Mark]

Pancakes, anyone?

 

[ea56]

Very nice Mark! Congratulations!

Eddie

 

[luxflairguy]

Good looking Mark!

 

[kevin313]

Beautiful!

Enjoy!! Looks great on that countertop! 

 

[appnut]

Congratulations Mark.

 

[bradfordwhite]

I like your dishwasher.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Those are some mighty fluffy looking pancakes! Beautiful cooktop. Congratulations!

 

[Marky_Mark]

Thank you!  Having grown up with gas, then induction, I always wanted to try having this type of cooktop.  I'm enjoying using it.

 

Louis, yes they really are!  Here is the recipe I followed.  I also tried this recipe again but using buttermilk and no vinegar.  Both work well.

 

 

[foraloysius]

That’s a very nice looking cooktop! Would love to try out such burners. I bet they respond faster than solid burners.

 

[jmm63]

Love it !! I had the same cooktop in my house in Chicago. but with a Thermador down draft vent. I always thought is was so cool to see it pop up out of the counter. It was a very good cooktop. Sadly, I always thought the griddle didn't work until just before I sold the house I discovered it just wasn't plugged in all the way.
Thanks for the memory and enjoy. (Although the Viking cooktop was very nice too)

 

[philcobendixduo]

WOW - Lots of lights!

Indicator lights for each burner?!?
Now THAT is top-of-the-line for SURE!
The pop-up vent is super cool, too.
LOVE IT!

 

[Marky_Mark]

Hi Louis.  Yes, these coil elements respond fairly quickly.  Certainly much faster to cool down compared to smoothtop ceramic and especially compared to solid plate hobs.  Was this type of coil element popular in the Netherlands?  It was the standard for electric cookers in the UK and the USA for many years but I don't think they've been sold in the UK for about 20 years now -- anyone know?

 

Thanks, Jim!  I had the option of buying the matching Thermador downdraft vent, but decided to stick with my Viking vent.  Would have been cool to have had both matching!  Bummer you only discovered the loose element at the last minute.

 

Hi Bill.  Yep, I'm a sucker for lots of indicator lights ha ha and all the TOL bells & whistles!  

 

Mark

 

[peteski50]

Cooktop!

Best of luck with your new cooktop!

 

[foraloysius]

Hi Mark,

No burners like that in the NL. Only solid and ceramic burners. My parents had a Siemens built in range with solid burners. My mother was used to cooking with them, never had a problem. There are still a few cheap cookers with solid burners on the market here.

 

[Marky_Mark]

Thanks, Peter!  Louis, it's interesting that you didn't used to have this type of element in the NL.

 

Spot the odd one out!  Three of them appear to be original style with spade terminals and I wonder if they are the original ones from 1988.  One is a replacement with loop terminals and is a little more powerful.  

 

How long do these elements usually last?  New ones are available, expensive OEM / NOS and also cheap generic ones.  Is it worth buying the genuine Thermador/Bosch ones?

 

[chestermikeuk]

Presenting My "New" Vintage Cooktop

Hi mark

Oh thats a lovely Thermador unit, takes me back to mums English Electric & Tricity President cookers with those radiant rings . Much quicker than solid hobs

Pancakes look Yum , Enjoy your new cooking zone !!

Cheers, Mike

ps where does the slide up vent exit ? does it have filters & recirculate or go to outside ?

 

[maytag85]

Reply #20

I think those elements last a good while, never dealt with one going bad since the stove in my current home is a smooth cooktop, never had one go bad in the 17 years I’ve lived here. Though, I have removed the burners in my sister’s apartment in Arizona for cleaning when she moved in last September.

I am not certain if there’s a different between the OEM and generic replacement, it’s a resistive heating element, only thing that really matters (correct me if I am wrong) is the wattage and size of the replacement burner. Not sure if they specify wattage on replacements, might but never dealt with having to search or order a replacement electric stove coil type burner.

 

[spiralator60]

Congratulations, Mark!

 

[fan-of-fans]

Does that open style electric grille have flare ups occur?

 

[Marky_Mark]

Thanks, Mike!  Fortunately my downdraft system vents to outside.  This is very important to me, as I love to do lots of Indian cooking but I don't want to stink the place out like a curry house.  The 6-inch round rigid metal ducting is installed under the floor (in the concrete slab) inside conduit.  It then comes back up inside the cabinet to the left of the oven and then exits through the wall to outside.  It's very effective when using the rear zones or the grill or griddle, but unfortunately it's only marginal at best when using the front zones unless you use a lid to direct the stream rearwards.

 

Thanks, Sean.  Good to know that replacements are widely available, should the need arise.

 

Thank you, Darryl!

 

Great question, Cole.  The instructions say that drips of fat will ignite and cause minor puffs of flame as part of the normal cooking process, which adds to the flavour.  If the flames become excessive, the manual says you should remove the food, turn off and extinguish the flames with baking soda.