Question about P=7 GE Wall Ovens.

[norgeway]

There is a GE wall oven at the Habitat ReStore that must be the TOL model, I didn't think to get a model number, but it is a black glass front, double oven with both ovens P-7 self cleaning, it has a clock that is digital, but not electronic, the numbers flip over,it really looks like brand new , the gaskets on both doors look new also, my question is are these reliable good baking ovens, my experience with SC is nil????Im guessing late 70s but im not sure, what do you guys think, It is 75.00 and I couldn't find a scratch on it....Can you get it fixed if there is a problem???

 

[appnut]

Hans, I believe Sandy commented about these in the last year.  when these were out on the market, they were highly sought after because they were double SCers and GE had a great reputation.  Many a very high-end new house back then had these in the kitchens.  I believe he commented they were excellent performers.  Long before GE discontinued using their P-7 technology for just ordinary self-cleaning (not as fully effective).  I think parts should still be available.  If I had wall oven, this is what I would be looking for myself. 

 

[whirlcool]

We had a 1969 set in our last house. They were our favorite oven. They held rock solid temps while baking. I have never had an oven with as good a self cleaning feature the P7 had. If we had wall space in this house, we'd have another P7 set here.

It sounds like the one you saw is more of a mid to late 70's model.

 

[firedome]

Hans I'd even go so far as to say that P-7...

was the best self cleaning feature ever made. My folks had a JK-29 double oven, both P-7s, in Avocado in the new house they built in Greensboro NC in 1968. Best oven I've ever used. We have the same JK-29 in Coppertone in storage here for our next house.
Sandy and I both feel these are among the best baking ovens made. The one you saw is basically the same with an updated digital clock, ours is analog. If you want a double wall oven you can do no better IMO and in others opinion as well, and parts and service are readily available for GEs, they made tons of them... bonus!! Myself I'd never be without P-7, I like my ovens clean at all times!

 

[bajaespuma]

It's funny that this was posted on a day when I just saw one of these double ovens featured in a current cooking show paired with a gas Wolf professional range. There have been few products that were as excellent as GE TOL wall ovens. Convection would have been nice, but I'd trade it in an instant for that wonderful rotisserie.

 

My family had two of these, one non-SC-er from 1962 and another TOL from 1972. Both were great performers and the one from 1972 is still working according to the folks who bought that house.

 

[norgeway]

GREENSBORO!

That's only about 45 minutes away!! Great thrift stores and tHE BEST BBQ joint,,"Stameys"

 

[luxflairguy]

GO GET THEM BEFORE THEY'RE GONE!!!

 

[whirlcool]

One nice feature of the P7 was that you could set the SC feature to run only as long as you wanted it to. If your oven wasn't that dirty you could set it for 90 min. If your oven was a nightmare you could set it for up to 3 hours! Nothing but nothing escaped the cleaning that takes place in a P7. Karen once forgot a sponge inside and activated the SC feature. All that was left was a little square of ash that wiped right out.
After a P7 is done cleaning all you do is use a damp paper towel to wipe the ash off of the inside walls. Then the interior will sparkle like new again!

 

[norgeway]

They DO

Sparkle like new!! That's why I noticed them!..I don't think I could go wrong.

 

[xraytech]

My grandmother used to have a 1966 TOL single P*7 wall oven, my other grandmother had a 66 40" GE with P*7 oven, those were by far the most wonderful ovens to bake in. Nothing compares to them. If you have the opportunity for such a great set you should get them

 

[combo52]

70s GE TOL Double SC Wall Ovens

Were not only one of the best performing and energy efficient wall ovens ever [ there is NO Wall Oven built today that uses as little power as these did ]. While some owners thought these were on the small side inside they pre-heated very fast and maintained consistent temperatures. These were the same ovens that Julia Child used when she did the video edition of the Way To Cook along with the companion GE CT with the three size Sensi-Temp burner.

 

We got The Way To Cook on VHS tape when it came out, and I loved watching her cook up every thing perfectly on this GE equipment, it was especially fun to watch her cook things on the ST burner, she would say just set the heat for 350 and I am sure there were people at home looking for 350 on their CT controls, LOL.

 

Hans I would differently get these ovens and find a place for them, I know that you can use them. You may be able install them over toward the laundry area near the ref etc. Then you can still have a cool vintage range as well.

I found a brand new 1975 set of these at an appliance that was going out of business about ten years ago and installed them in our W Va house, they work perfectly, no excuses ever necessary.

 

[moparguy]

Go for it Hans! They sound great!

Is that North Carolina style barbecue? It's totally different than the northern barbecue. I like them both, but they are two very different things!

 

[firedome]

Hope you get them Hans...

you will be very happy with it for sure! We have a set of GE JK-29, and the same cooktop Julia used in storage and waiting for installation in our next (and last?) house.

re: Greensboro, my folks moved there from Baltimore in 1968 with his job transfer by Beth. Steel and stayed there until another transfer to PA in '75. I'd just started college up north so only stayed in G-boro during summers (hot + humid, worse than Baltimore!!) and for vacations. It was a nice town, nice people, mild winters, great food (can you say hush puppies!) and, as I said, the best ovens I've ever used! It was a new and almost finished house and they had the chance to select the colors, flooring and appliances. The kitchen was all Avocado TOL GE, and even the dishwasher wasn't bad!

 

[whirlcool]

That was the only thing we didn't like about our P7 or the kitchen. It had a terminal case of Avacado green. If we had stayed, we thought about calling one of those appliance repainting companies that uses expoxy paint to repaint our appliances either white or silver. But we moved instead. Unfortunately the layout of our kitchen in this house does not allow for a wall oven. Darned it.

 

[sudsmaster]

My current home came with a Harvest Gold P*7 wall oven. 24" and single, a bit on the small side, but generally speaking it's more than big enough for my uses. It does bake quite well, and seems to use relatively little energy (it's very well insulated).

 

Along the way I found another one on CL with a stainless steel front. I swapped the Harvest Gold front panel for the stainless, and then put the Harvest one on CL where it was snapped up in a couple of days. All free, of course ;-).

 

Mine is set up for a rotisserie as well as a meat temp probe, but those accessories were missing when I got this home in '97. It would be nice to find some.

 

The self-cleaning feature does work quite well. It's my first experience with a self-cleaning oven but I have no complaints. Recently I used it to remove a lot of old caked buildup on a big old frying pan. It's also got a timed bake, which I've been using lately to re-season said frying pan. I often use the timer on the analog clock as well, when I need a timer that keeps on alerting after the time is up.

 

It would be nice to have an owner's manual for this oven, as well.