Ranges

[philr]

Kelly, thanks for starting this thread! I really like your ranges. I was wondering how the clock/timers on "N" series Flairs and Custom Imperial ranges like yours worked as they seemed to lack the "cooking hours". How does the oven stops automatically? Is it stopped by the Meal Minder only? I never had an oven that had a Meal Minder, how do you set these? Does it work only with the temp probe like the older "Meat Tender" which activated a buzzer?

Here are mine

The one I got just a few weeks ago (had a thread about it here http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?43402_23).

(1971-72 RDE-38S), a very uncommon model here since these were not sold in Canada. I guess either someone here wanted an Electri-Clean range and bought it in the US as they were still not available in this country or it belonged to an American who moved it here...






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My Canadian RCIB-645C-2 Flair



The very first Frigidaire appliance I owned:

1960 RDAG-38C-60


My RCIB-645C with a rotisserie and an exhaust hood.


[this post was last edited: 11/28/2012-01:26]

 

[mikeklondon]

Oven Size

How I wish we had cookers with ovens that big over here

 

[kevin313]

Westinghouse 40

Here's a few of mine - this Westy is without question one of the heaviest stoves I ever had to move!

 

[kevin313]

1970's Crown

This is the only gas range I own.

 

[kevin313]

1958 GE

I had this stove at the cottage for a couple of years - I switched it out this past spring with a '54 Frigidaire. This GE performed beautifully.

 

[kevin313]

1956 Frigidaire Imperial

Here's my white '56 - love these French doors.

 

[kevin313]

1956 Pink Frigidaire Imperial

Here's the same stove in pink - I just picked this up last week. I think this is going to the cottage in the spring.

 

[kevin313]

1953 Kelvinator

Here's a cute 30" Kelvy that I fell in love with and had to drag home.

 

[kevin313]

Early 50's Norge

I think this is a '52 - it's 36" wide. It was $39.99 at the Salvation Army and they were having a half-off appliance sale, so for $20 I couldn't resist.

 

[kevin313]

The Mighty Frigidaire

I really like this stove - I've got to make room for a 40" in one of my kitchens so I can put this into service!

 

[kevin313]

Another Frigidaire

This was a "curb save"

 

[kevin313]

My daily driver

A 1961 Westinghouse Aristocrat - I use this stove every day and it's a joy.

 

[kevin313]

Westinghouse 40 Super Oven

One huge oven!

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[philr]

Kevin, you have quite a few nice ranges!  I really like the Norge and the GE ranges too!  I'd like to see more pics of your Aristocrat range too!

 

[petek]

Range Porn

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[pulltostart]

Kevin,
The 30" GE that was in your cottage is absolutely fabulous! A beautifully-styled and -proportioned range in excellent condition!!!

lawrence

 

[mixfinder]

Hocus Pocus

The older Flair let you set start and stop times. The newer Flair is a Heat Minder which is limiting and the motorized dial drive make the oven knob stiff to operate. The 40 in her lets you set start time and hours to cook up to 6 hours max.
Ben your GE is a work of beauty. GE oven do a great job. Now, just to get you using your Kitchenaid so you can try out the oven.

Kevin, I agree whole heartedly about Westinghouse ranges of the 60's. Dependable and stellar performers.

 

[swestoyz]

so you can try out the oven

Funny you say that - as of late, quite a few dishes have been turned out by the GE.  The other half is a fan of making banana bread and simple deserts, and the GE has done a stellar job with both tasks.  I agree though - the KitchenAid does need a work out sooner rather than later!

 

I was looking at bread recipes online last night.  I'm looking forward to working on the perfect replacement Wonder Bread recipe.

 

Ben

 

[norgeway]

OHHHH

That Norge, Kelvinator and Crown!!!!!

 

[norgeway]

But!!!

I bet overall the 61 westinghouse is the best of all!!!???

 

[norgeway]

Norge and Kelvinator...

One reason I like them so much is that they have those old Chromalox units that are so heavy you cook cook and elephant and not hurt them!!LOL

 

[abcomatic]

Whirlpool

The Whirlpool at the top of this thread is my everyday stove. It is a great stove and I am so glad that I bought it brand new in 1990. The clock stopped working a month ago but everything else is just fine. Gary

 

[mikeklondon]

AMPs

Hi All I love so many of the ranges here, How many APM's at 250 Volts would one of these monsters pull? I think my cooker point trip is only rated at 60 APM

 

[westingman123]

My baby

Kevin, this is your Westy's older sister. It took 3 of us to carry it into my house, but it bakes and cooks like a dream. The model you have is the exact range I grew up with, so if you ever decide to put it out for adoption...

I do admire your range collection! I often daydream of a Home-Ec kitchen setup with different 40" ranges set up about the room.

 

[philr]

Hi All I love so many of the ranges here, How many APM's at 250 Volts would one of these monsters pull? I think my cooker point trip is only rated at 60 APM 

 

Mike, if I understood correctly what you're asking, North American ranges are running on 120/240 volts 40 amps circuits.

 

What kind of circuits are used for electric ranges in Europe? Are they connected to equivalent of 8 gauge wire? *(see link)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge

 

[firedome]

Some beautiful ranges here...

here's our 1958 Sunshine Yellow GE 40" Liberator TOL daily driver...we also have a '76 TOL Frigidaire 30" Custom Deluxe (thanks to PhilR!) in Harvest Gold in storage as well waitng for the proper venue. The '58 will be going into storage presently, to be replaced by our soon-to-arrive (we hope) 1956 Hotpoint 40" TOL model double oven, w/ rotisserie, auto-Calrod (or whatever Hotpoint called it), griddle and meat temp probe...in PANK! So does anyone else find that they cook SO much better when pink? Well I think so anyway! Will post pics as soon as she arrives!

 

[gansky1]

Fun thread - we do have some pretty ranges!!

Here is my current daily driver - 1957 General Electric in pink. Love this range!

 

[gansky1]

I have a thing for pretty GE ranges - this is a 1987'ish TOL
It was in a loft apartment-condo in Lincoln, NE and very rarely used. Needed only a light cleaning when I picked it up.

 

[gansky1]

Just picked up this one today. A Hotpoint Microwave Range! I've wanted one of these for a long time.

 

[gansky1]

Microwave control.

I don't know much about these, just had to have one. Does anyone have an owner's manual?