norgeway
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Here is two tons of fun in 36 ,inches, A mid 60s Monarch, 2 oven, about as heavy as anything I ever moved, Thanks to John Lefevers advice it is now up and running, its the only old stove I did not have to calibrate..
The stove swapper is at it again..M O N A R C H !!
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norgeway
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I have GOT!
To get a decent camera!!
To get a decent camera!!
norgeway
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No, your eyes dont decieve you!
Both ovens have old fashioned open coil units!Which I always thought baked better.With them I think you get more even heat because they are shielded and you get no radiant heat to overbrown the bottom of your food,//Just my idea.
Both ovens have old fashioned open coil units!Which I always thought baked better.With them I think you get more even heat because they are shielded and you get no radiant heat to overbrown the bottom of your food,//Just my idea.
norgeway
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A little history
Monarch was a range company in Beaver Dam Wisconsin from 1896-1985, Our local furniture store sold both Monarch and Hotpoint, he remembers in the 60s when the Monarch rep. was trying to interest people in Monarchs new invention for home ranges...The convection oven...true story, Monarch introduced the first home convection range in the 60s, He said they sold many more Hotpoints than Monarchs, because the Monarch was a much higher priced range,they sold many of the Monarch electric/wood combination ranges, mostly to older people who had wood stoves and wanted electric also.He estimated the wood /electric range as weighing 600 to 700 pounds, I would bet this electric weighs close to 300.
Monarch was a range company in Beaver Dam Wisconsin from 1896-1985, Our local furniture store sold both Monarch and Hotpoint, he remembers in the 60s when the Monarch rep. was trying to interest people in Monarchs new invention for home ranges...The convection oven...true story, Monarch introduced the first home convection range in the 60s, He said they sold many more Hotpoints than Monarchs, because the Monarch was a much higher priced range,they sold many of the Monarch electric/wood combination ranges, mostly to older people who had wood stoves and wanted electric also.He estimated the wood /electric range as weighing 600 to 700 pounds, I would bet this electric weighs close to 300.
Hans - that's a good looking range! Can't wait to hear how it bakes - I'll bet it does a wonderful job! Enjoy!,
That looks like a very well built range. 36" is nearly the perfect size for your kitchen, plenty of room to get into the cabinet in the corner.
I've never had an open-coil oven, your browning theory makes sense though.
What do you think of the top element coils? They look pretty substantial. What did you have to do to the range to get it working?
I've never had an open-coil oven, your browning theory makes sense though.
What do you think of the top element coils? They look pretty substantial. What did you have to do to the range to get it working?
norgeway
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The top units
Are plain old plug in Chromalox, but much heavier braced than what is sold today,All I had to do is replace 1 switch and everything else worked fine, even the clock works, and its the only old stove I ever owned that I did not have to calibrate the ovens, both were dead on!..The thermostats are Hart brand.,the large oven has a odd feature, it has automatic preheating, when you turn it on, both the broil and bake units come on , then the broil unit cuts out when the temperature is reached...kind of like turning the old Frigidaire ovens to broil and then back to the set temp, except this does it automatically.
Are plain old plug in Chromalox, but much heavier braced than what is sold today,All I had to do is replace 1 switch and everything else worked fine, even the clock works, and its the only old stove I ever owned that I did not have to calibrate the ovens, both were dead on!..The thermostats are Hart brand.,the large oven has a odd feature, it has automatic preheating, when you turn it on, both the broil and bake units come on , then the broil unit cuts out when the temperature is reached...kind of like turning the old Frigidaire ovens to broil and then back to the set temp, except this does it automatically.
norgeway
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so far so good
I baked a pineapple upside down cake and it baked it absolutely perfectly, Exactly the same color all over!
I baked a pineapple upside down cake and it baked it absolutely perfectly, Exactly the same color all over!
I remember the ads for Monarch convection ovens in magazines in the early 60s. The pictures showed the fan in the center of the oven floor with the sealed-rod bake element in the usual perimeter configuration.
Absolutely beautiful as I thought it would be. Glad you have two ovens. Poor Donald. the first thing you bake, he won't eat.
polkanut
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Of course the oven is spot on, it's "Something Special From Wisconsin." My mom had a mid 1950's Monarch gas range that baked perfectly too. The heat from the oven pilot light was perfect for raising bread dough. I wish I had that stove today. It was a workhorse!
norgeway
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Talk about insulation!!
This beats anything I have ever seen, after an hour at 350 the top is just barely warm ,even the door is not at all hot.
This beats anything I have ever seen, after an hour at 350 the top is just barely warm ,even the door is not at all hot.
norgeway
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LOL
I do tend to switch them out don't I !
I do tend to switch them out don't I !
Let's just say you balance the use lightly among all of your ranges.
norgeway
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Im REALLY impressed!
I tried the small oven by baking a pan of biscuits, PERFECT!!! Then I made a brown sugar pound cake,for some reason ,this oven produces a perfect brown crust on both top and bottom, it seems to be as good a baker as the Norge was...Which is what I compare everything to..LOL
I tried the small oven by baking a pan of biscuits, PERFECT!!! Then I made a brown sugar pound cake,for some reason ,this oven produces a perfect brown crust on both top and bottom, it seems to be as good a baker as the Norge was...Which is what I compare everything to..LOL
polkanut
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So, is the Monarch going to be around for an extended stay?
norgeway
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I hope
My back is about tired of moving the heavy things..ESPECIALLY this one, it weighs a ton!
My back is about tired of moving the heavy things..ESPECIALLY this one, it weighs a ton!
polkanut
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Ain't she beautiful Hans?
They're asking $500, but open to offers.
They're asking $500, but open to offers.
