Vintage Frigidaire Stove
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philr
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Yes, it's the same as I have (but mine is white). It's a 1971-72 self-cleaning Deluxe. The model is: RDE-38S. Paul found that one at a thrift store in Sherbrooke QC. Not many of these made it to Canada.
I see the GM logo on the panel.
It appears to have a locking lever, if that's an indicator of the self-cleaning feature.
It appears to have a locking lever, if that's an indicator of the self-cleaning feature.
philr
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Here's a picture of the model number plate on mine.
xpanam
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Now i am jealous LOL! Phil can we see a pic of your entire kitchen?
My inlaws had the same fridge but thier stove was the Custom Deluxe with a digital clock in thier old house. My mother inlaw missed the stove very much.
philr
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Xpanam,
My appliances aren't all in the same location... The 1964 fridge and 1971 range above are those I use the most. The 1961 Flair is also connected in my small "play kitchen" along with a 1963 fridge, two dishwashers and two washer/dryer sets but the 1963 is in my garage and not used at the moment...
The digital clock equipped Custom Deluxe ranges are newer (mid-to-late seventies), there were none in the 30" range lineup in 1971-72. There was a 30" Custom Imperial but it had the same clock as mine.
My appliances aren't all in the same location... The 1964 fridge and 1971 range above are those I use the most. The 1961 Flair is also connected in my small "play kitchen" along with a 1963 fridge, two dishwashers and two washer/dryer sets but the 1963 is in my garage and not used at the moment...
The digital clock equipped Custom Deluxe ranges are newer (mid-to-late seventies), there were none in the 30" range lineup in 1971-72. There was a 30" Custom Imperial but it had the same clock as mine.
xpanam
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Dishwashers
What 2 do you have? Spin tube or Super Surge?
What 2 do you have? Spin tube or Super Surge?
philr
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One of each! (connected).
I have 2 spin tubes, one impeller top loader and 3 Super Surge. Currently, my two Canadian-made dishwashers are connected.
I have 2 spin tubes, one impeller top loader and 3 Super Surge. Currently, my two Canadian-made dishwashers are connected.
franksdad
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My Mama had that exact stove in avacado. Hers was a 1974 model. I gave it away when I remodeled her kitchen in 1995. It was still working great. Replaced it with a Whirlpool. The Whirlpool has never held a candle to that Frigidaire.
That is a beautiful range, but the right front element looks like they used it with a wok or something.
GM Frigidaires; the zenith of electric stove design.
These stoves were great performers. The ovens were huge and were incredibly even bakers and broilers and you couldn't beat those thick coils for fast and intense heat. Tom mentioned wok cooking; those burners were better at heating woks to proper insane temperatures than any residential gas stove offered at the same time. My only gripe: no window in the doors of the self-cleaners.
These stoves were great performers. The ovens were huge and were incredibly even bakers and broilers and you couldn't beat those thick coils for fast and intense heat. Tom mentioned wok cooking; those burners were better at heating woks to proper insane temperatures than any residential gas stove offered at the same time. My only gripe: no window in the doors of the self-cleaners.
Frigidaire Self-Cleaning Elecrtic Ranges
Were heavy well built ranges and one of the best SC ovens ever built. Frigidaire SC ovens had a 1/4" thick plate of aluminum directly behind the porcelain inner door liner to help transfer heat evenly for perfect cleaning and more even backing on these SC ranges. Frigidaire did add a window on some of their later SC ranges but doing so reduced the performance of the SC oven and hurt baking and increased energy use. As I mentioned in another post give me an oven any day WITHOUT a stupid window, they are a waste of energy and they are always dirty and they ruin the good simple looks of the range.
But Frigidaire s big down fall was the slow to heat and cool down Mono-tube surface elements. I have had several Frigidaire ranges in my adult life that I cooked on quite a bit and these elements are not nearly as good as the thin Chromeolox or GE elements, they never stay flat, you almost always end with significant red hot areas where the pan is not in contact with the element, I would NEVER install another Mono-tube element range as a daily driver.
Were heavy well built ranges and one of the best SC ovens ever built. Frigidaire SC ovens had a 1/4" thick plate of aluminum directly behind the porcelain inner door liner to help transfer heat evenly for perfect cleaning and more even backing on these SC ranges. Frigidaire did add a window on some of their later SC ranges but doing so reduced the performance of the SC oven and hurt baking and increased energy use. As I mentioned in another post give me an oven any day WITHOUT a stupid window, they are a waste of energy and they are always dirty and they ruin the good simple looks of the range.
But Frigidaire s big down fall was the slow to heat and cool down Mono-tube surface elements. I have had several Frigidaire ranges in my adult life that I cooked on quite a bit and these elements are not nearly as good as the thin Chromeolox or GE elements, they never stay flat, you almost always end with significant red hot areas where the pan is not in contact with the element, I would NEVER install another Mono-tube element range as a daily driver.
Stir-Fry cooking on a Frigidaire
My 1954 has 208 volt elements on the front two surface units. That means the 6 inch puts out about 1600 watts, give or take. With a super flat base cast iron pan, it really makes things sizzle and the heat held in that fat element means there is no drop in the pan temperature when food is added. I was always very careful when using it as one of my everyday ranges that I did not allow the elements to get overheated because if you let that happen, the supports under them droop like week old daisies.
Now, I would probably just use the 3000 or the 3500 watt induction cookers for real cooking in dragon fire.
My 1954 has 208 volt elements on the front two surface units. That means the 6 inch puts out about 1600 watts, give or take. With a super flat base cast iron pan, it really makes things sizzle and the heat held in that fat element means there is no drop in the pan temperature when food is added. I was always very careful when using it as one of my everyday ranges that I did not allow the elements to get overheated because if you let that happen, the supports under them droop like week old daisies.
Now, I would probably just use the 3000 or the 3500 watt induction cookers for real cooking in dragon fire.
