

Sounds like the gears in the clock are not meshing properly. It can be used to turn on the oven at certain times like starting a roast while you're still at work, etc. : With my 1940 house came a Fridigaire Electricįrom the information I have, it appears to be a 1964 model (not that old for GM Frigidaire products).Ī cookmaster is Frigidaire's trade mark name for a clock/timer assembly. Re: Old Fridgidaire Elec Cookmaster *LINK*ĭan O. Any idea where I could get information &/or instructions for use, or repair? Every so often, there is a surprising, quietly grinding sound that says it is doing something. No idea how this thing works, if it does. It is a Compact 30, and on the stove top left is a standing square timer/clock thing that says "Cookmaster" on the front. On the oven door it says "Product of General Motors, USA".

With my 1940 house came a Fridigaire Electric stove/oven, Model: RBH G533, Serial: 64C11282. Kathryn Toutolmin - Saturday, 8 February 2003, at 1:02 p.m.

And what makes the wait feel longer still is the Gallery's lack of a readout for current oven temperature.Appliance411: Archive: Old Fridgidaire Elec Cookmaster Old Fridgidaire Elec Cookmaster By comparison, my Whirlpool 30-inch electric oven completed the same task in just under 12 minutes.

My anecdotal test of preheating the appliance to 450 degrees (F) required a full 14 minutes. Conversely the Gallery handled the same task in an average of 18 minutes, 11 seconds but the end result was typically on the dry side.Īnother annoying issue with the Gallery is that it took noticeably longer to preheat its oven to the desired temperature. Indeed while the Whirlpool took its time to cook its burgers (about 24 minutes), the results were more juicy. I did notice that the appliance did have a tendency to crisp the tops of my hamburger patties a bit too much, at least compared with other ovens including a Whirlpool WFE320M0AS Electric Range. Tyler Lizenby/CNETīroiling with the Gallery 30-Inch is pretty straight forward and I had no trouble whipping up plates of tasty test burgers. Biscuits baked on the bottom rack (right) were underdone compared with the top rack (left).
