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Post# 1064890   3/28/2020 at 10:54 (1,461 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)        

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This came up in my appliance search today, no use to me of course.

What surprises me is that its not one to build into the counter top, more of a drop in.

The seller also has a Jenn Aire unit for building in with extractor and inter-changeable burners - 2 x 2radient rings and a BBQ grill


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Post# 1064896 , Reply# 1   3/28/2020 at 11:49 (1,461 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

This is strictly the Chambers design. KitchenAid purchased Chambers to get their built-in cooking appliances to have a full line of Kitchen appliances. The broiler is in the middle; one of the levers on the front raises the griddle for access to the broiler. The griddles gave very even heating because the electric element or the gas burner ran the full length of the cooking surface.

Post# 1064904 , Reply# 2   3/28/2020 at 12:08 (1,461 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Those are called rangetops, yes?


Post# 1064918 , Reply# 3   3/28/2020 at 13:32 (1,461 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        

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In my working days (architect/specification writer) these were known as cooktops, and they were paired with wall ovens.

 

lawrence


Post# 1065002 , Reply# 4   3/29/2020 at 00:29 (1,461 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I still refer to these built-in "appliances" with electric or gas "burners" as cooktop.  "Ranges" are the freestanding or slidein devices that are both surface units and an oven all in one unit.  "Range top" to me is the cooking surface of a range.  


Post# 1065010 , Reply# 5   3/29/2020 at 03:42 (1,461 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Rangetop is a term (perhaps largely among marketing and kitchen designers?) sometimes applied to a cooktop that sits atop / proud of the countertop and typically with controls on the front.


Post# 1065024 , Reply# 6   3/29/2020 at 08:16 (1,460 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

I saw these in a lot of 1980s kitchen design magazines (the Chambers version). What is strange to me is some of them had electric surface units but the broiler/griddle was gas if I recall right??

I posted another KitchenAid version from Craigslist awhile ago, that was just a drop in cooktop with the controls mounted horizontally like a typical cooktop. It had the Chambers daisy gas burners, but the center had an electric solid element burner that I think could be changed to a griddle.


Post# 1065061 , Reply# 7   3/29/2020 at 13:04 (1,460 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)        

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Before they were assimilated into Whirlpool, they acquired Chambers...they put their name on some of the cooking appliances. My mom had a cooktop from '86-'87 or so which was KA branded but the "standard" design.

Post# 1065065 , Reply# 8   3/29/2020 at 14:22 (1,460 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
KA CTs

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In the mid and later 80s KA had gas CTs with and optional 5th burner that was a sealed element 120 volt electric unit, it could be changed out to a grill for grilling foods.

 

I installed one for a chef friend in 1986 who at first though the electric element was a waste of money till he found out that he uses it all the time.

 

I never saw a Chambers-KA CT that had electric elements and a gas grill in the same unit.

 

John L.


Post# 1065069 , Reply# 9   3/29/2020 at 15:07 (1,460 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        
A Chambers Version

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$150 in York, PA.  All-electric.

 

lawrence



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Post# 1065083 , Reply# 10   3/29/2020 at 16:33 (1,460 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Chambers, Broiler-In-A-Top Cook-Top

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Other than being an interesting bit of appliance history I could never see any great design or value in having this CT in my kitchen or any kitchen for that matter, there were so many better Gas or electric CTs then and now.

 

John L.


Post# 1065091 , Reply# 11   3/29/2020 at 17:09 (1,460 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        
Gas broiler electric element

The one pictured in reply 5 in this thread seems to have gas griddle/broiler but electric surface units.

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Also this coppertone CT in this thread looks as if it might be gas as well, but doesn't show the top up.

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Post# 1065092 , Reply# 12   3/29/2020 at 17:27 (1,460 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        

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"Calrod-ish"

Post# 1065128 , Reply# 13   3/29/2020 at 20:17 (1,460 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        

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Hi Cole, I don't see such a CT in reply 5, The 2nd copper tone one is all electric.

 

John L.


Post# 1065129 , Reply# 14   3/29/2020 at 20:18 (1,460 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        

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Hi Cole, I don't see such a CT in reply 5, The 2nd copper tone one is all electric.

 

John L.


Post# 1065337 , Reply# 15   3/31/2020 at 14:27 (1,458 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        
Gas Chambers version

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$400 in New Orleans, LA

 

lawrence



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Post# 1065878 , Reply# 16   4/4/2020 at 12:56 (1,454 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)        

Looking closer, the RF burner is labeled "Power Burner." Does this just mean it's higher wattage? I know on some Chambers, that was the thermostatic burner.

Also the left center knob is labeled timer. Is this just a cooking timer or does it control anything?



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