Anyone have a Sunbeam Crocker-Cooker-Fryer from the 70s?

[Guest guest]

That's what I have been using. My grandma gave it to me but I am in search of an

instruction booklet for it (or photocopies). It has no Hi/Low settings, rather

it goes from 200 to 400 degreese with a Red Band at around 300 degrees for slow

cooking. I'm not sure how this affects cooking times, because all the recipes I

have either use high or low settings. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it!

 

kristi

[Guest guest]

Is the model number on it somewhere? If, so try Google. There are

sites that provide user guides in PDF format. You might also try the

Sunbeam Web site, though they may not have a user guide that old.

 

At 01:26 PM 1/11/2010, Kristi wrote:

That's what I have been using. My grandma gave it to me but I am in

search of an instruction booklet for it (or photocopies). It has no

Hi/Low settings, rather it goes from 200 to 400 degreese with a Red

Band at around 300 degrees for slow cooking. I'm not sure how this

affects cooking times, because all the recipes I have either use high

or low settings. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it!

[Guest guest]

Yep, I called them today and they didn't have it. I'd been searching for a

couple of weeks now and nothing. Then, like an answer to my prayers, one

showed up on ebay this afternoon for $4! I snapped it up. I'm very excited!

 

If anyone needs a copy, I'd be happy to photocopy it.

 

kristi

 

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Mike Christie <mike wrote:

 

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> Is the model number on it somewhere? If, so try Google. There are

> sites that provide user guides in PDF format. You might also try the

> Sunbeam Web site, though they may not have a user guide that old.

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> At 01:26 PM 1/11/2010, Kristi wrote:

> That's what I have been using. My grandma gave it to me but I am in

> search of an instruction booklet for it (or photocopies). It has no

> Hi/Low settings, rather it goes from 200 to 400 degreese with a Red

> Band at around 300 degrees for slow cooking. I'm not sure how this

> affects cooking times, because all the recipes I have either use high

> or low settings. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it!

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Cowpie7]

Hi, I hope this is helpful!

 

I have a Sunbeam Crocker Cooker Fryer... no idea what year it was manufactured, but it was my mother's, and judging from the colors, it's from pretty close to when yours was made. It also has that dial... Off, Simmer on the left side, then the red band in the top middle, then 300, 350, and 400 degree marks on the right side.

 

Anyway, the front panel on mine has temperature "instructions!" I don't know how that would fit into high and low (I'd guess low is just the simmer setting, and for high you just get to pick a more specific temperature setting). I'm sure you can guess from whatever you're cooking with in your recipe what setting to use according to this though. The instructions on the panel of mine read:

 

CROCKERY COOKING

USE ONLY CENTER RED BAND OF TEMP. DIAL

Beans.............12-14 hours

Chili................12-14 hours

Meat Sauce........8-9 hours

Stews...............8-10 hours

Soups...............6-12 hours

 

COOKING

Chicken 300 until boiling simmer 3-4 hours

Corned Beef 300 " " " 45 min./lb

Stews 300 " " " 1-2 hours

Vegetables 300 " " " until tender

Pot Roast 325-350 until brown " 2-3 hours

 

DEEP FRYING

Chicken 350-375 10-20 minutes

Chops & Cutlets 350-375 8-12 minutes

Doughnuts 375-400 2-4 minutes

French Fried Potatoes 375 10-15 minutes

Shrimp 375 1-4 minutes

[Wantima]

Kristi --

 

If you are still reading these posts and willing to share a photocopy or PDF of the instructions you located for your Sunbeam, I'd be thrilled! Like, you, I inherited my cooker from a grandparent (my grandfather) and am very sentimental about it. I am certain that I am not using it correctly or properly taking advantage of all it's features, since I never had the instructions. Mine is also the yellow/gold model.

 

Looking forward to hearing from you -- or anyone else who can help!?

[Guest Janis]

I just acquired my 70's Sunbeam Crocker Frypan Slow Cooker FP-BD (EKA) and like so many of you, the setting dial is missing.  I can sort of figure it from all the posts above but a photo would speak a thousand words if anyone with one could take a picture and post it.  That would be sooo helpful. 

 

Kristi, if you're still reading these posts and willing to share a photocopy or PDF of the instructions I too would be thrilled. 

 

Look forward to hearing back, hope someone out there can help.  Thanks! 

 

Janis