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Post by chipperhiker on May 2, 2009 23:54:17 GMT -5
Just a heads up to any new members that haven't seen these yet.
Yes, they fit the thermowell just fine. Not inside it, but rather the pot goes into the well, and the rim sits on the cooktop.
No, they are not original Chambers items.
I've seen these go for a lot of money recently when listed with "Chambers" in the tag line, (well over $100), but they go for CHEAP without "Chambers" in the tag line (<$20).
If you want one, and there's no reason not to, just go into the auction knowing it's an after-market kind of product, and set your bidding limit accordingly. They come up pretty regularly. I think I paid around $5-10 for mine that's in great shape, and I've seen them in thrift stores for a couple bucks each.
A complete Thrift cooker should have a flat trivet insert that allows you to keep items off the floor of the pot, for canning, steaming, etc.. There may have been other items included, but I have no idea what they might be. Thrift cookers were used with older deep well GE and Calrod Hotpoint stoves originally. (Someone please correct me if I got those brands wrong.) I have an old cook book for a Kelvinator range that has a similar item and they refer to it as a Scotch Kettle. There were others. **Not all deep well pots will fit the T-well, but the actual Thrift Cooker brand does.**
Genuine Chambers cookware, with the exception of thermobakers and handles, should be stamped with "Chambers Corp., Shelbyville, Indiana." Other pots will work, too, but they shouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
Happy bidding!
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Post by divecchio on May 3, 2009 1:48:15 GMT -5
I'm new to this board and have a question. I haven't heard of thrift cookers before - do they do the same thing that thermobakers do? Also, when you say "a complete Thrift cooker should have a flat trivet insert that allows you to keep items off the floor of the pot" - is that what a thermobaker does? When you use a thermobaker, do you take out the burner plate (I'm not sure if that's what it's called) and put it down on the floor of the thermowell? I've never seen a thermobaker "in person" either!
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Post by divecchio on May 3, 2009 1:58:08 GMT -5
After I wrote my previous reply I went onto Ebay and typed in "thrift cooker" and came up with one - it was called a "Chambers Stove High Speed Thrift Cooker" and is supposed to be made to go into the thermowell. My question is: the measurement is 7" deep by 10-1/4" wide and my thermowell measures only 10" wide. Do I have a weird size thermowell ?? I have a 90-C.
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Post by tux_sf on May 3, 2009 12:56:52 GMT -5
As chipper said in the original posting, these were not made for Chambers (although they are often advertised as such on eBay to successfully whip up the price). They have a flanged edge around the lid so that they hang on the t-well edge & do not fit down inside. Besides the thrift cooker, there were several different companies making similar pots. I have a couple I found at local thrift stores for under $10. They are handy when you want to use the t-well for something like a soup that needs attention or for deep frying, but since you can't use the Chambers insulated t-well lid they are not useful for CWTGTO.
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Post by chipperhiker on May 3, 2009 16:07:06 GMT -5
So here's my "a picture is worth a 1000 words" post. My poor stove is still in the garage, but I get a daily dose of eye candy whenever I pull my car in! Thrift Cooker: Thrift Cooker placed in Thermowell. Note that it just sits in the cooktop recess, and you can no longer use the original T-well lid. Trivet insert for Thrift Cooker: Trivet in place inside thrift cooker. This allows you to keep things off the bottom of the pot at three preset heights, if desired. While we're at it, here's a picture of a real Chambers pot lifter: And, here's a picture of a Thermobaker with the original rack. Yes, it needs some steel wool work, but you get the idea. It's not rusty, just discolored by heat and age. Hope this helps.
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Post by 58limited on May 7, 2009 12:36:36 GMT -5
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Post by Chuckie on Aug 11, 2011 15:43:04 GMT -5
Although NOT a thrift cooker, we have a pot similar to this, only the top is solid, has a small plastic handle, and just a punched hole (smaller than a pencil eraser) in the top. It is EXCELLENT for cooking down sauces (I believe divecchio--Beth--gave me this idea).
Monkey & I were making spaghetti sauce last night. Put the peeled/chopped tomatoes in the pot, along w/garlic, chopped onions/bell peppers, basil, oregano & other spices. Ran the well on high until up to a hard boil. Turned the gas down to the lowest I could get it, then put a pizza pan with holes in it over the top rather than the lid. This allows the steam to escape and thus the sauce to cook down. We left it like this over two hours; it had thickened nicely, and had cooked down over two inches per the marks on the sides. If it is STILL not thick enough for us, we add a can (or less) of tomato paste to get the desired density.
We have gotten lazy over the years, and just freeze it now in pint jars rather than water-bath can it. A pint is just the right size for the two of us.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Mar 10, 2012 18:49:25 GMT -5
Can anyone tell me which brands work with chambers? I have seen west bend, thrift cooker (is that a brand), and others.
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Post by lwagne on Mar 10, 2012 19:46:18 GMT -5
I think they all fit if they're the size posted above. Again, they sit on the lip, not in
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Post by divecchio on Mar 10, 2012 20:13:49 GMT -5
mine is called a 'High Speed Calrod Thrift Cooker'
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Post by cheryl on Sept 25, 2012 13:03:41 GMT -5
What pot do you need to be able to cwtgto?
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Post by karitx on Sept 25, 2012 14:37:58 GMT -5
What pot do you need to be able to cwtgto? Hi Cheryl, You need something that will fit down into the well with enough room for the Thermowell lid to be placed on top. The original Thermowell pots came in several sizes and you can see some good photos of them in this thread: chamberscommune.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cookware&action=display&thread=1148There are many non-Chambers items that would fit down into the well, but the problem would bet lifting them out when full of steaming-hot food. That's why the originals are nice to have - you can lift them out by the handles on the tops of the lids. They show up fairly regularly on ebay, but sometimes the prices are outrageous. If you watch for them listed in odd places, you can sometimes find them for bargain prices. I found mine listed as camping cookware and canisters.
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Post by chipperhiker on Sept 26, 2012 21:46:58 GMT -5
There are also pots that are basically clones of the Chambers t-well pots, but were made by other manufacturers.
Mirro made a virtual clone of the triples, for example.
The nice thing is that they go for much lower prices, since they don't have the "collectable" aspect associated with their price tag.
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