EX - 23.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-87950 of Sunbeam Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated July 9, 1999,
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Sunbeam Corporation 401(k)
Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for the year ended December 31, 1998.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
August 2, 1999