On 17 Apr, 14:28, Sheldon > wrote:
> blackhead aka emptyhead <larryhar> wrote:
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> > I have found that although gas is cheaper than electric on a purely
> > cost/energy basis, the advantage of gas over electric is lost if gas
> > is ignited in the air to heat things since some of the energy is lost
> > to the surroundings, whereas an electric element heating water gives
> > all of its energy to the water rather than the surrounding air.
>
> That's not true, not unless the electric element is submersed in the
> water like with an electric tea kettle, and even then some heat energy
> is still lost to the atmosphere. *Electric stovetop elements waste
> just as much heat energy to the atmosphere as gas, maybe more because
> to minimize loss with electric the pan needs to be dead flat, not so
> with gas.
>
> So your theory is dead worng, as back assward as can be... you don't
> cook much, if at all.
>
> Buh bye!

No, your misinterpretation of what I said is wrong.

At the very beginning I stated that I use a gas hob. This means that I
use *gas*, not electricity when steaming. Then I discuss the pros and
cons of using gas and electricity which implies that I'm considering
getting an electric hob to especially heat a steamer or... an electric
steamer that runs off the mains. Which do you think is the most
likely? I thought it would be then obvious that I was talking about
the heating element of an electric steamer, but not to you, it seems.

> SHELDON