blackhead aka emptyhead <larryhar> wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > blackhead aka emptyhead <larryhar> wrote:
>
> > > 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

No one here is clairvoyant... shove your implications up your rectum.

> 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.

Nope, I quoted you exactly and answered correctly.

Upun rereading your entire post I discovered it's practically all
gibberish except for the only relevant portion which I quoted, and
answered with exquisite accuracy.

Perhaps if you weren't so intent on verbosity you'd communicate more
accurately.

And if you want to buy an electric steamer appliance why do you need
to rationalize your decision by begging our permission/concurrance,
just buy it and ST****U.