hahabogus wrote:
> George > wrote in
> :
>
>> Janet wrote:
>>> My old Thermador electric cooktop needs drips pans, reflectors, and
>>> trim rings that will total somewhere between $300-700 (depending on
>>> whether I get the real replacement rings, or am able to use the cheap
>>> cosmetic kind). Since this cooktop is probably about 25 years old, at
>>> least, I'm contemplating replacing it rather than sinking that kind
>>> of $$ into parts (and who knows whether other parts will even be
>>> available if somthing critical stops working). It has four burners,
>>> two large and two small, and a central grill/griddle. Apparently no
>>> one makes an electric cookstop with a grill anymore, and I really
>>> love that grill.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any experience buying a new cooktop recently? Any
>>> recommendations? ($2,000 gas models are not a possibility,
>>> unfortunately.)
>>>
>>>
>> Jennair makes 30" modular electric cooktops where you swap out the
>> "cartridges" for either a grill or burner.
>>
>> http://www.jennair.com/catalog/produ...at=12&prod=103
>>
>
> If I had my druthers I'd go induction in a heart beat...Just be careful of
> those nasty electric ceramic smooth top stoves that cycle the burner on
> and off...as a low simmer is impossible on them.
>
Do some NOT do that? I do like the induction part of my
cooktop--although the whole darned thing is so slow. And I don't
like the smooth top much at all. I suppose if it didn't cycle...

Speaking of cycling on and off--is there any current oven that
allows you to broil with the door open and doesn't cycle on and off?

--
Jean B.