notbob wrote:

> Having said that, I must relate my disapointment with my recent change from
> electric to gas. After using an electric for most of the last 30 yrs, I
> finally get back to gas (propane) and am not exactly thrilled to tears
> (well, almost but not like you might think). First, it's almost impossible
> to get down to a low enough heat. Any attempt to do so has the flame
> sputtering back and forth between still-too-hot and off.

When I cooked with gas, heat diffusers worked very well.

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/pDetail.asp?i=16&p=565

Becca