"bugbear" > wrote in message
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> I created my own answer to hot spots; it's *very* effective.
>
http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...=hot_plate.jpg

> It's 150x200x6 mm of solid copper (6x9 x 1/4" for imperialists)

About the little finger like thingies on it. Does the cooking pan sit atop
the fingers? Or are the fingers meant to turn downward to rest on the stove
to straddle the burner?