On 7/2/2010 4:56 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
>
>> I like electric range elements they're robust and pan flippable and as
>> long as you keep the elements under the pan, there's not a lot of heat
>> being thrown off into your face. Too bad most people want the fancy
>> schmancy glasstop ranges these days. The kids are gonna buy a new range
>> - it'll probably be a high end one but this pretty much means I won't be
>> cooking with the old electric elements. That's the breaks. Whoever is
>> paying gets to choose. I did request that the new one have a high power
>> element though. :-)
>
> IME when my glass top was actually working, it was even better than an
> open electric coil. Excess heat not being used by the pan was disbursed
> thru the ceramic surface.
>
> I do miss that stove.<sigh>
>
> I'll eventually replace it when I want to allocate the money for it.
>
> It's seriously easier to keep clean!
>
> Right now it's just a fire resistant countertop to use for the plug in
> appliances...
>
> The stove top is fine. It's the oven that is shot. I had to unplug the
> stove when the oven kept coming on by itself. :-(
>
> I wonder if there is a way to safely disable the oven? I really don't
> need it.

You might want to find someone that can disconnect the oven heating
elements.