On 7/3/2010 4:53 AM, Jean B. wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>> On 7/2/2010 8:43 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:45:16 -0400, blake murphy
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:56:22 -0400, Goomba wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, we certainly are enjoying it. It was the number one rated gas
>>>>> range in CR that year and so far has proven itself worth every penny.
>>>>> The mega powerful burner can do a quick boil to my largest pots. I've
>>>>> been very happy with the gas oven too. I thought I'd prefer an
>>>>> electric
>>>>> oven with gas range, but this has been very even heating.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know how anyone cooks without gas burners!?
>>>>
>>>> without gas burners it's a pain in the ass, if you ask me.
>>>>
>>> Personally, I've had a gas stove top for a year now and am still
>>> underwhelmed by it. Power is not an issue. The devil would think
>>> he'd gone to Hell if he had to stand in front of it. One of my issues
>>> is how inefficient gas is. Halt the heat is ambient. It's no wonder
>>> people are always complaining about how they can't cook in summer heat
>>> and I'm still wondering how close to 100 years old the gas ovens are
>>> that they say heats a room.
>>>
>>
>> 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. :-)
>
> Yup. In many ways, I miss the old elements and don't like the new
> cooktops--but my liking of induction burners ended up outweighing that.
>

It seems you're supposed to clean the cooktops everytime you use them.
My range top looks awful cause I haven't been doing this.