dsi1 wrote:
> 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.

I haven't done that with my current cooktop, although, as I have
said in the past, you can see the tiniest salt crystal on it. The
only permanent mark the cooktop has is from when a pot boiled
over. Well, I should say it spattered.

--
Jean B.