jmcquown wrote:
>Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Not everyone has the option of gas or propane. Electric is the only way
>>> I can cook, unless I use my grill (which is not propane).
>>
>> And that's exactly why you should sell that place and move. You like
>> to cook and evidently do a good job of it. Find yourself a place with
>> a good gas stove and formica countertops that can withstand constant
>> use and abuse.
>>
>Huh?! I have no problem with my electric stove (or my formica
>countertops). I had a gas stove in an apartment when I was in my early
>20's. I don't miss it. I'm used to cooking with electric. I don't
>need "cooking pads" to get heat to conduct.

Often with electric the temperture won't go low enough, there are wire
thingies one places on the element so that the pot bottom doesn't make
contact... with gas the same thing is accomplished with a diffuser.
There are also plain metal discs called heat tamers.