On 8/9/2013 8:37 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> 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.
>
That's true, but I've never had the need to use a heat diffuser. I know
which burners tend to run "hot" and which don't. I cook accordingly.

Jill