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Default Mastering gas stoves for stewing


> You need a heat diffuser. I do not know if the kitchen stores in Italy would have one, but they are available on Amazon here in the US. Take a look there and see what I am talking about.
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There's different grades of diffusion from this:

http://ep.yimg.com/ay/kitchendance/heat-diffuser-4.jpg

through this:

http://www.simmermat.com/images/wher...-simmermat.jpg

to this:

http://fantes.com/images/8635trivets.jpg

The last one is a bit extreme - is it even safe?

middle one looks interesting.