On Mon, 4 Aug 2014 21:44:33 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:25:10 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 8/4/2014 6:28 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> >> > On 8/4/2014 7:16 PM, sf wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Of course, another option would be to buy a stand alone electric
> >> >> burner or induction unit for long simmers.
> >> >>
> >> > Yes - an induction burner and a decent induction-compatible pot.
> >>
> >>
> >> I was awake in the middle of the night the other day and almost ordered
> >> one of those induction cookers.
> >
> > I would want one with as high a wattage as possible (which isn't
> > necessary for slow cooking) and they aren't cheap.
> >
> >> Are they really as useful as the infomercial touts them?
> >
> > Think about it. Gas is highly inefficient and throws more heat into
> > the room than electric, but induction doesn't waste any heat. The
> > only heat that escapes into the room will be thrown off by the food
> > cooking in the vessel.
> >
> Then why do those people on the house hunting type shows always insist that
> they are good cooks and need gas? I have had both and I don't have a
> problem with either one in terms of cooking but... I have read that gas can
> be hard on the respiratory system so I'll just stick with the electric.

Haven't you read what people on rfc claim is so good about it?
Instant on and off. That's why they like it so much. Apparently they
don't know it's possible to preheat an electric burner if they want
instant on and they have never learned to move a pan elsewhere if they
want instant off... but they complain till the cows come home about
how the kitchen is heated up when they cook with gas. If they used
electric, it wouldn't be such a problem. If the weather got too hot
(no air conditioning here), I used my electric ovens. Now that I have
gas, my electric ovens are even more of a godsend.

The best thing I can say about using gas is it's less expensive than
using electric.

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