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

Hmmm... I have never preheated a burner and never needed instant on and
off. Only thing I hate are those flat top stoves.