On Mon, 4 Aug 2014 22:56:26 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
>
> Hmmm... I have never preheated a burner and never needed instant on and
> off. Only thing I hate are those flat top stoves.

Most people don't preheat burners, but that's the solution for people
who whine that they want the instant on and off of gas. I've never
used a glass top stove, but it seems like clean up would be easy.

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