On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:00:34 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:
>
> My g asstop stove has a burner labelled "power element". It will boil
> a liter of water in about 90 seconds. Since I only steam (not boil)
> vegetables, I can get a lot of stuff cooked in relatively little time.
>
> Compare this to my MIL's gas stove. Put a pot of potatoes on to boil,
> (no steaming in that house, no, things cook faster when they are
> boiled) you'll be waiting for half an hour for the water to even get
> hot.
>
> Every Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving I get ****ed off about this.
>
Sounds like you need to bring a portable induction burner with you and
the appropriate pots/pans if necessary.


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