"Cherry" > wrote in message
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>> >> "Cherry" > wrote in message
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>> > I really do hope you like them. I have two individual hobs and will
>> > never
> go back to gas.
>>
>>Right now they're proving especially useful. When I don't feel up to
> standing up and cooking I can put one or both on the kitchen table and
> sit, prep and cook. Because you don't get residual heat sitting up close
> is no problem which is bliss in the warm weather we've been having. Clean
> up is easy as spillages don't get 'cooked on'.
>>
>> >> Where did you get yours from, Cherry?
>> >> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/
>>
>>I bought the Kenwood via mail order from Lewis's. The Silvercrest came
> from Lidl.
>>
>>This video from Silvercrest demonstrates from vey well how they work.
>>Sorry it's all in German, but the video is self explanatory.
>>
>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNCoDip3hxc
>>
>> That's no problem at all. Thanks very much for that I will keep an
>> eye
> out in Lidl because we go fairly often)
>>
>> Which one do you prefer?
>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/
>
> While they are both very good, I like the Silvercrest and the finer tuning
> of the temps. Great if you want to cook things very slow and low. On the
> other hand I have a wok for induction cookers and being able to whack the
> heat up high in an instant for stir fry etc is brilliant on both of them.

Thanks, I think I will hang on and keep an eye out in Lidl


> By the way, when making cream sauces, chefs always say to use double/heavy
> cream as single/light won't thicken up. I discovered when all I had was
> single cream I whacked the heat up high, poured the cream in and it
> thickened up easily.

Interesting. I suspect it is because it reduces so fast.

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