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Cindy Hamilton[_2_] Cindy Hamilton[_2_] is offline
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On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 2:02:41 PM UTC-5, casa chevrolet wrote:
> On 11/20/2017 11:24 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 4:22:04 AM UTC-10, Mark Storkamp wrote:
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> >> You can slow cook in your oven, but I don't have any pans that would
> >> keep the top of the pot hot if it was sitting on a simmer burner turned
> >> on low. As for the cost, I consider any time my oven is on in the winter
> >> months is free. The heat is staying in the house and keeping the furnace
> >> from running as often.

> >
> > My guess is that a gas oven would be very comforting during the winter because it would provide water vapor as well as heat to the house. On the other hand, it kind of sucks in the tropic because it provides water vapor as well as heat to the kitchen. On the other hand, I have never operated a gas oven on the mainland during the winter so that's just a guess.
> >

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> I'll share this much on them - not easy to clean, not too consistent on
> temps, not my preference.


Not easy to clean? I don't find it so. The sealed burners
on the cooktop are very easy to clean; the oven is self-cleaning.
Welcome to the 21st Century.

Maybe inconsistent temps. I don't do fussy baking, so I don't
care.

Cindy Hamilton