On Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:11:15 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>My mom bought me a new one from Lowe's. The choices were few as I needed
>electric and didn't want a flat top. I could not get bisque to match my
>other appliances. Although it appeared to be available online, I was told
>they could not order it and I should go with white and when needed, replace
>my other appliances in white as well. This is the one I got:
>
>https://products.geappliances.com/ap...pecs/JB258DMWW
>
>It has buttons in the centers of the burners that prevent the burners from
>being turned on with no pan there. They also prevent the burners from
>overheating. My mom didn't pay that price but after adding a 3 year
>warranty, delivery and a cord, it added to about that much.
>
>So far so good but it seems to get a lot hotter than my old one. The burners
>have more settings than my old on and even on the lowest setting, the food
>continues to boil. Can't get a low simmer.

For a low simmer you you need to use the smallest burner, the same
with gas stoves. The level of simmer also depends on the pot size and
how much is in it... it's difficult to get a low simmer with smaller
pots especialy with little in it. I suggest buying larger pot roasts,
at least 3 pounds, and cook your veggies in the pot with the meat and
have enough liquid so that it comes halfway up on the meat... add your
veggies during the last hour of cooking or they will over cook. You
should easily get a slow simmer when using a 6-8 quart pot...
sometimes you may need to tilt the lid to allow some heat to escape,
you may periodically need to add a bit more liquid to compensate for
evaporation.

>Oven seems hotter too

How can that be, there must be a calibrated dial or an LED readout...
get yourself an oven thermometer that lives in the oven to check, they
cost about $5. If the oven temperature setting doesn't agree with the
thermometer (within like +/-5º) there is something wrong with that
stove so you need to contact GE... sometimes oven thermostats are
faulty or not placed correctly.

>and different proportions. Wider but not as high from top to bottom.
>
>There's a push to get away from the use of natural gas here. That could be
>why Lowes had so few gas ones on display. Mostly they had the flat top and I
>freaking hate those things.

Natural gas can be problematic depending on topography... difficult to
install and service in hilly areas. But there's propane so there goes
your excuses. And propane costs a lot less than electric, by about
half. An electric stove is a big time electric consumer.

>Made pot roast for dinner. Did the meat on top of the stove and roasted the
>veggies in the oven with a little beef broth.

WHY?
Should have added the veggies to the same pot with the meat.

>Should have cooked the meat a
>bit longer but we were hungry so we ate it as is. Good but could be a touch
>more tender.

Pot roast is not good planning when in a rush.