On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 7:11:25 PM UTC-10, 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. Oven seems hotter too 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.
>
> 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. 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.

The stove we had 50 years ago had burners that would glow red hot. I loved that stove. It made me feel like I could do anything. I wish I could get one like that again.

OTOH, I probably couldn't handle the heat radiating off the coils on to my face and chest like I used to. My induction stove doesn't put out any heat from the side of the burners. It might be kind of a shock to people using electric or gas stoves.