"Curly Sue" > wrote

> On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:06:50 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>"biig" > wrote
>>
>>> Peter Huebner wrote:
>>
>>>> Yeah, with professional grade equipment. Alas, I've two friends in
>>>> whose
>>>> kitchen I HATE to cook, because they have gas tops. If there's the
>>>> slightest
>>>> breeze outside you have to close the windows, because you can no longer
>>>> get the
>>>> water to boil on their stove. At another friend's place the crossdraft
>>>> blows
>>>> the gas flame out alltogether.
>>>
>>> The only gas / propane stove I have ever used has been in our rv's
>>> we've had over the years. Breezes are definitely a problem. I have
>>> electric at home and always have. ....Sharon
>>
>>I can't imagine this ... all the years I've had gas stoves, only had
>>an electric stove once and that was in my ex's apartment ... I
>>have *never* had the gas flame blow out. Wouldn't even cross
>>my mind it could happen.
>>
>>Wonder why that is?
>
> Because they are in an RV. Plus, they are cooking with an RV stove.

It doesn't sound as if Peter's friend's are RV kitchens.

> I've never had problems with gas flames blowing out either. But I've
> never had a kitchen with that kind of breeze. Hopefully they are not
> talking about such a draft in the winter, but instead open windows in
> mild weather. It would have to be a particular configuration, where a
> strong air current blows across the stove or in a small area where the
> breezes create significant turbulence.

I guess that must be it. I've never had a kitchen where it was
really breezy by the stove. Perhaps that would be a good
argument against stoves on an island?

> I don't have openable windows
> in my kitchen, but if I did, if the breeze was so strong as to blow
> out the flame, I'd close the windows while cooking anyway because it
> would blow other stuff (flour, herbs) around.

Very good point.

> could have problems in various situations. If you've ever used a
> bunsen burner, you know that you can have a strong pointed flame or a
> weak wavy flame (that will go out when someone walks by) depending on
> how you adjust it.

Yeah, I can see that, also I could see if the flame was so low as to
almost be invisible. That could go out easily.

On a related note, I saw this kitchen remodel on foodtv today,
the layout was *horrible* ... could not believe the people went to
all this trouble, supposedly professionals, and allow this situation.

The stove and the refrigerator were next to each other, right next
to each other, unavoidable sometimes but not ideal. These two
were, as far as I'm concerned, in the dining room of the place.
On the other side of the stove, nothing. It just butted out into
air. You could stand on two sides of this stove and cook.

It was just wrong, and there was another place they could have
put the stove. Even if that seems okay to someone, think about
this. Say you have a plate of food you want to put into a pan
that's on the stove. Hope you weren't planning on putting the plate
down while you did that ... no place to put anything down!

Just made me shake my head. Did I mention you had to go
between the stove/oven and a counter on the other side to get
into the kitchen? Just what I like, squeezing past a lit stove.

nancy