In article >, bigc300
@carolina.rr.com says...
> On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:57:52 -0500, Stan Horwitz >
> wrote:
>
> >About a year ago, my sister and her boyfriend (now husband) moved into a
> >home with an electric range in their kitchen. So, last night (New Years
> >Eve), I was up until around 1:30am making food for my dad's birthday
> >party, which my sister and I made at her house tonight.
> >
> >I cook with gas appliances; always have. So, the meatballs turned out
> >great. I tried a few for breakfast. Delicious! This afternoon, I loaded
> >the pot of meatballs into my car along with numerous other food items
> >and drove to Jan and Rob's house. I got there right on time.
> >
> >I proceeded to put the pot of meatballs on my sister's range to warm
> >them up. I cranked up her electric range to about 75% of maximum. A few
> >minutes later, meatballs are bubbling away, so I turned off the heat. I
> >realized I was late picking up a friend from a nearby train station, so
> >I asked my sister to check on the meatballs, then I drove over to pick
> >up my friend. I also did the same thing with the pot of homemade mac &
> >cheese I made this morning.
> >
> >My sister calls me on my cell phone just as I arrived at the train
> >station. Jan told me the meatballs are incinerated! I asked Jan to taste
> >one. She does. Disgusting. While I was looking for my friend at the
> >train station, Jan and Rob tried to wash off the meatballs, thinking it
> >was the sauce that was burnt. No go. Fortunately, the train station is
> >adjacent to a nice supermarket. My friend Jen and I went into the
> >supermarket and I picked up three of those roasted chickens, and a roll
> >of paper towels (that my sister requested).
> >
> >I got back to Jan and Rob's a few minutes later and Jan showed me that I
> >must have not turned off the burner, as I thought I had. It was still
> >on, but not on the high setting. I had no idea because the red color of
> >the burner element went off, so I thought it was reasonably cool. If it
> >was gas, I could have easily seen that the burner was not off.
> >Fortunately, I did not make that mistake with the pot of mac & cheese,
> >so it came out fine and it was a big hit at the party.
> >
> >My sister consoled me and she said it took her a while to get used to
> >her electric range. Rob, the philosophy teacher (literally), also tried
> >to console me, by explaining that the outcome was the same either way,
> >in that we all got to enjoy some great food and nice company and we all
> >had a nice time. But I would have much preferred not to have to spend an
> >extra $20 on dinner (which my sister thanked me for), and I would have
> >preferred those meatballs go into the guests' tummies rather than a
> >garbage disposal. I will deal with the burnt pot tomorrow!
> >
> >Did I mention, I hate electric ranges? Whomever thought up the idea of
> >an electric range out to be slaughtered and forced to eat my burned
> >meatballs!
>
> can somebody tell me what it is about this stove that makes all the
> rich people want to have one in their kitchen?
> http://www.vikingrange.com/
>
> I wonder what it does to make it cost four times as much a regular
> stoves?

I've had the oppportunity to use a Viking as compared to the crappy
apartment stove we have now.

I loved it. Constant and even heat, didn't suffer from anemia, and was a
full 36" model.

Total cost: $800 - which is solidly in the infield of my ballpark. It's
just that I don't want to haul it when we move.