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.

Ok, the brand name to look for in RV appliances is Dometic. Second to
that is Nordic but I'm not sure if that is for fridges only. We had to
replace the fridge in our RV. It cost us $800 US about 7 years ago.
Both the fridges and stoves are bloody expensive!

>
> 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 don't have openable windows

Yep it is in the design of the RV in the first place. The stove is
often placed very close to the main entrance opening itself up to
breezes. Then they tend to put a window over the stove! It just isn't
a good combo.

> 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. My kitchen door is on
> the same wall as the stove so breezes do not blow across the stove.
>
> Plus, there are stoves and there are stoves. Just like old electric
> coils heat unevenly with hot spots, a gas stove without good
> maintenance, eg. out of adjustment (poor air/gas mix), conceivably
> 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.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!