On Thu 02 Mar 2006 07:50:33p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?
>
> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Dee Randall wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Maybe there should be a thread here for smoothtop vs. induction. Boy,
>>> oh, boy, I can't figure out what the difference is between smooth top
>>> vs. induction. Can you give me some lessons.
>>> You can email me if you wish or if you want to
>>> post here or separately, no problem. Maybe there are others as
>>> clueless as me -- and I'm getting ready to get ready for purchase.
>>> Thank you.
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> Here's a pretty straight forward explanation Dee
>>
>> http://www.ece.mtu.edu/~mtromble/ind.../cooktops.html
>>
>>
>> --
>> Steve
>
> Thanks, Steve, I've been reading a lot and this is pretty
> straightforward to me, too. What is confusing to me and I'm going to
> have to look out for it in my purchase is for instance, I looked at
> maybe 15 of ranges in Sears (different brands), and I assumed that they
> were all 'induction,' now I'm not sure what the heck they were. Now
> that I know induction, I'm wondering what the heck the other ranges are
> that have that smooth look, so I can ask, "Is this induction, or Is this
> halogen, or Is this whut! I looked at the GE online that was
> referenced and I nothing about what the smooth top actually is. I can
> look-see whether it is coil or gas, but the smooth top without any
> further description is still beyond me.
>
> Thanks again,
> Dee
The vast majority of ranges you see will be neither halogen nor induction.
Especially in the US, if a cooktop has either of these technologies, the
description and advertising will be prominant. Another measure will be
price. Both halogen and, especially, induction will be markedly more
expensive than a convention radiant smoothtop range.
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