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Question; Glass top cook stoves
(Curly Sue) wrote in
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> On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 16:21:43 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
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(Curly Sue) wrote in
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>>> On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 15:43:50 GMT, "kilikini"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>I've always wanted a glass top stove, but never had the opportunity
>>>>to get one. I would assume that it helps promote even heating, but
>>>>what are the actual benefits from a glass top stove? How is it
>>>>better than, let's say, a gas stove?
>>>>
>>>>kili
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>>> The advantages are easy to clean and stylish good looks.
>>>
>>> Sue(tm)
>>> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>>>
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>>Also, with properly sized pots, almost all the heat generated by the
>>element goes directly into the pan. Gas burners can add a lot of heat
>>to the kitchen.
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> Shouldn't really. I suspect any "slaving over a hot stove" heat is
> heat radiated from the food cooking or the heated pans, both of which
> would also happen with the glass cooktop.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>
Having owned virtually every configuration of cooktop, both gas and
electric, I can assure you that significant heat escapes from around the
periphery of gas burners that does not occur with electric elements
unless they are grossly oversized for the size of pot. Of course heat
radiates from the pot itself as well as the contents, but not to the
degree of an open gas flame.
Although I haven't owned one, glass-heated radiant glass cooktops are an
exception to the rule, since they are relatively well-sealed and the
transfer is direct from the glass. A friend owns one of these and I find
them operationally comparable to an electric smoothtop. I don't think
they are as efficient, however.
Wayne
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