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Default Electric Skillet ?

In article >,
says...
>
> "T" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >>
> >> Not having ever owned or used one, I guess I don't know what I'm missing.
> >> I
> >> mean, I have a stove and oven and pots and pans that get a lot of use. Is
> >> there something the electric skillet is particularly suited for that I
> >> can't
> >> do as well on the stove or in the oven? Is it worth having one, or is it
> >> a
> >> waste of space?

> >
> > They're definitelyh not a waste of space. Particularly if in the way of
> > Alton Brown, they serve more than one purpose.
> >
> > A good electric skillet can be used to re-flow solder on circuit boards.
> > Can't beat that.
> >

>
> Now that's something I hadn't considered. And it elevates the purchase to
> "business expense."
>
> :-)
>
> Donna


Yes I know. Found it on one of the tech sites I visit often, probably on
the Make Blog.