sf wrote on 27 Jun 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> > A manly man needs his toys...I accidently came across the mention
> > of one researching a Vietnanese recipe...the idea intrigued me so I
> > did more research and ordered one off the web a couple of years
> > ago. Thinking this was the wave of the future I jumped at it.
>
> Holy cow! According to what I googled, they are expensive now... so
> the one you bought must have cost a bloody fortune. That's quite a
> toy!
> --
>

No,when I got mine (a 1 burner hotplate) it was around $129.00. Perhaps you
didn't shop around enough. Sure the 4 or 6 burner stove tops are pricey.

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-Alan