On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:21:26 GMT, "William R. Walsh"
m> wrote:

>According to the plate under the cooktop, where the model and serial number
>are, the oven is rated at 12,000 BTUs and the surface burners at 8,000 or so
>BTUs. If nothing else, this certainly sounds like enough heat *could* be
>available. It seems like that should blow the electric stove away, though I
>have no ratings for it. (However, it should be said that this is clearly a
>cheap gas stove. It's a 1998-era "made for GE by White Consolidated
>Industries" unit that goes so far as to have a totally mechanical 'digital'
>clock and timer. GE denies even having made it, as they say the model number
>does not exist when I go looking for the owner's manual.)

Try calling White Consolidated Industries.

8000 BTU sounds kind of wimpy (the non-power burners on my stove are
9000) but you should be able to boil water depending on how much
water, the proper adjustments of the burner (see one of the other
posts in this thread, and the surrounding conditions that might cool
the pot faster than the burner can heat, eg. is your stove near an
open window? Do you have a powerful range hood? You might try
placing one of those folding aluminum spatter shields (not the mesh
ones to put on a frying pan) around the pot to keep the heat "safe"
from breezes).

folding spatter shield:
http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail....4103_Froog le

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