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Sheldon > wrote:

> On Sep 4, 11:30?am, Karen AKA Kajikit > wrote:
> > On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:44:00 -0400, (Dolores JUDD)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Hello ,
> > >I would like to know what all the cooks think about the ceramic ranges
> > >compared to the coil type range. I also am confused as to what type of
> > >cookware to use.At this time I have a ciol type range, but soon will
> > >need a new range.
> >
> > Our landlord replaced our coil electric stove with a ceramic one... I
> > thought I'd hate it but they're much improved from a few decades ago!
> > (my aunt had one of the old glass ones, and it chipped, scratched, and
> > the paint wore off...) After six months I really like the ceramic
> > stove it's very easy to clean and I like that you can sit hot stuff
> > like oven trays on it without worrying about balancing them... the
> > only negative is how long the plates hold the heat. It takes about
> > half an hour to cool down all the way after you switch it off, so it's
> > not very safe around children (there's a little red light that says
> > 'I'm hot' but kids might not notice it.)
>
> Cats neither.
>
> With my gas stove the cast iron grates stay hot a good while too but
> I'm in the habit of either leaving the pot, it's lid, or placing an
> empty pot that I leave on the stove at all times.
>
> I'm not comfortable with any form of electric stove, not since my
> uncle's house burned to the ground because they were in the habit of
> using the stove top as sort of a catch all table. One evening after
> dinner the entire family left for a movie, someone must have forgot to
> turn off a burner and someone tossed a magazine on the stove just as
> they were leaving. They admitted to doing this previously but always
> when home, someone would see/smell the smoke and the smoke detector
> would go off.

Yeesh! I do use it as extra prep space, but NOT as a catch all!
That's ignorant, and sloppy!
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