Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 15 Aug 2008 03:47:20p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> You never know. At one time we had a woodstove that sat about 8 inches
>>> above a tiled hearth. When the stove was running very hot in midwinter
>>> our little old black cat's favorite place to sleep was stretched out on
>>> the hearth directly beneath the stove. She would come out with her fur
>>> so hot I was surprised she never combusted. We had her 23 years and she
>>> spent a lot of the winter under the stove.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>> Yikes! And just now Wayne's cat got sick because it was
>> overheated....
>>
>
> Jean, Mr. Bailey, our tabby that got very sick is also very obese and not
> at all used to heat. Otherwise, his health is generally good.
>
> OTOH, we have two cats that like to lie on top of the floor registers when
> the furnace is running. They are both lanky, thin cats.
>
Is there a moral in that story? Probably! I do gather, though,
that other than basking on the floor registers, none of your cats
is used to heat like they recently experienced.

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Jean B.

On Sat 16 Aug 2008 05:58:59a, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 15 Aug 2008 03:47:20p, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>> You never know. At one time we had a woodstove that sat about 8
>>>> inches above a tiled hearth. When the stove was running very hot in
>>>> midwinter our little old black cat's favorite place to sleep was
>>>> stretched out on the hearth directly beneath the stove. She would
>>>> come out with her fur so hot I was surprised she never combusted. We
>>>> had her 23 years and she spent a lot of the winter under the stove.
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>> Yikes! And just now Wayne's cat got sick because it was
>>> overheated....
>>>
>>
>> Jean, Mr. Bailey, our tabby that got very sick is also very obese and
>> not at all used to heat. Otherwise, his health is generally good.
>>
>> OTOH, we have two cats that like to lie on top of the floor registers
>> when the furnace is running. They are both lanky, thin cats.
>>
> Is there a moral in that story? Probably! I do gather, though,
> that other than basking on the floor registers, none of your cats
> is used to heat like they recently experienced.
>

No, they're not at all used to high temperatures, at least not of any
duration. They never go out of the house unsupervised, and we would never
take them out in extreme heat.
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"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Janet wrote:
>> "Becca" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>> "Becca" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We replaced our old one, like you plan to do. Our Frigidaire
>>>>> smoothtop is 16-17 months and it does not have any scratches on it. I
>>>>> use a cast iron skillet and Le Creuset, but I try not to slide it
>>>>> around.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Becca, these comments about some of them being essentially big light
>>>> bulbs have me worried. Is yours just as hot as the old one?
>>> My Frigidaire gets hot, very fast. It cleans up well and I am happy
>>> with it. It came from Home Depot and it cost much less than the prices
>>> on Frigidaire's website.
>>>
>>> Becca
>>
>> I don't know if it is true for cooktops, but some manufacturers make
>> cheaper versions of their products for Home Depot--Andersen windows, for
>> example. But your cooktop works well, and that is what matters.
> Cheaper as in inferior quality? That would be useful to know!
>
> --
> Jean B.

Yup. Anderson Windows, for example. Not the same version sold at higher
prices at other dealers.

Janet wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Janet wrote:
>>> "Becca" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>>> "Becca" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> We replaced our old one, like you plan to do. Our Frigidaire
>>>>>> smoothtop is 16-17 months and it does not have any scratches on it. I
>>>>>> use a cast iron skillet and Le Creuset, but I try not to slide it
>>>>>> around.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Becca, these comments about some of them being essentially big light
>>>>> bulbs have me worried. Is yours just as hot as the old one?
>>>> My Frigidaire gets hot, very fast. It cleans up well and I am happy
>>>> with it. It came from Home Depot and it cost much less than the prices
>>>> on Frigidaire's website.
>>>>
>>>> Becca
>>> I don't know if it is true for cooktops, but some manufacturers make
>>> cheaper versions of their products for Home Depot--Andersen windows, for
>>> example. But your cooktop works well, and that is what matters.
>> Cheaper as in inferior quality? That would be useful to know!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> Yup. Anderson Windows, for example. Not the same version sold at higher
> prices at other dealers.
>
>
That is good to know then. I don't shop at HD, but after I buy my
house, I could see I might have done so. I wonder whether that is
true at HD's Expo stores too.... While bargains are welcome, I am
far more interested in quality.

--
Jean B.

Janet wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message

>>>>
>>>> Becca
>>> I don't know if it is true for cooktops, but some manufacturers make
>>> cheaper versions of their products for Home Depot--Andersen windows, for
>>> example. But your cooktop works well, and that is what matters.
>> Cheaper as in inferior quality? That would be useful to know!
>>
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
> Yup. Anderson Windows, for example. Not the same version sold at higher
> prices at other dealers.
>
>


Maybe so, but the Anderson sliding patio door we picked up at Home Depot
~8 years ago is terrific and we didn't have to wait 8 weeks for it as we
would have from the Anderson dealer. It slides well, insulates well,
and is innocuous. That's all we needed.

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>
>>>>>
>>>>> Becca
>>>> I don't know if it is true for cooktops, but some manufacturers make
>>>> cheaper versions of their products for Home Depot--Andersen windows,
>>>> for example. But your cooktop works well, and that is what matters.
>>> Cheaper as in inferior quality? That would be useful to know!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jean B.
>>
>> Yup. Anderson Windows, for example. Not the same version sold at
>> higher prices at other dealers.
>>
>
>
> Maybe so, but the Anderson sliding patio door we picked up at Home Depot
> ~8 years ago is terrific and we didn't have to wait 8 weeks for it as we
> would have from the Anderson dealer. It slides well, insulates well,
> and is innocuous. That's all we needed.
>
> gloria p

Hmmm. Maybe looking for reviews would be good. Of course, I have
no idea what I might need, but I am absorbing all of this type of
banter.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Janet wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Janet wrote:
>>>> "Becca" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>>>> "Becca" > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We replaced our old one, like you plan to do. Our Frigidaire
>>>>>>> smoothtop is 16-17 months and it does not have any scratches on
>>>>>>> it. I use a cast iron skillet and Le Creuset, but I try not to
>>>>>>> slide it around.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Becca, these comments about some of them being essentially big
>>>>>> light bulbs have me worried. Is yours just as hot as the old one?
>>>>> My Frigidaire gets hot, very fast. It cleans up well and I am
>>>>> happy with it. It came from Home Depot and it cost much less than
>>>>> the prices on Frigidaire's website.
>>>>>
>>>>> Becca
>>>> I don't know if it is true for cooktops, but some manufacturers make
>>>> cheaper versions of their products for Home Depot--Andersen windows,
>>>> for example. But your cooktop works well, and that is what matters.
>>> Cheaper as in inferior quality? That would be useful to know!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jean B.
>>
>> Yup. Anderson Windows, for example. Not the same version sold at
>> higher prices at other dealers.
>>
> That is good to know then. I don't shop at HD, but after I buy my
> house, I could see I might have done so. I wonder whether that is true
> at HD's Expo stores too.... While bargains are welcome, I am far more
> interested in quality.
>

We chose the cooktop we wanted and Home Depot ordered it for us. It took
4 weeks to arrive, but that was fine, we did not move into the house for
a couple of months. We did some remodeling and we had some improvements
done before we moved in.

Becca

Becca wrote:
> We chose the cooktop we wanted and Home Depot ordered it for us. It took
> 4 weeks to arrive, but that was fine, we did not move into the house for
> a couple of months. We did some remodeling and we had some improvements
> done before we moved in.
>
> Becca

If things go as planned, I should have plenty of time for late
deliveries.

--
Jean B.

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...
> hahabogus > wrote:
>>
>> When dehydrating The door being open allows moisture to leave more
>> readily.
>
> That's beyond silly, that's pathetic. A HUGE waste of energy.
> Gas and electric ovens are vented, primarily for the purpose of
> allowing moisture from cooking food to escape. Operating an oven with
> the door open is like heating your house in winter with all the doors
> and windows open.

When dehydrating you might need the door cracked to keep the temp low
enough, you're dehydrating, not cooking the food. I finished some smoked
jerky in the oven this summer and the only way to get the temp low enough
was to have it turned on the absolute minimum and also have the door open
slightly, without the door open the temps get too high.

"Sheldon" > wrote in message news:c2ad7a7a-648f-432e-85af-

Gas and electric ovens cook in exactly the same time, they cook
exactly the same in every respect.

I guess you never heard that a by-product of gas combustion is H2O then...