"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:29:58 GMT, PaPaPeng wrote:

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:39:19 -0500, "Steve Barker LT"
wrote:

And when you replace it, buy a gas unit. Then you won't have to worry
about
such things. (and you can cook properly on it too)

I love the speed and heat of gas but I will never have such an
appliance in my house, except the gas furnace. An open flame is too
risky in a frame built house. The possibility of a gas leak is also
dangerous - a house destroying explosion or gas poisoning. I know I
may be unecessarily alarmist. But on two occassions I did leave my
2000 watt range element at max for the hours when I was not at home.
A similar mistake like that with a gas range would have left me with
no home to come home to.

I love cooking with a gas stove except for trying to SIMMER something on
very
low heat. The perfect setup for me would be a cooktop with at least one
electric
burner for that purpose. I also greatly prefer the ovens to be electric.
They do
make combo units with gas burners and electric oven, but that doesn't
quite
fufill my wish.

CWM



Some cooking stores sell a flat, thick metal disk with a handle on it. Its
purpose is to diffuse the flame so it's easier to simmer.