Richard wrote on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:59:30 +0100:

?? - Are there any real lemons that I should avoid?
??
R Not that I am aware of but: my mother has an oven made by
R Stoves, my mother-in-law one made by De Dietrich and I have
R one made by Bosch:

R Mother was persauded to have a a gas hob, by NEFF IIRC,
R which did not have infinite gas control and, having cooked
R on electricity all her married life quickly replaced it with
R a conventional electric hob, by Whirlpool IIRC.

?? - I'll probably go for a standard four ring stove top.
?? However, I like the idea of induction hobs.

R I also like ceramic hobs. Has any
?? manufacturer been sensible enough to produce a hybrid with
?? a couple of conventional ceramic hob plates (for glass,
?? aluminum etc.) and a couple of induction plates for cast
?? iron and so forth? If so, who has done this?
??
R NEFF used to have a range called 'Domino' which enabled you
R to mix and match - gas, electric, griddles, BBQ things -
R electrically heated rocks, WOK burners etc. M-I-L had a pair
R of twin electric units and a deep fat fryer. This was
R replaced with a De Dietrich haolgen hob. Nightmare thing
R with a touch control panel that regularly stops working 'cos
R it becomes too hot - on account of being close to the hob
R apparently!!!!

Just to set me straight, is "hob" a generic term word for the
cooking surfaces of a stove in UK speak? Does it also refer to
these things when they are cook-tops separate from the oven(s)?

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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