On 6/10/2013 9:43 AM, Robert wrote:
Is anyone aware of an electric range that has timers
which can be set for the electric burners on the
cooktop ??

It's a great idea, and it's been patented
http://www.google.com/patents/US5693245 but I've never actually seen one.

There's this unit: http://www.cookstop.com/about_product.html but it's
rather expensive and it turns off the whole cooktop and oven, not
individual burners.

Now if you were willing to turn off the whole cook top (for a separate
cook top anyway) you could have a timer connected to one of these
http://www.pool-spa-supplies.com/index.php/electrical/relays-contactors/contactor-3-pole-240v-50a-410305.html
down where the cook top plugs in.

The reluctance on the part of appliance manufacturers to provide
auto-shutoff timers on individual burners probably relates to legal
issues. It might encourage people to leave cook tops unattended. OTOH,
an automatic shut-off of the entire unit based on motion sensing might
be okay.