[Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Coil burner electric stoves do still exist but the are 'stripped down' type 
versions of what quality coil burner stoves looked like 10 years ago.
L

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Molly Wolf" <lupa at kos.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 3:23 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?

> Ask about the propane.  Coil burner electric stoves do still exist; check 
> Sears.
>
> Molly
> who also hates smooth-top electrics
>
> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no 
> other way. -- Mark Twain
>
>> On Aug 1, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Gas is my favorite..... can't  have it where I live as there are no gas 
>> lines running into condo community AND using propane from my 'storage 
>> area' located exactly next to the back side of the kitchen is most 
>> probably a no-no.
>> L
>>
>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>
>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You 
>> gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
>> by Richard Rohr
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 1:46 PM
>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?
>>
>>> Our house in Vermont came with the kind of stove that Lynn describes I 
>>> completely agree with what she says. It probably looked really nice when 
>>> new, but, it's impossible to clean thoroughly, takes a long time to heat 
>>> up (& cool down), and non-flat pots don't work so well. Oh, yes, the big 
>>> pot one uses for canning jam takes f-o-e-v-e-r to heat up to boiling. 
>>> Down here in Mass. we have an old gas stove, and it's infinitely 
>>> superior, even tho it doesn't look quite so nice.
>>>
>>> We once visited Judith Jones, Julia Child's editor and a big cook in her 
>>> own right, who has a summer place near us in VT. She has an old gas 
>>> stove running off a big propane tank buried in the ground outside. She 
>>> knows what she's doing.
>>>
>>> Chad Wohlers
>>> East Bridgewater, MA USA
>>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Ronkainen
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 2:29 PM
>>> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?
>>>
>>> Look carefully Susan - most all of the electric stoves today have the 
>>> smooth
>>> glass top. I am an avid cook and I do not like mine (it was brand new 
>>> when I
>>> moved into my condo)... slow to heat up, easily stained by high sugar or
>>> high acid (think spag sauce) items that could never be removed with the
>>> 'polish' that you have to buy to clean it. This happened to me 6 months 
>>> into
>>> using it - finally had to resort to 'not recommended' ways of removing
>>> damage, which made it more susceptible to continued damage. Also not
>>> supposed to use cast iron on it, AND if your pots are not totally smooth 
>>> on
>>> the bottom, the lack of complete 'contact' with the heated surface may 
>>> cause
>>> the heat to go on and off....the only thing I like about the stove is 
>>> the
>>> 'theoretically' easy to clean surface, but mine, after 8 years looks 
>>> like
>>> it's been through the wars...
>>>
>>> If you are a baker/oven user more than a stove top user, or have no 
>>> unusual
>>> needs for stove top (jam making, cast iron searing, large pots cooking 
>>> large
>>> batches of tomato sauce...) the smooth glass top might suit your needs.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have failed to find a high quality electric stove with the coil 
>>> burners at
>>> any of the 'big box' stores like Best Buy, my usual go-to place for
>>> appliances.
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
>>> not a
>>> single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave 
>>> me."
>>> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a 
>>> talk
>>> by Richard Rohr
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 11:59 AM
>>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?
>>>
>>>> You look at the ratings online first, and check the various forums. 
>>>> That's
>>>> what we did when buying our dishwasher.
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My electric oven quit on me the night before I left on vacation.  It 
>>>>> was
>>>>> old when I moved in this house 15 years ago, I've replaced stove top
>>>>> elements several times and I don't want to spend any more money on it. 
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> headed out to look at what's on the market.  I don't even know what
>>>>> questions to ask.  How do you buy a stovetop/oven combo these days? 
>>>>> I'll
>>>>> try Best Buy and Lowes I guess.
>>>>>
>>>>> Susan
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment pay 
>>>>> bills,
>>>>> do laundry.
>>>>>