[Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?

[Jay Weigel]

I was suspicious of convection ovens myself (mine has a convection
function) but my daughter showed me how to use one, and I find them nice
for such things as oven-frying. YMMV.

The reason I hate glass tops is they are a positive B*TCH to clean! Also
I'm constantly afraid of breaking the damn thing.

On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> "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."
>
> Umm, geez, what the hell else is a stove for!!!
> Susan, who does all those things except for maybe the jam.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >>>
> >>>
>
>
> --
> Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment pay bills,
> do laundry.
>