[Magdalen] How do you buy a stove?

[Marion Thompson]

Funny,  despite using heavy pots, cast iron, jam making, boiling over 
lots, etc., etc., and all the other more demanding uses, I haven't 
managed to wreck my solid top cooker and cleaning has not been onerous.

Happy customer here.

Marion, a pilgrim



On 8/2/2015 1:45 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> 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.
>>