"gini52" wrote in message
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"Bubbalicious" wrote in message
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"Jean B." wrote:

Mine seems to take a long time--maybe because the heat is always
cycling on and off. Ack! Unfortunately, that cycling is normal.

Just remember...you are heating water with a light bulb.
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Would you like to qualify that? My "lightbulb" is 2500 watts and boils
water
faster than most gas ranges. To the OP: electric ranges have varying
wattage elements normally with the higher end units having higher wattage.
Check
your manual to find your surface wattages then compare that to other ceran
top ranges. Too, most ranges have varying watt elements for different
uses.
You
may be using a lower watt element. On my Kenmore Elite, the on/off cycling
is very rapid--too fast for the
glass to cool. It is not possible to compare your boiling time with any
other range's boiling
time unless your wattages, pot, initial water temp/volume are virtually
identical. Everything else being equal, the higher wattage element will
boil
water faster. The surface units on my Kenmore range from 800 (bridge
element) to 2500. I normally use an 1800 watt element to bring my pots to
boil and it is very rapid and still catches me off-guard ;-).

To liken a flat top range to a lightbulb is just plain dumb. Where do people
come up with these notions? You might as well say that you make toast with a
lightbulb or broil steaks with a lightbulb.


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