On 8/11/2013 1:55 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:21:39 -0400, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/10/2013 10:00 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>> I don't see a major difference in the time it takes electric stove
>>> burners to heat up. We used to have an electric stove with solid
>>> burners. They took a long time to heat up, and they took a long time to
>>> cool off, so they were hard to control. They also didn't get really hot,
>>> so heating up a large pot of water took a long time, and jam making was
>>> a little tougher.
>>
>> Cooling off is a whole other story. Like Jill said, we just get
>> used to it.
>
> I certainly don't care how long it takes electric to cool off. If I
> want it to stop cooking immediately, I move it to another burner.
> It's not like gas is instant off either, because the grates are still
> hot after the flame is turned off the flame and it continues to bubble
> unless you move the pan.
>
A few days late I agree with this. I also have some very thick hot
pads and also a trivet I could set the pan on to remove it from the
heat. I'll have to take a picture of one of those hot pads. They were
a bridal shower gift to my mother in 1951. They're handmade and really
wonderful.

Jill