On 8/15/2013 8:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> 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

That's what I mean by learning to adapt. I have a silicone trivet that
I put hot pans on when I want to move them off of the heat.

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