On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:46:48 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 7:03:37 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Put a Revere pan on an electric coil stove, put a little water in it and
> > > > crank the burner up. You'll see bubbles forming in a coil pattern. Why
> > > > should I fight that kind of poor behavior in my tools?
> > >
> > > Well, you're not talking about a couple of hot spots there. On
> > > the proper size burner, half the bottom is hotter and very
> > > closely spaced together.
> > >
> > > That's normal behavior. Put a pan on an electric coil and of
> > > course the points of contact heat up immediately and the spaces
> > > inbetween the coils are cooler.
> >
> > A pan with a good conductor will heat more evenly, even on gas burners:
> >
> > <https://www.reddit.com/r/seriouseats/comments/74js69/heating_patterns_in_various_pans/>
>
> You do sound a bit babyish when it comes to cookware. Perhaps you
> need
> all the help you can get.

I've cooked on everything from a campfire to a professional stove,
using every imaginable kind of cookware. I buy the tools that I prefer.

> I've tried a few heavy bottom pans and ended up giving them away.
> Cast iron pans don't impress me either and I rarely use mine.
>
> I can pan sear then cook to med-rare a good steak in my
> RevereWare frying pan. Thin as it is. I've done it for years.
> Just a matter of knowing how to cook well with what you have.

Good for you. I cook steak on the grill.

I cook well with what I have. I'm not asking you to replace your
Revere. I just think it's crap.

Cindy Hamilton