Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> 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.

OK then. I think we're finished here.