"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
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> The one thing that trumps electric cooktops IMHO is the one line from
> the link you provided: "When you turn the heat up or down gas responds
> immediately. This is important for certain cooking tasks. Electric is
> definitely much slower responding than gas. You can compensate to some
> extent by moving the pan off and on the element, but it's not nearly
> as convenient as gas." Electric might be great for a lot of things,
> but response time in heating wins gas for me. I've had electric
> cooktops and often had to set one burner on, say, high, with another
> on low in order to bring something to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
> Give me quick response time any old day.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

People who truely learn how to use electric elements know you don't wait for
the pot to come to a boil before you turn the heat down. You turn the heat
down when it's almost to a boil and by the time it's boiling the element
will be cooling off down to a simmer.

I hate gas. I have gas now and still turn the burner off too soon or turn
it on too early. The ovens never bake as evenly either, and unless you get
a higher end gas stove the broiler is under the oven and you don't get that
storage space either.

Kathy