"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu 02 Mar 2006 07:50:33p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
> Randall?
>
>>
>> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Dee Randall wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maybe there should be a thread here for smoothtop vs. induction. Boy,
>>>> oh, boy, I can't figure out what the difference is between smooth top
>>>> vs. induction. Can you give me some lessons.
>>>> You can email me if you wish or if you want to
>>>> post here or separately, no problem. Maybe there are others as
>>>> clueless as me -- and I'm getting ready to get ready for purchase.
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>> Here's a pretty straight forward explanation Dee
>>>
>>> http://www.ece.mtu.edu/~mtromble/ind.../cooktops.html
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve
>>
>> Thanks, Steve, I've been reading a lot and this is pretty
>> straightforward to me, too. What is confusing to me and I'm going to
>> have to look out for it in my purchase is for instance, I looked at
>> maybe 15 of ranges in Sears (different brands), and I assumed that they
>> were all 'induction,' now I'm not sure what the heck they were. Now
>> that I know induction, I'm wondering what the heck the other ranges are
>> that have that smooth look, so I can ask, "Is this induction, or Is this
>> halogen, or Is this whut! I looked at the GE online that was
>> referenced and I nothing about what the smooth top actually is. I can
>> look-see whether it is coil or gas, but the smooth top without any
>> further description is still beyond me.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Dee
>
> The vast majority of ranges you see will be neither halogen nor induction.
> Especially in the US, if a cooktop has either of these technologies, the
> description and advertising will be prominant. Another measure will be
> price. Both halogen and, especially, induction will be markedly more
> expensive than a convention radiant smoothtop range.
>
> Wayne Boatwright ożo
Damn! No doubt out of my price range. So! then, is there a choice when you
say, "let me look at your smooth-tops" as to the question to ask, "what's
the burner-elment underneath"? ceramic, or what? Is there a big difference
as to the cooking abilities of the different elements?
Thanks, Wayne,
Dee