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Sheryl Rosen
 
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Default Good stock pots for boiling water on ceramic top range

in article , Peter Lampione
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wrote on 10/6/03 1:14 AM:

> 2) Not all metals used for cooking are good conductors: stainless steel
> is a poor conductor, while aluminum or copper are much better.
> Since I want to heat the water, rather than the air around it,
> the best pot would be one whose bottom is very conductive, and whose
> sides are not good conductors (to keep the water inside warm, instead
> of heating the air). This would call for an aluminum (or copper) bottom,
> and stainless steel sides.
> Pots that use good heat conductors in the sides do so for cooking
> roasts or other food; for heating water, it's not only not needed,
> but (very slightly) counterproductive.



Ahhh...another argument against All-Clad!

overpriced, overkill...and actually, not even necessary!