William R. Walsh wrote:

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> According to the plate under the cooktop, where the model and serial number
> are, the oven is rated at 12,000 BTUs and the surface burners at 8,000 or so
> BTUs. If nothing else, this certainly sounds like enough heat *could* be


Thats the problem, its a low end stove. Better ones will have two
burners with at least a 12,000 BTU rating.


> available. It seems like that should blow the electric stove away, though I
> have no ratings for it. (However, it should be said that this is clearly a
> cheap gas stove. It's a 1998-era "made for GE by White Consolidated
> Industries" unit that goes so far as to have a totally mechanical 'digital'
> clock and timer. GE denies even having made it, as they say the model number
> does not exist when I go looking for the owner's manual.)
>
> What--if anything--am I doing wrong here? Am I expecting too much from this
> stove? Do I need to adjust this stove or calibrate it somehow?
>
> William
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