On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:56:02 +0000, Steve Wertz wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:12:52 -0800, # Fred # wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at natural gas ranges for the kitchen and see ratings for
>> burners with something like 12,000 BTUs. Is there any normal cooking
>> situations where you need more?
>

I depends on your needs entirely, do you boil huge amounts of water? Have
a stock pot an average american man can fit in? You'll probably be fine
with normal cooking. I think boiling water gotta be the biggest one.

My advice shouldn't be taken to seriously, I'm not all that knowledgeable
about cooking. Although I think in the Art of French Cooking Julia says an
electric stove is better than a weak gas stove.




> Decent wok cooking needs 60K-120K BTU's. Sometimes more.

If your in a restaurant fine, but at home, 32,000 is more than
enough. Famous cooks like Florence Lin and Martin Yan use electric stoves
when they cook for themselves. I guess they are not decent wok cooks?

My outdoor wok stove is 32,000 and gets te wok red hot...which I found out
by accident. I think it's good for up to 24inch woks. Too much heat is a
bad thing....

I won't argue that restaurants need higher btu's like that. Even then only
for some tasks. But for home cooking....nope, and that's not just my
opinion.

Matthew
Ohio