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Default "Variable heat" electric range available anywhere?

I think the main question here is why would anyone who does any serious
amount of cooking want an electric range to begin with? No real cooking can
be done on them.

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Steve Barker


"Bill" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone manufacture a "variable heat" electric range, where when you
> select the heat setting, it would have a constant heat at a certain
> temperature? (Like you can do with a gas range...)
>
> This would be sort of like a dimmer switch for a light where you can
> adjust how much light is output from the bulb.
>
> The way electric ranges work now is they go on and off, on and off.
>
> Less heat means the "burner" goes on for a little while, then off for
> quite awhile. Then with more heat, the "burner" is on for a long time,
> then off for a little amount of time.
>
> With a gas range, you can adjust the heat so it is constant - no off and
> on. Seems they could do this with an electric range as well....
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