On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:22:38 -0600, "Steve Barker"
> wrote:

>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.

Nonsense. Maybe 50 years ago, but today electric smoothtops have
just as much heat and control as gas.

Lou