On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:35:21 -0500
(The Old Bear) wrote:


> Wow! I just did a search for "potato baker" on Google and immediately
> came up with a contemporary version for sale by the catalog merchant
> Walter Drake Co. for about $10. Go to http://www.wdrake.com and
> search for item number 1003023
>
> "Stove Top Potato Baker saves money -- no need to turn
> on the oven to bake a couple of potatoes! Enjoy crisp
> and crunchy outsides with light and fluffy middles.
> Warms bread, biscuits or muffins. Base provides
> scorchless "double boiler" cooking. Nonstick stainless
> steel; 8-5/8" diameter, 4-3/4" tall."
>
> I'm amazed that this product still exists.
>
> As you can see, the concept is to provide an enclosure with some
> form of double bottom so that whatever you're cooking does not sit
> on the metal surface in contact with the stove burner. Air must be
> able to circulate.


So what's the difference between this and a sturdy pot + a trivet?