.. . . . . . that most 4-burner stoves/ranges have the large burners**
up front and close, or rather, why is it the small burner is typically
located in the back row of burners? Isn't it more hazardous to reach
over and behind a tall hot pan/pot to tend the little simmering pan at
the back? SF's post about her really nice new 6-burner cook-top had me
thinking about this conundrum. My GE natural-gas range has large and
middle burners in the front, then middle & small burners at the back.
Seems to me the 'natural order of things' should be little, shorter pans
cook up front with the taller pots to the back when one cooks several
things at the same time. Although, I can see how the large burner can
be handy in the front row when cooking something like a big batch of
stir-fry or fried chicken and such.

Sky

** "Large", "middle" & "small" refer to the BTU output for stove burners

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