Cooking on gas is the one environmentally damaging thing I don’t want to give up, I’ll admit…

  • Rusty Raven M
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    81 year ago

    There are models that have knobs, I would look for those. Other things to look for is how many power levels there are, how low the power is before it cycles on/off (lower the better) and how quick those cycles are (faster the better).

    Think of it as similar to a microwave. Having power levels 1-20 would give you much more control than one that only gave you 20%, 60% and 100% options. The power cycling is what a lot of microwaves do (except inverter models) - instead of reducing the power, it turns full power on and off. If you are trying to keep something at a consistent simmer that can be a problem, so you want a stove that will do that as little as possible, and if it needs to one that cycles as quickly as possible to reduce the temperature variations.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Yeah, right, I’ve never seen any with knobs, I’ll have to look closer I guess. Thanks!