Re: [CnD] help with stove
Does the stove have 4 or 8 elements? Some stoves if you turn the dial to the left it’s high on the large burner (similar to a gas stove) and if you turn it to the right it’s low on the smaller burner in the middle. This is so you can use a large pot on any element. Hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 1, 2019, at 6:49 AM, Lou Kolb via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > I usually turn the burner on for a short period to let it warm up a > bit. With our stove, 2 or 3 seconds is all it takes. Then, I turn it > off again while I place the pot, centering it as best I can on the now > warm spot. Then, I set the burner heat where I want it, carefully > feeling around the edge of the pot to make sure that it is centered > exactly. It's much easier than I feared it would be. Lou > > On 7/1/19, Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark > wrote: >> Hi John, >> >> Thank you for this info. It is most helpful. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: john2109 via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 8:23 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: john2109 >> Subject: Re: [CnD] help with stove >> >> Hello, we have a flat top stove. Here is what I do, after you turn >> the element on, you will fill the heat, try and place your cooking pot, >> skillet, etc. so it is centered above the heat the best you can, you do not >> want to fill the heat escaping on the sides of your pan. This will vary >> somewhat, depending on the level of your temperature control. Some elements >> will only have the heat in a small circle and if you turn the heat up, it >> will expand to the outer edge of the circle. It will take a little >> practice. I also saw where someone had placed marks around the outer edge >> of the element and would place the pan inside the circle. Good luck. FYI, >> you may also need to mark the cooking panel for the stove. Many stoves >> today, do not have traditional knobs. They have touch panels that control >> everything. >> >> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 >> >> From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 2:08 AM >> To: cooking >> Cc: Gary Metzler >> Subject: [CnD] help with stove >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new >> apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. >> Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? >> Thanks for any help. >> >> ___ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> ___ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> >> ___ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
I do the same thing, I have a whirlpool glass top stove. And I did the same thing with the template overly buttons with labeling on it so I knew what the button was. This is one of those weird stoves that has a built-in refrigerator in the oven. So that you can put your lasagna in in the morning, keep it refrigerated all day, have it automatically turn on an hour before you get home, so that you can have dinner ready when you walk in your front door. Anyway that part of it I don’t use much because you need to read the display to work with it, but occasionally during big parties are use that part after the party so that I can put food away distributed to where it needs to go and keep extra food cold while I’m doing that. Sent from my iPhone this time On Jul 1, 2019, at 2:41 PM, Gary Patterson via Cookinginthedark wrote: I use a smooth top stove and haven't found anything I cannot do. There are not any buttons or switches; so I made a template having holes over the spots to issue commands. Centering pans over the hot spots if very easy just placing some of my fingers around the pan to judge where the heat is into with relation to the edges of the pan. Gary Patterson -Original Message- From: Sugar Lopez via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2019 11:02 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Sugar Lopez Subject: Re: [CnD] help with stove Hi Gary Oh I know how you are feeling. I recently got one of those electric glass stove tops and at first it was pretty hard to figure it out but with time, patience and just working with it, you can adjust to. It is a little hard to find out if the pots are centered or not so what I do is take a fork and kind of , gently feel for the rough edges or with my finger tips(only if cold of course) and center te pot tha way. While cooking the pots move so to keep them straight I use the fork method to make sure the pots are centered where I need them to be. This is how I work with mine and so far so good. My advice is to find what works for you but I am also interested on how other's work with this type of stoves. Smile Sugar “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - - Winnie the Pooh I appreciate your friendship/support at: https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey -Sugar -Original Message- From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 11:08 PM To: cooking Cc: Gary Metzler Subject: [CnD] help with stove Hi All, My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? Thanks for any help. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
I use a smooth top stove and haven't found anything I cannot do. There are not any buttons or switches; so I made a template having holes over the spots to issue commands. Centering pans over the hot spots if very easy just placing some of my fingers around the pan to judge where the heat is into with relation to the edges of the pan. Gary Patterson -Original Message- From: Sugar Lopez via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2019 11:02 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Sugar Lopez Subject: Re: [CnD] help with stove Hi Gary Oh I know how you are feeling. I recently got one of those electric glass stove tops and at first it was pretty hard to figure it out but with time, patience and just working with it, you can adjust to. It is a little hard to find out if the pots are centered or not so what I do is take a fork and kind of , gently feel for the rough edges or with my finger tips(only if cold of course) and center te pot tha way. While cooking the pots move so to keep them straight I use the fork method to make sure the pots are centered where I need them to be. This is how I work with mine and so far so good. My advice is to find what works for you but I am also interested on how other's work with this type of stoves. Smile Sugar “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - - Winnie the Pooh I appreciate your friendship/support at: https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey -Sugar -Original Message- From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 11:08 PM To: cooking Cc: Gary Metzler Subject: [CnD] help with stove Hi All, My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? Thanks for any help. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
Hi Gary Oh I know how you are feeling. I recently got one of those electric glass stove tops and at first it was pretty hard to figure it out but with time, patience and just working with it, you can adjust to. It is a little hard to find out if the pots are centered or not so what I do is take a fork and kind of , gently feel for the rough edges or with my finger tips(only if cold of course) and center te pot tha way. While cooking the pots move so to keep them straight I use the fork method to make sure the pots are centered where I need them to be. This is how I work with mine and so far so good. My advice is to find what works for you but I am also interested on how other's work with this type of stoves. Smile Sugar “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - - Winnie the Pooh I appreciate your friendship/support at: https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey -Sugar -Original Message- From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 11:08 PM To: cooking Cc: Gary Metzler Subject: [CnD] help with stove Hi All, My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? Thanks for any help. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
I have a glass flat-top stove, which I've had for about a week. Mine has knobs on the front that control the burners, and the rest is controlled by a large touch panel, on which I put braille labels. I'm still working out how to get pots or skillets centered properly on the burners. Carol Ashland carol97402@gmail.comOn Jul 1, 2019 5:23 AM, john2109 via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > Hello, we have a flat top stove. Here is what I do, after you turn > the element on, you will fill the heat, try and place your cooking pot, > skillet, etc. so it is centered above the heat the best you can, you do not > want to fill the heat escaping on the sides of your pan. This will vary > somewhat, depending on the level of your temperature control. Some elements > will only have the heat in a small circle and if you turn the heat up, it > will expand to the outer edge of the circle. It will take a little practice. > I also saw where someone had placed marks around the outer edge of the > element and would place the pan inside the circle. Good luck. FYI, you may > also need to mark the cooking panel for the stove. Many stoves today, do not > have traditional knobs. They have touch panels that control everything. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 2:08 AM > To: cooking > Cc: Gary Metzler > Subject: [CnD] help with stove > > Hi All, > > > > My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new > apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. > Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? > Thanks for any help. > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
I usually turn the burner on for a short period to let it warm up a bit. With our stove, 2 or 3 seconds is all it takes. Then, I turn it off again while I place the pot, centering it as best I can on the now warm spot. Then, I set the burner heat where I want it, carefully feeling around the edge of the pot to make sure that it is centered exactly. It's much easier than I feared it would be. Lou On 7/1/19, Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Hi John, > > Thank you for this info. It is most helpful. > > -Original Message- > From: john2109 via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 8:23 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: john2109 > Subject: Re: [CnD] help with stove > >Hello, we have a flat top stove. Here is what I do, after you turn > the element on, you will fill the heat, try and place your cooking pot, > skillet, etc. so it is centered above the heat the best you can, you do not > want to fill the heat escaping on the sides of your pan. This will vary > somewhat, depending on the level of your temperature control. Some elements > will only have the heat in a small circle and if you turn the heat up, it > will expand to the outer edge of the circle. It will take a little > practice. I also saw where someone had placed marks around the outer edge > of the element and would place the pan inside the circle. Good luck. FYI, > you may also need to mark the cooking panel for the stove. Many stoves > today, do not have traditional knobs. They have touch panels that control > everything. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 2:08 AM > To: cooking > Cc: Gary Metzler > Subject: [CnD] help with stove > > Hi All, > > > > My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new > apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. > Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? > Thanks for any help. > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > ___ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
Hi John, Thank you for this info. It is most helpful. -Original Message- From: john2109 via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 8:23 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: john2109 Subject: Re: [CnD] help with stove Hello, we have a flat top stove. Here is what I do, after you turn the element on, you will fill the heat, try and place your cooking pot, skillet, etc. so it is centered above the heat the best you can, you do not want to fill the heat escaping on the sides of your pan. This will vary somewhat, depending on the level of your temperature control. Some elements will only have the heat in a small circle and if you turn the heat up, it will expand to the outer edge of the circle. It will take a little practice. I also saw where someone had placed marks around the outer edge of the element and would place the pan inside the circle. Good luck. FYI, you may also need to mark the cooking panel for the stove. Many stoves today, do not have traditional knobs. They have touch panels that control everything. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 2:08 AM To: cooking Cc: Gary Metzler Subject: [CnD] help with stove Hi All, My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? Thanks for any help. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] help with stove
Hello, we have a flat top stove. Here is what I do, after you turn the element on, you will fill the heat, try and place your cooking pot, skillet, etc. so it is centered above the heat the best you can, you do not want to fill the heat escaping on the sides of your pan. This will vary somewhat, depending on the level of your temperature control. Some elements will only have the heat in a small circle and if you turn the heat up, it will expand to the outer edge of the circle. It will take a little practice. I also saw where someone had placed marks around the outer edge of the element and would place the pan inside the circle. Good luck. FYI, you may also need to mark the cooking panel for the stove. Many stoves today, do not have traditional knobs. They have touch panels that control everything. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 2:08 AM To: cooking Cc: Gary Metzler Subject: [CnD] help with stove Hi All, My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? Thanks for any help. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] help with stove
Hi All, My name is Gary and I am new to the list. I will be moving into a new apartment that has a flat top stove. I've never used this type of stove. Does anyone have tips on how to position the pots on this type of stove? Thanks for any help. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
