Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-27 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> whether cast iron, specifically the Le Creuset stuff works with induction? I bought one of those single-burner 'copper' induction plates at a thrift shop. Took it to the beach cabin, where cooking facilities are... interesting. (I.e. Brave Little Toaster meets One Million Years B.C.) The

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I built a big new kitchen and put in a gas cooktop with a grill section. I use the grill frequently. Also requires a powerful vent hood. I wouldn’t use anything but gas, nothing else provides the control. The cooktop has regular, extra hot, and a simmer burners all of which I use. I don’t

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Yes, this is why I like cooking with gas. You can go from full heat to zero or anywhere in between, instantly. I guess induction would have that property also, but I've never used it. Allan On Wed, Oct 26, 2022, at 19:59, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > I have a glass cooktop range. I

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I would think cast iron would be. Induction is magnetic, and iron does well there. You might need to sand the bottoms smooth if they are rough, to avoid scratching the surface. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022, at 19:46, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Beats me. I looked into this fleetingly some

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Personally, I would only consider gas for a cooktop. If I were limited to a range, it would be gas but I'm not sure I've ever seen or heard of a gas convection oven. I have had the glass tops before, and they are the best at being easy to clean. Otherwise I didn't care for them. It's pretty

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
I have a glass cooktop range. I don’t care for cooking but I’ve always heard that gas was far more pleasant to cook on. Kari recently got a nice Thermador gas range for her place and let me tell you, the difference is vast. With gas you have complete control. You turn up or down the flame and

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nope. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 8:34 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Most of our pots and pans are not induction friendly either. I wonder > whether cast iron, specifically the Le Creuset stuff works with induction? > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 6:46 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Beats me. I looked into this fleetingly some years back but have never revisited it. -D > On Oct 26, 2022, at 8:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Most of our pots and pans are not induction friendly either. I wonder > whether cast iron, specifically the Le Creuset stuff works with

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Most of our pots and pans are not induction friendly either. I wonder whether cast iron, specifically the Le Creuset stuff works with induction? On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 6:46 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I can see that, but again, I wanted to be able to use my

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I can see that, but again, I wanted to be able to use my existing pots and pans. I’ve heard positive things about induction cooktops, but having to re-provision a kitchen is a dealbreaker for me. -D Sent from my iPad On Oct 26, 2022, at 7:29 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:  My brother

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Thanks, Dan. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 4:25 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I like her thinking as far as having things at a decent height. We rarely > use the lower oven on our dual oven range, but when we do it’s a PITA to > have to get down there to take stuff

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My brother switched from gas to induction and couldn't be more pleased about it. On Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 5:25 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I like her thinking as far as having things at a decent height. We rarely > use the lower oven on our dual oven range,

Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I like her thinking as far as having things at a decent height. We rarely use the lower oven on our dual oven range, but when we do it’s a PITA to have to get down there to take stuff in and out. We were big proponents of convection ovens before they were common in consumer ovens/ranges. If

[MBZ] OT - kitchen cooking things recommendations

2022-10-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Wife wants to re-do the kitchen. SHe currently has a 25+ year old dual oven glass cooktop range and has decided that the bottom oven is too low to put and remove heavy pots, etc. She's thinking of a cabinet level built-in oven - still wants to have a skinny one and a larger one, and a separate