[Sca-cooks] OOP: Stove info wanted

[Sandra Kisner]

>Gas with a pilot light is nice if you want to do a lot of dried foods like jerky, but an
>electric stove will require power, and that can be expensive.

     This is the kind of thing I would never have thought of by myself, and why the list can prove so helpful.  I haven't done much looking yet, but I think all the gas stoves I've read about have electronic ignition, so no jerky on the pilot.  :-(   Does an electronic ignition mean that the burners won't light if the power is off?  Could I use an old bunsen-burner lighter (or a match)?

>Personally, I think those glass easy care stovetops are a waste of money. They aren't that >easy care if you burn something on them, and they'll scratch if you look at them crosseyed.

     A useful bit of information.  I heard about them when they first came out, but they weren't very good then, and I had no idea how much they have improved.  I do spill often enough that clean-up options are important to keep in mind.  :-)

>Myself, being constantly broke, I found a used gas stove

     Another option to consider.  There's enough folks around here that might be upgrading to a fancier stove that I might be able to find something.

>Well, I agree with your mother, if you can set up a hood that goes outside.

     It's the venting that worries me, as there's nothing of sort now.  I hadn't thought I'd be cutting holes in the house when I started thinking about a new stove.  The wall behind the stove isn't really exterior anymore, as the garage is there.  Can I vent into the garage?

>Another money saving idea, if you aren't as broke as I am, is to look for sales.

     Is there a particular time of year when appliances go on sale?  There's January white sales, and fall "new car models are coming in, clear out last year's models" sales; how about stoves?

Sandra Kisner
sjk3 at cornell.edu