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Post by eac72 on May 10, 2018 23:48:28 GMT -5
Our house has gas stove top. I've only ever used electric before so I'm learning as I go.
The manual says the stove top came with a burner plate, wok, and griddle pan, but the landlords said that they weren't here when they bought the house so must have gone with the previous owners...Does it help to have a heat diffuser or burner plate for simmering?
I can order one, but don't want to unless it will make a difference. I can't get the gas low enough to simmer so end up turning the burner off and on to keep the heat low enough.
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Post by wallycat on May 11, 2018 11:48:57 GMT -5
In all my years, I've never used a diffuser. Maybe my simmers weren't low enough but I never noticed or paid attention. I know some newer stoves have you turn the knob in a totally different direction to get the lowest setting...which brand do you have?
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Post by gilgamesh37 on May 11, 2018 16:05:52 GMT -5
If I couldn't maintain a simmer with the lowest setting (and did you check on all 4--or however many you have--burners? Some newer gas stoves have one burner that is designed to do super high heat, and one designed to do super low) then I'd probably want a simmer plate. I never used one at my old house, but when we moved and put in the 6 burner dual fuel Dacor, it came with a simmer plate, wok ring and griddle. And I use the simmer plate a lot, because even on low, things tend to boil rather than simmer. I use it mostly for rice, but other stuff too--spaghetti sauce, stews, etc. I assume you've looked up the owners manual of your stove on line to see if there are any tricks to the burners. D'oh! you just said you had the manual, sorry!)
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Post by karenw on May 11, 2018 17:58:00 GMT -5
I was a former "electric only" home owner, but for years had toyed with the idea of gas since i had heard so many good things about the ability to control the heat better etc... Then one year for my birthday my DH presented me with a bunch of cooktop brochures and said "pick one" so I took the plunge. A year earlier we had just finished our basement with sheetrock and all but since I had talked so much of trying gas "someday", DH ran a gas line before they closed everything in so we were all ready when I did decide to switch over. I have a professional Viking cooktop so I know those burners are powerful and to be honest, I have never needed to use a diffuser nor have I ever had any problems with simmering things. That being said, the cooktop has several different sizes of burners with different BTU so I do have better results simmering on the less powerful i.e. smaller burners. Personally, I would NOT want to go back to electric. I like the gas much better. And as a bonus...when the power goes out, you can still cook. That and roast marshmallows!!!!
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Post by eac72 on May 12, 2018 3:35:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies! It's a DeLonghi. It has two rapid burners and one regular. The manual says that the wok burner can be converted to a "three ring burner" - I need to figure out what that means, but maybe that will work? The other three burners rapidly boil at even the lowest possible setting. DH suggested maybe a thicker/ heavier pot would help, but a diffuser costs less so I'll probably try that if the three ring burner doesn't work out. The manual also says not to cook in barefeet? DH is going to laugh since I rarely wear shoes in the house... It will definitely be hard to go back to electric. I feel like I have more control over the temperature with gas, except with not being able to get it low enough and that's just user error  |
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Post by soupandstew on May 14, 2018 16:42:08 GMT -5
I love gas and will never have electric again. My stove has a special simmer burner that can be turned down lower than the other burners.
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