[blparent] blparent Digest, Vol 55, Issue 25

Holly Idler hbeanie at gmail.com
Tue Dec 30 19:59:28 UTC 2008 

Jo, I am with you, I had a brand new flat top stove in my new home. However,
I through it out and I put in a gas stove. I have never been taught to cook
with electric. But I think that the "old fashioned" stuff is so much better
then the new fangled anytime.
Holly

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> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:33:21 -0500
> From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
> Subject: [blparent] Stove talk
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> Hi there,
>
> We went through this when we bought our stove.  I was really nervous about
> buying a flat top stove.  I just love the one we purchased.  It is a GE
> Pro.
> Probably on the higher end.  However, I can type the temperature in for the
> oven.  Yes, none of that crazy arrowing stuff and having to remember.  It
> has a key pad just like a microwave oven.  Also, we have knobs for the
> burners.  Some stoves now use arrows to change the temp. on the burners.
> What a joke!  I don't know about all of you but with two kids who has time
> for all this memorizing.  My sister is blind as well and just bought one
> similar to mine (Kenmore) at sears for a bit cheaper.  The flat top is easy
> to use just place the pot approximately where you think it goes and turn on
> the heat.  You can feel above if the pot is on there evenly as the heat is
> coming on.  Good luck and don't short yourself a great stove you will be
> cooking for years on the item you choose so make it a good one.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:41:54 -0700
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Stove talk
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> Hi.  My mother had a flat top stove, and I hated it.  I found it difficult
> to keep the pan on the burner, and I toasted my fingers a few times.  If I
> were to buy a stove, it would be the kind with solid metal burners.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 2:33 PM
> Subject: [blparent] Stove talk
>
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > We went through this when we bought our stove.  I was really nervous
> about
> > buying a flat top stove.  I just love the one we purchased.  It is a GE
> > Pro.
> > Probably on the higher end.  However, I can type the temperature in for
> > the
> > oven.  Yes, none of that crazy arrowing stuff and having to remember.  It
> > has a key pad just like a microwave oven.  Also, we have knobs for the
> > burners.  Some stoves now use arrows to change the temp. on the burners.
> > What a joke!  I don't know about all of you but with two kids who has
> time
> > for all this memorizing.  My sister is blind as well and just bought one
> > similar to mine (Kenmore) at sears for a bit cheaper.  The flat top is
> > easy
> > to use just place the pot approximately where you think it goes and turn
> > on
> > the heat.  You can feel above if the pot is on there evenly as the heat
> is
> > coming on.  Good luck and don't short yourself a great stove you will be
> > cooking for years on the item you choose so make it a good one.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:07:21 -0500
> From: "Silvara" <silvara at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] What kind of stove do yuou have?
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> I also have a flat top stove and love it. I was a bit reluctant at first
> but
> my husband encouraged me to give a chance and am glad I did. Clean up is so
> easy.
>
> The texture on the burners is slightly rough so I place the pan and then
> turn it on. I use the heat to help center it when necessary.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> To: "blind parents" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 10:18 PM
> Subject: [blparent] What kind of stove do yuou have?
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>
> >I know this is not a blind parent topic, per say, but I am looking to buy
> a
> >new stove and am finding that they are all flat tops (no burners) and am
> >getting stressed out. Aaaah! V
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> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:28:44 -0600
> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] What kind of stove do yuou have?
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
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> We have a flat top stove.  Many times I may not get the pan right in the
> middle of the bruner, but you can get it fairly close by feeling the heat
> on
> all sides of the pan.  There also a heck of a lot nicer to clean than the
> regular kind.
> Barbara
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 9:18 PM
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> Subject: [blparent] What kind of stove do yuou have?
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> > I know this is not a blind parent topic, per say, but I am looking to buy
> > a new stove and am finding that they are all flat tops (no burners) and
> am
> > getting stressed out. Aaaah! V
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