[Electronics-Talk] Accessible flat top stoves

David Andrews dandrews920 at comcast.net
Fri Feb 21 03:13:32 UTC 2020


Newer gas stoves do not have a pilot light -- there is an igniter 
that lights the burner automatically, every time you turn it on.

Dave

At 02:14 PM 2/20/2020, you wrote:
>Because it makes that noise when you turn it on, and then, there's 
>all that stuff about having to have a pilot light or you have a gas 
>explosion.  Also, cooking is different on a gas stove.  Pam.
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
>Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 1:40 PM
>To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>Cc: Star Gazer
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible flat top stoves
>
>Y does gas scare you Pam?
>
>Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>From: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
>Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:31 AM
>To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>Cc: Pamela Dominguez
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible flat top stoves
>
>Oh!  I've been blind all my life, too, and I grew up using electric stoves.
>Gas stoves scare me.  Pam.
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Darla Rogers via Electronics-Talk
>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:18 PM
>To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>Cc: Darla Rogers
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible flat top stoves
>
>Dear Tracy,
>
>I am totally blind, since birth, and my preference is for gas, actually, and
>I still may check into that when we replace our flattop electric stove
>because we already have gas, so someone would have to just run a line to the
>stove, but that certainly isn't an option for everyone.
>
>I had help to put fluorescent dots at the side of a burner because that is
>what I had on hand.
>
>I am told there are electric ranges with a metal circle around each burner,
>but we haven't looked yet, so I don't know if they are still manufactured.
>
>Darla
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 9:11 AM
>To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>Cc: Tracy Carcione
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible flat top stoves
>
>My concern with a flat-topped stove is knowing the exact location of a
>burner before it gets hot.  I have a stove with regular burners, and I
>always put the pan on the burner so the whole burner is covered, or as much
>as possible.  I don't see how to do that with a flat-top stove.  I don't
>fancy aligning a pan with a hot burner.
>Tracy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Tony Sohl via Electronics-Talk
>Sent: Monday, February 17, 2020 5:39 PM
>To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>Cc: Tony Sohl
>Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Accessible flat top stoves
>
>Hi I am wondering what kinds of stoves that have flat tops that blind people
>can use.
>
>My parents are in need of a new oven and they are trying to find one that is
>accessible for my mom to use and they found one and it says wifi compatible.
>
>What does that mean and does that mean you can control it with a smart
>speaker such as an amazon echo or google smart home speaker?
>
>If anyone knows of a good flat top stove, then email me off list at:
>tonysohl at samobile.net
>
>Thank you.





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