TheNoodleIncident
Senior Cook
so i just bought a new house, and was a bit disappointed that the existing stove is prob like 20 years old, and uses heating coils, as opposed to the gas in my old place....it just isnt the same...so ive used it a few times over the past week, and it heats up faster than expected, though cooling down is a bit of an issue (one that i expected)...my plan was to deal with it until i save up enough to replace it
so my question, to those with these kind of stoves, is how hot does your largest burner get? yesterday was the first time i tried to sear some steaks....i cranked it up to high, and let the ss skillet heat up for a few minutes (just like i did on the old stove)....i usually give it a short blast of non-stick spray (the "high heat" kind), right before adding the meat...the second the spray hit the pan, its burst into a cloud of smoke, and the pan was instantly blackened....i still cant get it totally clean...i was SHOCKED that the stove could get so hot...my gas one was never able to do that...are they all like this, or does it have something to do with how old this one is?
im actually a bit excited...i wasnt expecting to get that sort of power, and it will be nice once i learn to control it better...though im not looking forward to all the work im going to need to do to get my good pan clean (seriously, this stuff is STUCK on - BKF barely made a dent)
so my question, to those with these kind of stoves, is how hot does your largest burner get? yesterday was the first time i tried to sear some steaks....i cranked it up to high, and let the ss skillet heat up for a few minutes (just like i did on the old stove)....i usually give it a short blast of non-stick spray (the "high heat" kind), right before adding the meat...the second the spray hit the pan, its burst into a cloud of smoke, and the pan was instantly blackened....i still cant get it totally clean...i was SHOCKED that the stove could get so hot...my gas one was never able to do that...are they all like this, or does it have something to do with how old this one is?
im actually a bit excited...i wasnt expecting to get that sort of power, and it will be nice once i learn to control it better...though im not looking forward to all the work im going to need to do to get my good pan clean (seriously, this stuff is STUCK on - BKF barely made a dent)