sel8207
Well-known member
rotary versus push button
Phil and John: I had seen on the front of the frigidaire for sale, that there were rotary, and not push button type burner controls, but did not know if they had several settings or were indeed, infinite. i.e. meaning I could have more precise control over the burner temp. The settings are probably very similar to the 1960 g.e. but the g.e. that I have does the following; There are 2 coils (say on the 6 inch), wound next to each other. Hi setting ; both coils light up full blast. Next to hi setting,the outside (longer) coil shuts off, and the coil next to it lights up full blast. (by full blast, I mean they get red) Medium setting, seems to be quite a bit lower, with neither turning red. The coils are quite thin, which might cause them to get red hot faster than the Frig's flat coil, but also that concentrated heat (red hot in a narrower area) causes the food to burn. Whereas the flatter, wider frig coil, with the same feed level setting might avoid that.(more evenly distributing the heat on the bottom of the pressure cooker. It still has a double oven though, which wins me over .thanks also for the actual operational(daily use) characteristics of this stove. thanks. Les.
Phil and John: I had seen on the front of the frigidaire for sale, that there were rotary, and not push button type burner controls, but did not know if they had several settings or were indeed, infinite. i.e. meaning I could have more precise control over the burner temp. The settings are probably very similar to the 1960 g.e. but the g.e. that I have does the following; There are 2 coils (say on the 6 inch), wound next to each other. Hi setting ; both coils light up full blast. Next to hi setting,the outside (longer) coil shuts off, and the coil next to it lights up full blast. (by full blast, I mean they get red) Medium setting, seems to be quite a bit lower, with neither turning red. The coils are quite thin, which might cause them to get red hot faster than the Frig's flat coil, but also that concentrated heat (red hot in a narrower area) causes the food to burn. Whereas the flatter, wider frig coil, with the same feed level setting might avoid that.(more evenly distributing the heat on the bottom of the pressure cooker. It still has a double oven though, which wins me over .thanks also for the actual operational(daily use) characteristics of this stove. thanks. Les.