Copper heat diffuser

[andiesenji]

I have been using two of these thick copper plates on my gas cooktop for several weeks and I love them. If you have the stove grates with wide openings, you have probably found that small pans will sit steady and level only if carefully positioned.

However if you have one of these copper plates this problem is solved.

I am so happy with the two that I have been using that today I ordered a custom sized one that will fit over two burners, 11 inch by 18 inch. This will essentially give me more cooking room as I can put more than two pans (depending on size) on that plate.

The original ones I bought were a 6-inch square and a 9-inch square.

The 6-inch is for use on the 5th burner (a center, low-output simmer burner) so I can use a narrow tall pan for melting butter that will not sit stead on the burner because of the way the grates are shaped (with large gaps).

I have used the 9-inch one on the high output burner to better control the heat when I wanted to avoid a hot spot.

The company that makes these is in Ventura, California and they have a phone number listed on their site if you have questions.

Bella Copper.

I have nothing to do with this company, other than being an extremely satisfied customer.

I have had the aluminum "Flame-Tamers" and these copper plates work much, much better.

You can see the two I have now in the background of this photo:

Edited February 26, 2005 by andiesenji (log)

[Shalmanese]

That seems a rather high price for what is essentially unfinished copper. I asked several months ago what justifies the price of copper cookware and it seems the SS bonding is a fairly involved process which does have some merit. But this is just raw copper. You can buy it in sheets for a few bucks per square meter. Seems like I would rather make my own.

[andiesenji]

Not everyone has the tools or the strength to handle copper sheets. If you can make your own then you are ahead of the game.

I happen to be an older woman with disabilities. I am quite satisfied with purchasing something that is made in the exact size I want.

Copper of this thickness is not cheap here, it may be cheaper in other places.

I just got an estimate on having the top of a partner's desk covered with copper to use in my baking center. The copper is much thinner and it is considerably more than "a few bucks per square meter".