The Gas Range Blues

[Chris Amirault]

You probably had limitations with your electric range -- you may not even have realized all of them because everything may have become ingrained -- and now you've got a different set of limitations.

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That's right: I definitely had limitations and had gotten used to them -- like going outside to use my propane stove whenever I had to do anything with a wok requiring high heat.

Having said that: if anyone has a magic wand and can turn this into an unsealed, concentric-ring range, give me a call.

[Marlene]

if you aren't happy with it, can't you ask them to replace it with something else?

[Chris Amirault]

Nope: it was a supercheap craigslist.org deal on two pieces of Whirlpool stainless (stove and fridge) from a couple who were moving after 6 months in a new house and needed to liquidate in a hurry.

As I said, the oven is infinitely better than what we had, and there are lots of good features to the range itself: continuous grating (what a godsend), great low simmering and a blastfurnace PowerBurner , and, of course, the responsiveness of gas.

[andiesenji]

You might try the Gas company. Here, they will come out for free and either fix the problem or tell you what you need to do.

Since it doesn't cost much to call them, just use the phone and ask.