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From: tfilm@ihuxn.UUCP (m e lindenmeyer)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Electric Range Damage from Wok
Message-ID: <954@ihuxn.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 4-Feb-85 10:14:42 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  4 10:14:42 1985
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I gave my wife a wok for Christmas that we use on our GE electric
range. According to the instructions, it may be used successfully
on either gas or electric.

The problems we noticed after using it about ten times were that
the top of the range would become very hot, to the extent that the
porcelain finish about 4 inches from the heater element chipped off
in unsightly areas. This has really disappointed us.  The excess
heat has also melted a hole in the aluminum shield that rests
beneath the heating element.

Is this typical? Are we doing something wrong?  Is there something
we can do to improve conditions, i.e. transfer more of the heat to
the wok, less to the oven surface and aluminum shield?

MEL ihuxn!tfilm
850204.0910