FP comments
to counteract epinions doubts!
* Posted by: seekingadvice (My Page) on Sat, Apr 30,
05 at 15:10
Hey, MidCenturyMod~ I know
what you mean! I ordered the FP Iridium thinking that I got such a good deal on
it that if I changed my mind before installation I could always sell it on ebay
and get something else and still save money
:)
As it turns out, I LOVE it. Wanted
to say that I made real stir fry last night for the first time - I've made stir
fry before, but not with a good wok that sat in the wok holder. WOW!! What a
treat!! My dh just asked if we could have it again tonight. I did have to wipe
out the entire cooktop pan, but the hardest thing about that was moving the
grates. This CT is great about that - nothing cooks on and cleanup is a snap.
* Posted by: seekingadvice (My Page)
on Sun, May 1, 05 at 13:51
waterlaw,
the simmer burner works well for most things. It goes down pretty low, but I
have not adjusted mine so it's higher than it should be. If I don't watch
something like melting chocolate, it can scorch. I've heard that some simmer
settings allow you to leave chocolate on all day with no scorching but that
would not be true of my simmer burner. The reason I haven't adjusted it is
because I don't use simmer for many things and I like having the simmer burner
higher for use with my small pots. I toast sesame seeds, melt choc chips &
butter, but mainly I just use it as a burner for my small pots (like making 1-2
cups of hot chocolate). I usually just simmer things on my regular burners
because that's what I use simmer for - large pots of things like stroganoff or
chicken & wine sauce. I've used the simmer mat a few times but I am usually
just around keeping an eye on stuff. When I tried the simmer burner for the
large pans it worked, but since I'm lazy I just generally turn the burner down
(regular large burner) as low as it will go, which is pretty low. You can adjust
each burner to get the flames the way you like
them.
I guess that wasn't much help! My
experience so far has been that the simmer burner isn't something that would
sell me on the appliance, but it wouldn't keep me away,
either.
* Posted by: Pammo (My
Page) on Mon, May 2, 05 at 22:26
Love
my FP, especially the high BTU center burner. My experience with simmer is the
same as seekingadvice's. I didn't realize I could adjust the flame down though.
Now that I know I think I will, though it's been low enough so far for most
everything I've had on
there.
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Posted
by: Cajun_Louie (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 05 at
0:35
We have the F&P 36" without
the griddle, and have only 2 complaints: the simmer is not low enough to simmer
anything without a simmer plate, and the grates are so low, close to the
burners, we have to bend way over to see the flame on larger pots. Then there
are 2 things that are absolutely the best: Cleanability is fantastic, unmatched
by any other cooktop, and the location, quality, and appearance of the control
knobs is perfect. The big center burner is slow to light sometimes, but the best
method is to turn it all the way to lowest position to light it, then turn it up
to the desired flame level. I have read a lot of complaints on web forums about
ignition wiring problems.
Posted: Tue - May 24, 2005 at 12:05 PM