Go not to the elves for cooking, for they will run both hot and cold.

I am so confused. Elven stoves? Do the elves come in and cook for you too, or is this just a stove that utilizes elven technology? I think I need to go see what the previous posts were about.

I love the concept of induction cooktops, but they work best with flat ferrous-metal-bottom pans. None of mine are really flat any more or ferrous. The advantage is that since they heat by exciting the electrons in the metal, the temperature control is very precise and the burner area doesn't get hot.

I hate baking in a gas oven, plus I really prefer electricity, which doesn't explode. Also, the residual combustion products aren't really good for things like asthma.

Do the elves come in and cook for you too, or is this just a stove that utilizes elven technology?

SIGN. ME. UP.

Which reminds me of a recent conversation with Dad:

Me: "Why aren't we a family that got a house elf?"

Dad: "That part of the family disowned us. Plus we moved, so your acceptance letter for Hogwarts got to us a couple years late."

i wish i had magnetic elves in my kitchen

I had a sudden image of a refrigerator with take-out menus and kids' drawings stuck to it with magnetic elves ....

Love's Jilli's parents. Way to raise an awesome kid to become an awesome adult by always accepting her for who she is.

If you were going to write to Joseph Stiglitz, and he did not already know you, would you refer to him as "Dr. Stiglitz" or "Professor Stiglitz"?

Gas is the only way to cook (right).

While I'll admit it made for good stovetop cooking, my gas oven at the last place was all but useless and I was constantly a little twitchy about the dangers thanks to a Bunsen burner explosion in college.

I went back and reread and am still somewhat confused, but I'm going on the record as agreeing that cooking elves would be of the good.

Me: "Why aren't we a family that got a house elf?"

Dad: "That part of the family disowned us. Plus we moved, so your acceptance letter for Hogwarts got to us a couple years late."

Not to dis Pete, but your DAD just set a pretty high bar for adorable.

I covet magnetic induction stoves like whoa. But I love my gas stove (and seriously, woodstove) in the meanwhile. I've got the kettle on the boil on the woodstove right now and it's fucking great.

All of my recent (expensive!) pots & pans purchases have been with the intent of being able to use them if we're eventually able to go to induction. Which has led to some sitcom level comedy wherein I march into discount kitchen stores with a magnet and open boxes. But seriously, man, that's a lot of money. I want them to work forevah.