Wednesday

[susandennis]

I'm having an argument with me about getting my haircut today. I astounds me more and more why getting my hair cut is such a big deal to me every time. I never regret getting it done but getting there is always such an internal tussle. It's stupid. Really.

Today I am getting a new set of pans. Via UPS. They won't be here, likely, until early afternoon at the earliest. So I think after I have some breakfast, I'm just goign to go get the hair cut and get it behind me for the next 6-8 weeks.

The Electrolux disappointment continues. I got an email response to 'give me a brand/model number of pans that will work'. The email included the user manual and said I should read pages 7-9 and that if a magnet sticks to a pan it will work.

So. Electrolux and their repair Tech don't agree with each other. The Tech isn't going to fix anything unless he gets an error code to tell him what to fix. Electrolux isn't going to fix anything period.

I'll test out these new pans and send the result with the above info, to the people who sold me the stove. I will also write to the head of Electrolux because I think when you pay for a name like Electrolux, you should get a premium product and service. Not a he said/she said with no workable answer.

And then I think I'll move on with my life.

But, first, there will be breakfast.

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

I hate getting my hair cut, too. I've been known to put it off for WEEKS.

[susandennis]

It's such a silly thing to get all bent out of shape about. I don't understand it and, yet, it happens every time. And, if my brother was not coming next week (and I want to look nice and I don't want to be getting a hair cut while he's here), I'd definitely find a reason why today wouldn't work for it. Sigh.

[yesthatjill.livejournal.com]

You need metals that will respond to a oscillating electro-magnetic field, preferably something with a good resistance level and a lot of other stuff in it to make it hotter faster. Cast iron is my vote, those flakes of carbon make it hard to make new magnetic domains. Flat bottomed, no ridges or anything like that. You want steel or iron right directly on top of the burner, then maybe an aluminum core and sides to make heat transfer easy. But you will want a certain depth of steel over the aluminum.

FUN!

[susandennis]

Yes, I get that about cast iron but no. I'm not going to be hauling around that heavy stuff NOR using it on a glass top stove.

'good resistance' is kind of hard to judge. flat bottom's easier.

The latest pans seem to do a better job so I'm going to keep them and move on.

But, thanks for the details. That's more than I got from either Electrolux or the tech!

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

I understand not wanting to lift cast iron pans, but I have a whole collection that I use every day on my glass top stove. They work wonderfully.

[susandennis]

Good to know but my elderly elbows are experiencing stabbing pain just reading your comment :)