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Post by jenniferpatterson on Jul 23, 2019 20:44:13 GMT -5
So I am getting close to having my chambers installed and starting to actually use it! Because I am close I have been going through old posts and reading....reading... reading! So much information!!! Anyway one of my questions is: What is a "thrift cooker"?
Another question about cookware, I have a lot of cast iron which I love, but I also have a whole collection of copper bottom Revere ware, which I love. Will the Revere ware work just as well on the gas stove as it does on electric?
I am sure there WILL be more questions, but that's it for the moment.
Jenny P
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Post by mach12 on Jul 23, 2019 23:42:43 GMT -5
The thrift cooker is a pot that sits in the well but the rim of it rests on the cooktop and it uses its own lid. With our stoves you lose the ability to cook with retained heat since the lid isn't insulated except in a very few cases. Your Revere ware will work great on your Chambers. My mother got a set as a wedding present and I learned to cook with them - on an electric range. the first time I used them on a gas range I was amazed how well they performed. Even better in my opinion. Here's a thrift cooker photo. Not sure where I got the picture but might be one I bought and cleaned up.
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Post by pooka on Jul 24, 2019 14:27:35 GMT -5
I want to point out that the Thrift Cooker was not something Chambers used or sold. They were feature by various other stove makers who were mimicking Chambers Thermowell's look, but not it's function. In one version I've see, the burner was spring loaded. It could be used as a surface burner, or push it down & give it a twist to lock it down to the bottom of the well to use the Thrift Cooker. The use of any cookware on a Chambers or any gas stove is to be careful not to overheat it by turning the flame up too high. My mom had a set of 1950s Wear-Ever & a set of copper bottomed Revere Ware. She preferred the the old Wear-Ever because it was more forgiving. The Revere Ware being thinner & easier to overheat & burn things if you weren't careful. I grew up using an electric stove & never like how it worked. I prefer gas because you can visually see the flame height to better regulate it. With electric, it a best guess with the turn of a dial.
Personally I shy away from stainless steel because it's a poor conductor of heat. My go to pans are either 1930s or 40s Wear-Ever or commercial quality aluminum. The later ones are nearly indestructible even if they aren't the bell of the ball. The vintage Wear-Ever is almost as good, but is a bit more stylish, & I like the angle & shape of the wooden handles. I have a motley collection of other cookware that some I've never used, or only seldom use. It runs the gamut from old cast iron skillets, to vintage & newer copper. There's even a few porcelain on cast iron, & a recent addition of VINTAGE PAUL REVERE WARE 1801 SIGNATURE COLLECTION 10 1/2" COPPER SKILLET. I haven't had a chance to give it a spin yet. I couldn't resist it at the thrift store for $4. It is stainless steel bonded to heavy copper. It's REVERE WARE top of the line pans. I though I'd give it a try, & if nothing else, It'll look good hanging on the wall.
No matter what kind of pot & pans you're using, start low. I read that the PAUL REVERE WARE 1801 pans recommend to never turn the heat up more than half way. I guess if you need more heat than that, you need a different kind of pan. To each his own I guess. We all cook differently, & all get used to different tools be it pans, knives or stoves. So it just a matter of what work best for you. I think most peoples problems are from getting in too big a hurry, or being inattentive when it counts.
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Post by chipperhiker on Jul 31, 2019 22:18:34 GMT -5
Hi Jenny! Welcome, and I hope that your new stove brings beauty and functionality to your kitchen. I love mine and she is the hero of my kitchen. What model do you have and does it have a name yet? As for the cookware, I cook with both cast iron and Revere Ware and love them both. I generally use Revere Ware saucepans and pots, and cast iron skillets, but I do have RW skillets, and they cook quite nicely. I just love the ease of cast iron clean-up. I own a Thrift Cooker, but I have to confess that I have never once used it. LOL.
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