Hi Jim, Mind if I ask what make of stove you chose? My wife and I are talking about replacing ours, and of course we would prefer a metric-capable model. Does your new stove always stay set to �C, or can it reset itself to �F, e.g., when the power is interupted?
John On Tuesday 03 February 2004 18:13, James Frysinger wrote: > We bought a new kitchen range (a stove, or in Britain a cooker) Sunday and > it was delivered today. > > One of the first things I did was to reset the digital oven control to > readout in degrees Celsius. All my lovely wife asked for was a crib sheet > to use for a week or so until she got used to the new numbers. So, one has > been posted and it will soon disappear to a nearby drawer until it is > forgotten and neglected entirely. By the way, Sally routinely measures > lengths in meters (with the appropriate prefixes for the scale of the > task). She handles volumes and masses fluently in metric units, as well. Of > course, her background as a Registered Dietitian has helped there. > > Oh, harking back to the "accuracy" question. This is not, strictly > speaking, an answer to the question asked but it relates. When this range's > baking temperature is set in degrees Fahrenheit, the scale runs up in 5 �F > increments. When it is set in degrees Celsius, the scale runs up in 1 �C > increments. So, we have greater oven temperature control (but not accuracy) > in Celsius than we do in Fahrenheit. Most recipes are not that sensitive, > but what a neat benefit anyway! > > Jim
