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Comments (43)Scotts' reputation has long been wrecked for me -- didn't even need the latest news of them pleading guilty to violations of FIFRA/concealing evidence. Around 2006 they took over the manufacturer of a once-great and reliable product, SuperSoil, and pretty much destroyed it. The first sign of trouble was me nearly losing all of a year's tomato seedlings to the obviously toxic potting soil. (I saw signs of trouble at about a week and moved most to a different potting soil; the ones left in that soil as an experiment withered and died by two weeks or so.) I was looking up the Rod McLellan Co.'s address to complain and saw they had been bought out. My letter of complaint to Scotts brought a condescending, generic reply that somehow it was my fault (I've only been gardening 40+ years, not to mention being a working plant ecologist...). Further research of the Scotts company culture and politics and reading of interviews with the CEO, Hagedorn, pretty much killed off buying their products for me. I have, to be fair, tried SuperSoil a few times since and have found the product inconsistent and untrustworthy -- like the company. Particularly annoying is how Scotts constantly pushes "magic-button" products with their humungous advertising budget that promise ridiculous visions of perfection with no sweat while disregarding the harm the products cause the environment. Excessive fertilization and pesticide application are the curse of this age of "more is better" and "easy-living through chemicals", a culture Scotts continues to cynically exploit, though science, and my personal experience, have convinced me otherwise. Debbie...See MoreCapital Culinarian - Are you guys serious?
Comments (150)It wasn't your providing the link that I was referring to, gregl, it was another post further down that seemed to be citing the thing as if it had the slightest veracity whatsoever. It doesn't hold any weight at all other than it expresses the opinions of the corporate leadership of Capital. In fact, I have reason to question the veracity of the document right at the outset based upon the statement that Surjit Kalsi "founded the concept of the high-end, commercial-quality range for the home while working at U.S. Range Company." The guy who "founded the idea" was Fred Carl Jr., a 4th generation building contractor from Mississippi, after his wife told him she preferred an old Chambers or commercial stove to anything on the market at the time. He took his idea around to several manufacturers to see if they could or would build it for him. Kalsi may have worked on a later version of it but it sure as heck wasn't his idea....See MoreWolf or Capital Broiler and Grill?
Comments (28)Gary I think I once had an electric "stove" with a burner like that "sealed electric burner" for awhile. Agree that induction can provide a great range of heat and generally even heat unless there is an issue with the pan. For gas though, there seem to be features attributed to "open" in the open/sealed debate that are really due to other factors. There are several components of cooking that can contribute to a cooking surface that applies heat evenly to your food. You could look at the configuration of the burner ports. Open, sealed or semi open as in the old Wolf burner, there are attempts to make a better pattern of distribution by increasing the number of ports and spreading them out in concentric ports and putting them in a star shape. The most advantage would be for a pan that does not conduct heat well, like cast iron or a very thin pan. They must be sized to the burner though, as you size a pan to an electric burner. The second aspect is considering the size of the pan in relation to the heat pattern of the burner. Once you have a pan, like cast iron, that is bigger than the burner,even though the heat is distributed evenly over a 6 inch circle, you have a hot spot in the middle of the pan. I use 14 inch pans quite a bit and so with my 14 inch CI pan I am better off with a larger ring of heat that would cut the total area of the pan roughly in half unless I could find a star burner 12 inches wide. The flip side is a burner that is too wide for the pan. You then have the heat going either to the very outside or completely around the pan. An open burner on the highest setting will produce a flare but the extent to which this happens depends on how the burner is engineered. Here is a picture of the 30 inch Wolf cooktop compared to 30 inch BS and even when you consider the flare really only on the highest burner setting, the burner is much smaller to begin with so might accommodate a smaller pan easier than the BS. People on this forum tend to focus on the heat source because it is an appliance forum not a cooking forum. To get the most even heat in many more situations, don't worry about the burner but the interface of the food to the burner--the pan. Use a good heavy copper pan and not only will heat be even across the bottom but even up the sides as well. Heat will be coming evenly from all directions. If you can't swing copper use heavy aluminum. Last week, I did use a commercial range with star burners, (with almost no void of burner ports in the middle) with a cast iron pan. It was well sized to the burner so heated well. It had a very poor low end of heat but I'm sure I could work around that if I had to. I have cooked on other commercial ranges as well. I still do like my sealed burners for home due to the great control of the flame especially the low end. I can certainly see people making other choices though. I am currently using my range but due to the issues with the "blue chips" I will at some point replace it. I may have to reconfigure my kitchen to accommodate a rangetop and I am not sure what that will be. Maybe I will get a CVAP for the oven. They are supposed to be coming out with a residential version....See MoreSS Support Mon. 2/13 thru Sun. 2/19
Comments (44)Happy birthday, Dee Marie! Hope it's a wonderful birthday. It's finally cold here after weeks of being in the 70's and 80's. The temp is actually dropping this morning. It's now 25 degrees and very windy here in north Texas. But, it's also about time. QOD: I've got lots of picking up, then cleaning, to do, and laundry as always. My last day of work is Monday. I have such mixed feelings about things right now. The parents have been so sweet, but the children are being awful which will actually make it a little easier to go. LOL I have a dr.'s appt. on Tuesday for my pre-op workup, dentist appt. Wed., and helping son move into his first home on Thursday. NHSuzanne, I think it's great that your dh is bonding with the new donkey. Raeanne, I hope the PT works out as you hope. Sounds so ambitious to me. Marci, we had our Valentine party on the Friday before the actual day, sugared them up, then sent them home for the weekend. Tuesday, I brought heart cookies and they each had one. It was a very nice day. Donna, we're going to try to see "Last Holiday" this weekend, too. Hope we all like it. Joanne, sending good thought and ((((hugs))) for you and your dear mom. Zig, being without power is the pits, isn't it? Once we were w/o it during a January ice storm, and I had to finally break down and take a shower and shampoo my dirty hair. It was pure misery, but I had to keep a dentist appt. since the ice had melted, so had no choice. Tikanas, how is your knee now? My knee-replacement surgery may be delayed so that they can attempt some in-office procedure on my other knee so that it's in good shape to see me through. Hi, Maddie, BJ, and Happyto! I miss reading y'all's interesting posts. Happyto, please start posting here. It's such good therapy, and you are such a neat person to read. Take care and stay warm, everyone!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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