Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I briefly considered one (in Texas). Stories of aircon systems just for the kitchen scared me off. I'm quite happy with my Viking. Leo Wesson Photographer | Videographer www.leowesson.com 817.733.9157 On May 14, 2010, at 14:07, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: > They are more like the original Leicaflex. > > It's great in an environment like Northern Europe where it is also used to > heat the room at all times, 365 days a year. Why else would you want it to > be on at all times, though the cooktops are temperature regulated, so it is > designed to produce as little heat as possible when not in use. However, > the stove is warm at all times, and while it's great to dry your socks, I > can't see it being great in the summer, especially in South Carolina. > > I think the modern Leica equivalent is really the magnetic induction > stoves. > They are efficient, precise, and produce great results. In use in Europe > and Asia for decades, they are just becoming popular in the US. The > greatest thing about them is that they don't heat up the room much, because > the heat is produced by the cooking utensils themselves. > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> Have any of you guys (or your wives) had any experience with an AGA stove? >> I have to decide what to put in the kitchen and, from everything I've >> read, >> the AGA is the stove equivalent of a Leica ;-) It's quirky to use, built >> to >> last forever, and very expensive. I've found a couple of used ones that >> are >> very reasonable but I'm not sure about a stove that stays on all the time >> in >> South Carolina. >> >> TIA >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Ken Iisaka > first name at last name dot org or com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information