: In article <Bxt5y3.nw@brunel.ac.uk>, dt89csc@brunel.ac.uk (C S Codrington) writes...
: >
: >Does anyone out there know anything about the use of Halogen lamps for heating food. I want to use a Halogen lamp in a kettle instead heating element.
: Yes.
: >Is this feasible?
: Yes.
: >Is it cheaper?
:
: No. There are some very expensive European models of electric stove which
: I have seen, which have halogen heating elements underneath a flat pane of
: glass. They are very sleek, and easy to clean since the entire cooking
: surface is just a sheet of glass on which you place your pots and pans.
: Halogen is better than your normal solid resistive heating elements because
: you can control the temperature more quickly, giving you the feel which
: good cooks associate with gas stoves.
:
: I do not know if the cost is intrinsic to the design, or if it is merely
: a "luxury tax."
I have one of these in my kitchen. Apart from the cost, the other
drawback is that the light from the halogen element is very intense, so
you can't see what you are doing unless the pot or whatever is large
enough to cover the whole surface. But it is extremely clean.: