Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like the AGA units are designed for both full time cooking and northern climates. In this day and age we don't even want pilot lights burning; or battery chargers left plugged in. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On May 14, 2010, at 2:36 PM, Leowesson wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information