Shopping - Headache No. 1
It was a long day. Chiauw picked us at about noon. She had earlier gone to Sungei Kadut to get samples of the wood for the bedrooms. That saved us a trip - initially, we were supposed to go there with her.
Our first stop was to a sanitary ware shop somewhere in Jalan Besar. Gosh, I didn't know that Jalan Besar is such an area for all kind of household things. Chaiuw wanted to show us an alternative of the white ceramic kitchen sink, at a lower price but with a proper (and bigger) basket waste. Surprisingly, the price is soooo much cheaper than the one we saw last week. Anyway, more of headache about kitchen sink later.
At the same shop, we took another interest. We intended to bring over our existing kitchen hob as it still looks new. Guess, it might now change our mind. We saw a sleek Rinnai [model RB2CG] glass ceramic kitchen hob and liked it instantly. The size is just right with two Inner-Flame technology burner. Ah, hold on to your chair - this hob is not cheap! It is slightly more than $800! Chaiuw teased that should we want to have it, we will be her first client to get a kitchen hob more than $400.
Rinnai RB2CG Glass Ceramic Kitchen Hob
The Inner-Flame Burner Technology
What is Inner-Flame Technology?
The purpose of the unusual design is to create a coherent, unified flame that rises under the center of a pan, then flows outward, bathing the entire bottom of the pan in flame. This approach heats the pan with greater uniformity and improves the efficiency of heat transfer from the flame to pan, which is good for even frying without getting burned food.
In addition to aiming the ports inward, two other design factors assist in shaping the flame. One is that the burner sits slightly below the surface of the cooktop, helping the individual flames to coalesce toward the center as they rise through a hole in the cooktop surface.
Secondly, and more importantly, the burner ports are angled slightly on the horizontal plane. The effect of the flames shooting out an angle is to create a fiery vortex. The swirling flame is meant to accomplish two things. One, it assists in driving the flame outward across the bottom of the pan, helping to evenly bathe the pan bottom with flame. Two, the vortex creates a pressure drop that assists in drawing air in for combustion allowing for a strong consistent flame.
Will sleep with the thought whether to go ahead ..
