How to use an electric stove?

[JaydenDaniel]

I’m planning to surprise my girlfriend abroad with some home cooked meals when I visit her, and I just don’t know how to use one of those electric stoves. When she first invited me to her home after the Asian dating social we attended, I noticed that she uses an electric stove rather than the usual one that uses gas. I was planning on surprising her by cooking her breakfast in the morning but I’m kind of skeptical with my cooking abilities when using an electric one. Need some help!

 

[Morning Glory]

Are you wanting to use the oven or the hob? Its really quite straightforward either way...

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

If you could tell me what your controls show, then I can help. Some controls have the words LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, etc right on them, without numbers. Mine looks something like this:

• LO is a very low setting, equal to a barely-lit low flame. I can't recall ever using this low a setting.
• I usually simmer things - like rice that I'm cooking - between 2 and 3.
• between 5 to 6 is a medium setting; this is where I do most of my cooking
• A medium-high would be something like a 7 on this dial
• HI is a high setting. This is what I use to bring things to a boil

So, if you'd normally turn the knob on a gas stove halfway, you'd set the knob between 5 and 6 on an electric stove.

 

[Kake Lover]

Can you be specific about what you want to make? Grill, fry, poach, toast?