Residents around campus are beginning to see a new electric stove in our public area kitchens that is the same as a "normal" stove in all respects except that the burners are flat saucers instead of the typical coil burner. These stoves have a built in Safe-T-Element, which is a patented device that keeps the temperature of each burner from reaching scorching temperatures if left unattended and potentially cause a fire or a nuisance fire alarm. Traditional burners continue to heat up but the Safe-T-Element has a thermostat which operates like a governor, keeping the temperature from rising above a certain level and also cooling down the element. You might wonder how it cooks food and the answer is that little changes in the way food cooks, the only big change being reduction in the threat of a serious fire if accidentally left unattended. The plan is to replace all the stoves in the Christiana Towers in the next two summers with these Safe-T-Element equipped stoves. An added bonus is that it saves electricity versus a traditional burner that "overheats" when not necessary.
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