Originally Posted by Norah
I can tell you what a stove eye is. On a woodburning cook stove, the top has round cast iron "eyes" that would correlate with the black part of the pattern. They can be removed to get a more direct, and thus hotter fire, under your pot. Some fancy ones have several sizes of eyes, but generally they are 6" diameter. I've done a little cooking on a wood stove. Just thank God for gas and electric stoves. Trust me. :?
Ah, so *that's* what they're called. And you need the hook-like thingy to lift them out. And when you cook on the stovetop over an open eye, the bottom of the pan gets covered with soot. Yes. A broken stove eye would be a hassle, nuisance, and damned inconvenient.
Or do I have it wrong? Does "eye" refer to the hole in the stovetop itself, or the round insert that covers it or is removed as needed?
Why does the Broken Stove Eye pattern not show a broken eye, but a whole one? Am I looking but not seeing?
Okay, I'll give it a rest for the time being.
:mrgreen: