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In article <Bxt5y3.nw@brunel.ac.uk>, dt89csc@brunel.ac.uk (C S Codrington) writes...
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>Does anyone out there know anything about the use of Halogen lamps for heating food. I want to use a Halogen lamp in a kettle instead heating element. 
Yes.
>Is this feasible?
Yes.
>Is it cheaper?

No.  There are some very expensive European models of electric stove which 
I have seen, which have halogen heating elements underneath a flat pane of
glass.  They are very sleek, and easy to clean since the entire cooking
surface is just a sheet of glass on which you place your pots and pans.
Halogen is better than your normal solid resistive heating elements because
you can control the temperature more quickly, giving you the feel which 
good cooks associate with gas stoves. 

I do not know if the cost is intrinsic to the design, or if it is merely
a "luxury tax."  

-Scott
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