2.6 Energy output of cooktops
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This article is from the Cooking and Conversions FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Victor Sack cooking.faq@mac.com others.
2.6 Energy output of cooktops
From a post on rec.food.cooking by Andrew Nicholson
BTU - British Thermal Unit
BTU x 1054 = Joules
Watts x Seconds = Joules
BTU = Watts x (Seconds/1054) = Watts x 3.415
Gas Cooktops typically have a range of burners from about 200 BTU up
to 12,000 BTU.
Electric Cooktops typically range from 35 watts to 2900 watts.
To help you compare gas burners to electric elements:
BTU Watts
------- ---------
100 35
200 70 < - gas burners lowest setting
3400 1000
6500 1900
8000 2300 < - most electric tops stop here
10000 2900
12000 3500
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