Consumer user interfaces
I've been using Nesco roaster/ovens for a while now. Both a 6 quart (pot roast sized) and an 18 quart (turkey sized). They heat up the kitchen less and are presumably a little more efficient than the old Kenmore range (which is also electric). The small Nesco was bought in the 90s, made solidly in Wisconsin. The big Nesco is newer by a couple decades and imported, not made as solidly but it has one nice feature: a neon bulb which lights when the heating coils are ON. This must have been fairly inexpensive, basically just add a neon bulb in parallel with the heating coils - when the thermostat goes on so does the neon. the neon bulb is behind the slot just below 200 But the small Nesco would require the user to stand around and hear the thermostat click off (not sure if it's loud enough to hear). Otherwise you'd have to just let it preheat the recommended number of minutes and then shove in the food. no neon on the smaller Nesco There must be an easy ...