CAST IRON COOKWARE, STOVE TOP HEAT DIFFUSER, TEMPERATURE CONTROL, PARTIAL FLAME GUARD

This is an excellent diffuser for both my gas burners and my woodstove. It's sturdy, and level, and can securely hold large pots. Finally, I can simmer all day long! I received one for Christmas and it worked so well I bought another for my friend. It makes just the right amount of heat either for long slow simmer, or for not scorching or curdling hollandaise!

I thought I was overpaying for this item but I was wrong. It’s very well designed and manufactured, and will probably last for 100 years. Most importantly, it performs perfectly. Our gas stove is supposedly a top brand, Thermador, but to my disappointment I learned it doesn’t have a way to adjust the burners so as to reduce the flame beyond what the factory set as the lowest setting. And that lowest setting is way above “simmer”, even on the smallest burner. Enter SimmerGreat! It sits flat on the Thermador grates, and allows pans to simmer almost infinitely.

Works well as our stove is too strong even on lowest.

I've been waiting for this item to arrive, as I had several items that I wanted to cook that required a LOW simmer. a gentle boil isn't a 'simmer'.....I wanted something that gave me the control of my gas burner that I needed to keep an item barely bubbling. Just an occasional glug....glug....glug type of cooking, ideal for so many dishes. No matter how low I turned my burners down, it was still too fast and scorched the product. This item is perfect in so many ways. it's heavy duty cast iron, so the quality is unsurpassed. It allows me to have total control of the temperature of my product. It sits approx 2" above the burner, so it even allows me an easier view of where my gas flame is. I dont have to crouch down as low. It is almost like cooking on an old time wood stove or a 'flat top' in a commercial kitchen. Yep, it was/is expensive, but will last forever and is one of the best items i've had the pleasure of cooking with. Just cant rate this thing highly enough.

I wantd to keep this for myself. It's perfect for any serious or careless cook. No more scorched pot or pans. It work on electric or gas burners. Works similar to a double boiler. Since I gave this as a gift to a serious cook I'll have to get one for myself because he's not giving it back.