# Does my electric burner stove have a potentiometer or a thermostat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-electric-burner-stove-have-a-potentiometer-or-a-thermostat/108922>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-electric-burner-stove-have-a-potentiometer-or-a-thermostat/108922 "2002-05-13T23:48:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eddie\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ccd318/32.png) [@Eddie\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_1)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-electric-burner-stove-have-a-potentiometer-or-a-thermostat/108922/21 "2016-02-18T00:41:18Z")

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Yeah, I guess it proves that whatever we put out there stays forever.

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