[jyl]

I would get an induction range. Read up on them, but basically they heat the pot directly rather than heating the top of the stove. The pot must be ferrous (steel or iron). The heat can be increased or decreased instantly, not the slow response of a flattop. When doing messy cooking, you can lay newspapers over the top and set the pots on them, they heat through the newspaper which catches the splatter. They can be very powerful. I'm a gas man but if I had only electric, I'd go induction.