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Grandma used to have an asbestos "hot pad" that sat on the stove under her coffee pot, the burner was on low most of the morning. She said it kept from scalding her coffee. Since asbestos is now out, there are several stainless plates you can buy to put under pots to keep the flame "more even" and prevent burning. We originally went the "light weight" route, bought a set of cheap aluminum pots and pans years ago. We found out the hard way that if you want to cook like home, you need pots like home. We gave up on the weight issue and just forked out the dough (puns intended) for a second set of Revereware and haven't burned anything since.... Well, as long as we watch what we're doing LOL