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Turns out it’s pretty simple to diagnose a bad burner on an electric range as a switch problem or a burner problem. Mine turned out to be a burned-out spot in the heating element. In our post-apocalyptic world, badly corroded burners harvested from old appliances go for $40, so I plan to try to bridge the gap with a copper ferrule. Melting point is 1984°F, but I haven’t found a good estimate for how hot the resistance wire itself might get. There are stories of unattended aluminum pans (mp 1221°F) melting on a stovetop.
