20 using the temperature adjustment capabilities of the electric frying pan 20 one can set thermostat 22 for example at 400 u00b0 f to brown or sear the meat then in order to provide slow cooking of the meat the knob 24 is adjusted to a lower setting such as 200 u00b0 f at the controller 22 and the pan is allowed to cool down to 200 u00b0 f using the knob 24 it can be determined in conjunction with the light 28 coming on as to operation of the heating element 18 with regard to the desired temperature of the electric frying pan 20 when the lowered desired temperature has been obtained the knob 24 is maintained at the desired temperature and the switch 14 is operated to the u201c variable u201d setting power flow controller 16 is then adjusted so as to cause light 28 to flicker which indicates that the heating element is receiving enough power at a reduced voltage in accordance with the controller 8 but sufficient to maintain the electric frying pan 20 at the desired temperature fig2 illustrates another embodiment of a controller 30 similar in purpose to controller 8 described above like controller 8 controller 30 includes a connector 26 suitable for obtaining power from the electrical source 10 and an output receptacle through which heating element 18 of electric frying pan 20 can be connected controller 30 allows.