Hi guys. I've never used a rhp before. Pretty much always used Ceramics for heat though I do like the idea of rhp's. my basic understanding of them is that they produce a mild heat of 180-200 degrees but over a large area to provide sufficient heat. My crazy idea while making pancakes was why can I not take an elcectric griddle, hard wire the plug to it and hook it to a thermostat with power output control or a rheostat, limit the input to keep it around 180ish degrees maximum surface temp. If it's limited to a certain temp and run off a proportional thermostat would this not be similar to a rhp? Has anyone tried such a thing? For the 35-40$ it would be to by a griddle and make a rheostat it would sure be a lot cheaper if it actually worked.