I think what oomis’s Rav and grandparents meant was to allow reducing the flame to prevent scorching the food, and this would be allowed on any oven, even w/o a pilot according to Reb Moshe.”
Please have enough respect to not try to tell me what my grandparents and Rov meant. The burners were allowed to be turned on and off on Y”T for cooking purposes. Period. No, kuntzim, no misunderstanding of the halacha. If I had a present day stove, I would no longer be able to use it in that way due to the different nature of the pilot lights made today.
I want to express my hakoras hatov to all those who have tried to explain my position, possibly more clearly than did I, even when you might yourselves hold differently. It is hard to argue with some people (and I don’t like to argue, to begin with), but it is gratifying to see that some people understand that implying that someone is a “leitz” because he or she thinks differently from you, is not indicative of having particularly good middos bein adam l’chaveiro.