glass topped stove

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glass topped stove
Topic Started: Mar 12 2014, 02:28 PM (337 Views)
haili	Mar 12 2014, 02:28 PM Post #1
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I finally broke down and bought a new glass topped electric stove but I was disappointed to read that cast iron frying pans aren't recommended. Has anyone tried them on glass topped stoves? Also it seems that I can't put spoon rests or anything on the top while the burners are on so that's going to cut into my counter space. It was just delivered this evening so I haven't used it yet but I'm kind of wishing I'd just got regular burners with drip pans.



wildie	Mar 12 2014, 03:19 PM Post #2
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	haili Mar 12 2014, 02:28 PM I finally broke down and bought a new glass topped electric stove but I was disappointed to read that cast iron frying pans aren't recommended. Has anyone tried them on glass topped stoves? Also it seems that I can't put spoon rests or anything on the top while the burners are on so that's going to cut into my counter space. It was just delivered this evening so I haven't used it yet but I'm kind of wishing I'd just got regular burners with drip pans. This new to me, as my stove has the old style burners. I suspect that placing objects on the surface may cause hot spots resulting in different expansion rates. Different rates of expansion can cause cracks to form in most solid objects.



goldengal	Mar 12 2014, 10:40 PM Post #3
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	I never use a cast iron frying pan even though I have tried them countless times. Have seen too many people who reuse them when they look so dirty. Yuk! However, I have a spoon rest that sits in between the two front burners of my glass top stove and has for the past 10 years with no problem. Take care, Pat



Darcie	Mar 13 2014, 12:25 AM Post #4
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	In Montreal I have a spoon rest on mine and a cute Winnie the Pooh kettle on one of the unused burners. The stove is many years old.



haili	Mar 13 2014, 01:16 AM Post #5
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Maybe I'll buy a new frying pan but I like the cast iron one for stews etc. I used to keep the salt and pepper shakers and spoon rest on the back but you're not supposed to do that so they're on the counter now. It looks kind of bare compared to the old one with the high back and chrome trim.



reactivate	Mar 13 2014, 01:20 AM Post #6
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,897 Group: Member Member #769 Joined: May 18, 2010	The recommendation to not use a cast iron fry pan may have to do with the weight of such vessels and the possibility you may set them onto the surface in a manner that is hard enough to chip or even break the glass surface. There may be another reason. I was reading about the new line of "Paderno" stainless steel pots and pans and they mentioned that the new line was now 'compatible with induction heating'. I think they were referring to the glass top stoves since they make heavy use of the infrared radiation from the elements passing through the glass almost unobstructed and then being absorbed by the pot. There may also be an element of inductive radiation that would also pass through the glass unobstructed to be absorbed as induced currents in the pan which would then get hot. I am not sure how much each mode of energy transfer plays in the pan heating process in a standard glass top stove. I have seen recent stove ads where the heat transfer is such that the 'glass' does not get very hot at all and can be touched with your hands within moments of turning off the element. This sounds more like inductive heating (but I don't know for sure) and may even be done at higher frequencies (in my younger days I wouldn't want to stand too close). Anyway, the statement by Paderno may refer to this type of glass top stove. It may also be that cast iron does not take kindly to induced heating.



Trotsky	Mar 13 2014, 01:30 AM Post #7
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	haili, Here's a good user commentary of cast iron on glass stoves. Quote: The first time I used my large Le Cruset on our glass cook-top it cracked. The crack runs from one side of the top through our largest burner down to the bottom edge! I have used cast iron after on the smaller burners but largely because I know it is getting replaced soon. I would just tell you to be extremely careful and that there is a very real risk that the top could crack. You will find all 38 user comments answering the question very interesting, although they might make you want to return the stove. http://www.thekitchn.com/-good-questions-357-163859 Edited by Trotsky, Mar 13 2014, 01:36 AM.



angora	Mar 13 2014, 01:42 AM Post #8
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	The rules and regs about what pans and how to use them AND the non shaking rule (of the pan..not me) are the reasons I got a new old style stove - no glass top. If you keep it, Paderno makes fabby pans. Good luck either way.



Olive Oil	Mar 13 2014, 04:35 AM Post #9
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	I've always used my Paderno pots on my glass top with no ill effects. I know some pans with an deeply etched logo on the bottom can scratch the glass. My big concern was canning. It's not that I can anymore but always want to leave that option open. A neighbor had her glass top crack while canning . However the instruction book with my stove had precautions to take which I can't recall offhand. . I really enjoy my glasstop especially not having the element pans to clean. My one concern is dishes stored above the stove. One has to take care never to drop anything.



lilal	Mar 13 2014, 05:13 AM Post #10
Blue Star Member Posts: 1,545 Group: Member Member #206 Joined: February 2, 2006	We have had our glass top stove for almost 9 years and have used the canner at least once a year with no problems. Also keep a pottery spoon rest on top between the two back burners and can't imagine why that would not be recommended. We do have a cast iron frying pan but it is very large and heavy so I haven't wanted to use it on the glass top in case I dropped it. Younger daughter has the largest LeCreuset dutch oven and it hasn't caused any problem with her glass top stove. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_cooking Induction stove tops are completely different from the elements on regular glass top stoves -- and much more expensive.



haili	Mar 13 2014, 05:30 AM Post #11
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Thanks everyone for the feedback! It sounds like a new frying pan is in order the next time I shop.



imjene	Mar 13 2014, 06:11 AM Post #12
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	I think one of the biggest worries with cast iron is scratching the surface of the glass top. However, I sure enjoy not having to clean under the burners.



wildie	Mar 13 2014, 10:20 AM Post #13
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	I bought my present stove in 2006. I wondered about buying the glass top but settled for the standard, plug in elements just for the very reason if the element fails its simple to replace. At one time in my life I was employed doing appliance servicing and simple repair and maintenance is always at the back of my mind!



angora	Mar 13 2014, 10:48 AM Post #14
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	John and I think as you do, Wildie. Why put yourself at the mercy of the company which will tell you that you have to replace whole units when your problem is a little gadget that costs pennies. It's a conspiracy, I tell you! BTW John cleans the burner pans . :D



haili	Mar 13 2014, 11:48 AM Post #15
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Trotsky: thanks for the user comments. It seems that people either love them or hate them. I wish I'd just got one with elements again as I used the stove as an extension of the counter top but now I'm afraid to put anything on it. I tried the oven today and it was fine but haven't used the burners yet. Anyway, what's done is done and I'm hoping I'll get used to it and it doesn't break.



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