On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:40:08 -0400, "Janet" >
wrote:

>A tidbit that added to my dislike of smoothtops, is that I found out that
>you aren't supposed to use them for canning. (I knew they weren't for real
>cooks! <G>)

A smoothtop is nothing but a halogen light bulb. You are seriously
hampered trying to get a stock pot to a boil for lobster, etc.
Canning...forget about it.