On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:44:26 -0400, Billy <Hereiam@hotmaildotcom>
wrote:

>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.

An *induction* smoothtop is wonderful. You can do all you want on it,
it's extremely powerful (I heat a big water pot for pasta in no time),
easy to clean, just the way to go.
"Smoothtop" is just that - a top. Much depends on what lays *under*
the top.

Nathalie in Switzerland