"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 4/10/2017 5:38 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 10 Apr 2017 01:55:54a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 4/10/2017 4:44 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Mon 10 Apr 2017 12:56:04a, jmcquown told us...
>>>
>>>> On 4/10/2017 12:47 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Sun 09 Apr 2017 05:50:33p, Ed Pawlowski told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/9/2017 7:51 PM, Sky wrote:
>>>>>>> . . . used very carefully on an electric, non-induction,
>>>>>>> glass-top cooking surface? Like one of those heavy,
>>>>>>> two-sided (smooth or grooved) griddles made by Lodge. I
>>>>>>> don't have either, although I may consider the griddle as a
>>>>>>> gift for someone who does use a glass-top stove. Hence my
>>>>>>> question ;D TIA.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sky
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I prefer the cast aluminum Chef's Design griddles. Smoother
>>>>>> bottom, less likely to scratch a glass top. Better heat
>>>>>> distribution too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/Chefs-Design-...riddle/dp/B000
>>>>>> 1V QI G8
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our griddle get used at least 4 or 5 times a week.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure you're very careful, Ed, but most manufacturers (mine
>>>>> included) recommend against using aluminum pans, griddles,
>>>>> etc., on glass top stoves as aluminum can leave metallic marks
>>>>> on the glass that usually cannot be removed.
>>>>>
>>>> True, and I looked at the griddle in the link and it says it is
>>>> NOT suitable for using on a glass cooktop. (I wouldn't pay $73
>>>> for a griddle, either.)
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> I figured as much. After I bought my first glass top range in
>>> the late 1990s, I got rid of all the aluminum cookware that I
>>> owned except for those pieces that could be used in the oven.
>>>
>> Personally, I would not want a glass cooktop. I move things
>> around on the stove a lot when I'm cooking. I don't want to have
>> to worry about the cooking surface being so fragile it couldn't
>> handle my cookware.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Many people feel as you do, Jill. However, I don't slide pots around
> on the cooktop, rather just move them off of one burner and onto
> another. I've never had a scratch. OTOH, I've known a couple of
> people who have actually broken their glass tops more than once
> because of the way they handle their cookware. It's just a personal
> preference.
>
Of course it is. Personal preference, I mean. I lift, then set the pan
on another burner. Or on a hot pad on the counter. I really don't
think a glass cooktop could handle my cast iron Descoware (enamled cast
iron) when I'm making a pot of bean soup or chili con carne.
Different strokes.
Jill
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Same here
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