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In article >, says...
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> 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.



I've happily used cast iron on my glass top cooker for 15+ years. No
problems at all.

Janet UK