Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in news:aztyb.36341$W7.2371
> @bignews1.bellsouth.net:
>
>> Bishoop wrote:
>>> The glass top on our 11 month old Kitchen Aid range just cracked.
>>>
>>> My wife was boiling the residue left from roasting a turkey for
>>> gravy. The pan is a large aluminum roaster.
>>>
>>> My wife was in another area of the kitchen when she heard this loud
>>> noise. It was the sound of the range top cracking under the pan with
>>> the gravy fixings.
>>>
>>> She has used this same pan several times in the past doing exactly
>>> the same thing with no adverse affects.
>>>
>>> I wonder if this is going to be covered under the warranty.
>>>
>>> Comments?
>>
>> My comment: This is why I *don't* want a glass top range!
>>
>> Jill
>
> I don't know how common this is, however, we had our first glass-top
> range for almost five years, then moved to another house and had
> another one for over three years before moving again. We never had a
> problem, and I would never consider buying anything else. Presently,
> we have a coil-top range which I can't wait to get rid of. Have you
> ever seen one the coils explode and burn? They can and do, although
> not frequently. I think you take your chances regardless the type.
> I'd rather take my chances with glass.
>
> YMMV
> Wayne

I'd much rather have a gas cook-top. I have had an electric oven coil catch
fire and it was not a pretty site. Unfortunately, where I live, I can't get
a gas cooktop. And Ray won't hear of a gas range; he's got a terrible
paranoia about cooking with gas.

I can't imagine using heavy cast iron cookware on a glass stovetop. Just
the thought of little ol' me lifting a cast iron pot on top of a glass top
range makes me cringe. It would be sure to crack. Or make me crack for
fear of cooking with it!

Jill