"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> 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

Jill,

Understandable, to be sure. I have a mortal fear of gas. I won't even
have a gas furnace, much less a gas range or cooktop with exposed flames.
I once had a gas furnace blow up when the safety pilot failed. Not a
pleasant experience.

For the same reason as you, my late mother would rarely cook on our
glass-top range for fear of cracking it with a heavy pan. She was
petite, and lifting Le Creuset cookware wasn't an easy task for her.

Wayne