Aria > wrote:
> I'm moving into a house that has an electric stove. The kind with the flat
> top. I am a gourmet cook and do alot of wok cooking. I have always used gas.
> Any suggestions as to what I can buy other than an electric wok to do the
> same kind of cooking that I'm used to? Thanks...

Get a flat bottom steel wok. I moved into a house 10 years ago
with a glass flat top electric stove top. I would prefer gas,
but until I do a kitchen remodel this smooth top is better
than I ever expected. If I need *serious* heat, I have an
outdoor grill with a side-burner that could smelt ore, but
I can do a decent stir-fry with the smooth top inside.

Also, don't worry about all the scare mongers who say not
to use cast iron, or this or that kind of cookware, or
don't spill sugary stuff, or whatever. My wife started
a candy making business in our home kitchen. We've
had pressure canners, big pots, little pots, cast iron,
stainless, etc. We've had toffee spilled on it and
set up overnight, and it has held up better than I could have
hoped. In fact, when we set up a kitchen for my wife's
business in a new location, we installed two smooth top
electric cook tops because of how well the one in our
home kitchen has worked.

Give it a chance and let yourself get used to how it works
and I think you will be surprised at how well it does.
I would still prefer a good gas cook top, but I'd place
the glass smooth tops as next best.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.