Thank you everyone for your replies. I really appreciate them. Aria

> wrote in message ...
> 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.