Glass Cook Top
 

On a glass cook top, what would be the best cook wareto use?

I use the same stuff as any other cook top.

Shhhhh
 

Talk like this and hubby will be expecting me to cook!!! :cus:

I asked that too, before coming down! Helpful others advised "anything flat bottomed" will work. It does.
The only thing I have had trouble with is, when cooking on a gas cooktop, I have a tendency to grab the handle and "shake the pan" now and then as I am cooking.

Don't do that on electric. I already scratched my glass cooktop. What a dope.
I am not used to cooking "hands off", but other than that, I like electric better than I thought I would.
Try to match the pan bottom to the size of the ring on the glass cooktop. My pans were all too big or too small.

You're making me :1rotfl:

Thank You! Reason I asked...I have a Black Bosch Glass Cook Top and cooking with heavy cook ware. The bottom of my pans have left a mark on the cook top. I need to think of getting new lighter weight quality pots pans for the new stove in TV. Any suggestions on what I should buy???

PS The pots and pans I'm using now are "Calphalon"

Have you tried removing the marks with that special cleaner that comes with the range? We don't have Calphalon, but it is the har anodized aluminum like Calphalon. Most of the spots and rings so far have come off with the use of that cleaner.

Yes, I have used the cleaner. It helped but I can see still a whitish ring ring :-( My cooktop is black so it shows up more than it would on a white cooktop.

Angie, I like you more and more! :bigbow:

Kathy

Did you try a razor blade to clean it off? Just offering a suggestion in case it might be something on it instead of a scratch. I had to do that with ours, but it did come off.

I have a black cooktop too and I hate it. I have to clean it everyday to get the grease off of it. Hubby makes bacon EVERY morning and ignores my pleas for cereal! Well, that is an exaggeration....bacon 6 days a week.

I use most analon pans or farberware pans. The faberware are fairly light weight and match the size of the burners pretty well.

Hummingbird, I have been looking at a newer line by Calphalon... they are lined with ceramic (supposed to be "greener" and also healthier to cook in).

They ARE lighter in weight. I cooked with them at a friend's house. Easier to clean as well, inside and outside, but I don't know how they hold up over time. That's what I like about the traditional Calphalon. Indestructible. There are some other brands w/ceramic coatings out there too... I think I may try a pan or two.

You haven't cooked in the last 25 years. I really don't want you to start now. Relax, we will have a great time in the Villages. They have plenty of restaurants down there. It's going to be just like home. We dust the cook top off once a week and look at each other and say I wonder if it still works. I could not even believe you posted on a cooking page. Next I'm going to be looking for you in the cooking section to see if you are trading recipes. :icon_hungry:

Cannot believe anyone would prefer an electric cook top over gas. Too many problems. Gas, just turn it on and set the exact flame you want and cook away. No worries about scratching and type of pans. I am beginning to believe a lot of the material in todays kitchens are made more for looks than functionality.

Thanks batman911, however, the new villages are electric only...

My preference would be a gas cook top but I think Angiefox10 is right.. Electric only in Sanibel.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

New villages are gas only but that does not mean you like it or live with it.
I plan to bury a tank. Electric may sweve well for some but, IMHO, once you have used gas there is not going back.

Yeah... to be honest... I thought I read that somewhere....

have you ever cooked with propane? there is a big difference between propane and natural.

We cook with propane. What is the difference between that and natural?

propane burns much cooler.

maybe the type of burner makes a difference?

i have to change my answer. i googled it and found it isnt true. however, it sure seems to be a cooler flame.

thanks for that.

Is burying a tank really an option? I hope so. Gots to have my gas.

Uh oh...someone may be in trouble... :ohdear:

yep, that fry pan might get put to use. :boxing2:

Not yet.... any time I mention cooking... He takes me out to dinner! Bless his heart... He thinks he has me trained..... :1rotfl::1rotfl:

Yes, you are allowed to bury a tank. The last gas range I purchase included the parts required to convert from natural gas to propane.

I thought I was the only one who didn't like black cooktops! I've had two black cooktops and I don't like them at all. But I keep inheriting them when I move. Even with the special cleaner, I find them very hard to keep clean. However luckily I rarely cook, and when I do, I usually use my Crockpot.

So then are white ones better?

Years ago, my mother-in-law had a white cook top. Seems to me the top yellowed after a while. They may have changed since then, but, I'd watch out for that.

white vs. black cooktop
 

I've had both....the white range had sort of a grey, speckled granite-looking surface and I loved it....didn't show scratches that are inevitable. Then, different house....gourmet kitchen and I wanted SS appliances...the range came with black cooktop.....it was beautiful for a while, but I use my cooktop A LOT and over time (7-8 yrs. now) it has scratches on it, but polishes up enough to still look good....still love my SS appliances and really wish they could do a speckled finish for those, but every SS brand that I've seen comes with the black. So, when we FINALLY sell our house here :pray:, we'll need to choose the appliances from our experiences - still leaning twd the SS!!! Go figure!!! Just love the look of SS! Hope this helps....sorry 'bout the rambling :)