[Hummingbird]

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

[graciegirl]

I use the same stuff as any other cook top.

[angiefox10]

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

[Uptown Girl]

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.

[Uptown Girl]

Originally Posted by angiefox10

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

You're making me

[Hummingbird]

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"

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by Hummingbird

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.

[Hummingbird]

Originally Posted by getdul981

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.

[kathyzapp]

Originally Posted by angiefox10

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

Angie, I like you more and more!

Kathy

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by Hummingbird

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.

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.

[ladydoc]

Originally Posted by Hummingbird

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.

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.

[Uptown Girl]

Originally Posted by Hummingbird

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"

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.

[Oren L Miller]

Originally Posted by angiefox10

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

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.

[batman911]

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.

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by batman911

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...