I am getting a new radiant cooktop and someone has told me I cannot use copper bottom pans on it. Anyone have any information on this?
Gardencraft from Danville, NH
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I use them on my cooktop. It is about 1/1/2 yr. old but I can tell you this, I'd never buy another one!! I was simmering some rhubarb with a lid on the kettle one day and it cooked over slightly. NO ONE told me that sugar will pit the cooktop! Also, if anything boils over, it sticks to mine because the top doesn't cool off very fast. I'm really disappointed in it and would trade it off for a regular one in a heartbeat. Make sure you talk to several people who have them before you have it installed - just my 2 cents worth. If anyone has any ideas on how to clean it really good, I'd appreciate them! I've found that a scrubby crocheted (I think - it was a gift) from nylon net is the best cleaner with the liquid stuff that came with my stove but some spots - can't get them off!!
Clean with cleaner for ceramic Stove tops, then use straight razor that comes with kit for stubborn spots.
If radiant cook stove is glasstop range, I have one and love it. The cleaner I use is Weiman Glass Cook Top Cleaner. After it is cooled, scrape with a razor edge carefully for any big stuff. Shake up the bottle, squirt a small amount onto the cooktop, rub it into the soiled spots with your finger, let sit for just a minute or two, srub with a Scotch Brite multi-purpose no scratch scrub sponge.
I don't know about copper bottoms, but I do know the bottom of all your pots and pans must be completely flat, not warped by heat at all, or they won't work well. Even if you don't think your pan has a warp in it, it might.
A glasstop came with my new house. UGH. I HATE it. I use "barkeepers friend" (about $2.00 walmart) on the top.
Our house came with a ceramic top stove and I can't WAIT until I can afford to replace it with a good old coil stove. Not only is it a pain in the you know what to do regular cooking on, but I have burned myself SOOOO many times by touching the surface long after the heat has been cut off. Worst of all, I just discovered that it isn't safe to can on the stupid thing, so now I have to fork out extra money for a single burner gadget I can safely use for pressure canning.
Before ANYONE buys a ceramic top stove, research it. I would never ever own another one.
I can on mine. No problems.
All of the following information came directly from the GE website.
What type of cookware can I use on my smooth glass cooktop?
* Flat bottom pans are essential for good cooking performance. Most current brands sold today have flat bottoms. Much older, used cookware and/or thinner cookware will show signs of no longer being flat. Non-flat pans may crack the glass.
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8. How do I clean my smooth glass cooktop?
* Cooktop cleaning cream (such as "Cerama Brite" or "Elco") is the best cleaner for glass ceramic cooktops.
Hi. My mom has a Frigidaire glass cook top, and i hate it so much. I will not cook on it anymore, there is no control with pots spinning when i am mixing a sauce pan for something simple. You need the pot to be heavy. AND what i detest is the clean up the cream and the scraper, what a waste of time. i have a simple coil Frigidaire, and IT IS HEAVEN compared to the glass top.
With poor heat control, this is definitely NOT an oven for a real chef! note that i love to cook, but this cook top deters me! My sister just moved into a new house, and i hope she changes her stove IMMEDIATELY to a coil or gas. Too many limitations with the glass cook top NO aluminum, no cast iron, no copper, and CLEAN IT right away, use this blade to clean it etc etc! Who designed this and where did the design come from?
Live on COIL STOVES FOREVER!
Susie from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Can I use essteele brand saucepan on ceramic cook top?
I am seriously considering replacing my old cook top with a radiant glass one. Your feedback on these stove tops is so very negative! Is is possible to get more positive replys? I really would appreciate that information before I buy.
Thanks!
I love my glass cooktop. Yes you hsve to use a good frypan with smooth bottom.stainless steel pots an just dont move the pan around on cooktop and it wont scratch. Takes 2 min to clean it with cleaner an a warm wet paper towel after its cooled down. Love mine! Its a GE.
I love my glass cooktop. Yes you hsve to use a good frypan with smooth bottom.stainless steel pots an just dont move the pan around on cooktop and it wont scratch. Takes 2 min to clean it with cleaner an a warm wet paper towel after its cooled down. Love mine! Its a GE.
I have to say that I love my ceramic cooktop. There is a learning curve on controlling the heat. It does warm up and cool down significantly slower. The up side is that cleaning it is extremely easy. My coil stove used to take hours to get clean, and then it was still so-so. The ceramic, hit the hard spot with a straight razor, and then polish. Done in 5 minutes. I use the Weiman polish for heavy cleaning and the spray for the light stuff.
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