Cast iron skillet on a black glass top range??

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We just got a new oven/range. One of those black glass tops. I do not care for it but that's whats around. We had a regular electric element type before. I prefer gas with cast iron grids but gas is not popular in Fl.

Anyway, can I use my cast iron skillet on it? I know I can't shake rattle and roll with it, just don't want to scratch it.
We have fancy non stick, Calphalon cookware but some things just need the cast iron.

But then the destruction's say not to use copper or aluminum as it will discolor so whats left??:rolleyes:
 
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I use mine all the time on a glass top and I just don't move it around and have had no problems scratching the glass. Same thing with a cast iron grill.
 
Ever heard the expression: "Now we're cooking with gas?" There's a reason for it!
 
diamonback68 said:
I use mine all the time on a glass top and I just don't move it around and have had no problems scratching the glass. Same thing with a cast iron grill.
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I didn't scratch my glass either. The well seasoned bottom of the cast iron permanently scorched the manufacturer's logo into my glass... I went to clean the glass and saw what looked like a logo on the glass. I couldn't figure it out at first, but just tried to clean it off. Nothing worked and I mean NOTHING. Then I was staring at it when I realized what it was. I flipped over my skillet and there was the logo on it.

It is possible that a brand new iron skillet without any seasoning on the bottom (i.e. burned on carbon, etc. from the burner of a previous gas stove) might not do this. But I can't guarantee it.
 
I come from the school that if you don't cook with gas-urn in your man card. If you cook with glass top burners-turn in the other two things as well.
Sorry-but it is what it is-either you cook inside with gas or outside with charcoal, wood or a blast burner under the crab pot :D
Next thing you know the clean air people are gonna want us to use electricial burners under the boiling pot :eek:

That's the reason I moved out of Florida.
 
I've had a Whirlpool glass topped range for about 18 years, use cast iron skillets all the time and it still looks great.
 
There all vary by brand your best bet is to read the manual, call there 1800 #, or visit their website. Some of those tops are tempered glass some are more of a porcelain or a granite / stone material, and be sure you use the right cleaner for it.
 
My BIL has a real fancy kitchen which his wife occasionally uses. But he likes to cook He uses a gas ring burner device hooked up to a propane tank, like for a gas BBQ set, and a big iron skillet. Has it set up in the garage, next to his other BBQ and smoker stuff, right on the other side of the door into the big fancy kitchen. We have a good time hanging out in his garage, sitting in lawn chairs and drinking beer, while he cooks while the ladies are inside doing whatever they are up to.
 
srgvaz said:
There all vary by brand your best bet is to read the manual, call there 1800 #, or visit their website. Some of those tops are tempered glass some are more of a porcelain or a granite / stone material, and be sure you use the right cleaner for it.
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It's a Whirlpool (who make almost all of the popular USA names) and the manual does not mention cast iron as good or bad.
 
No

The glass will scratch and ruin with the wrong pots. So will copper and aluminum. That leaves stainless.

We bought a set of Faberware "Millineum" to use on the glass. They are great cookware, have a thick bottom to hold the heat and cook evenly, and are not explensive. Check some online or dept stores.

Save the cast iron for the oven and gas burner.

Munster
 
That's why we don't own a glass cooktop- incompatable with cast iron or steel (not stainless). Also, they are less efficient when home canning- but that isn't an issue any longer because we now use the canners outside on burners. :D

The one thing that made me start frying everything outside is just after we got through repainting the kitchen ceiling- somehow grease popped out of the pan we were frying something in and got all over the freshly painted ceiling! I was fit to be tied!

I ordered two single burner freestanding cooker eyes and have used them exclusively for canning any frying. It also helps keep the A/C bill low by doing it outside, and they can double as the heat source for a lead pot. :)
 
My 2 cents

Howdy,
I have for years but I hate it.
We got off on the wrong foot. The first time I used the cast iron onthe glasstop it was a bugger to clean. I got the bright idea to put aluminum foil down the second time between the skillet and stovetop and it burned into the top and etched a nasty mark in the new stove.
Mary was gone for the day and I called Chip Marzuko the (A#1) dealer.
I told him I did not care if it was 2 or 2000 dollars I needed a new top on the stove before Mary got home later that day.
Chip not only got it done,he did it for free.
I still hate the damn thing. They are for people who dont cook or like to spend time cleaning.
Maybe a black one would be better.
If it ever wears out I'm going back to gas.
Thanks and be careful
Mike
 
You can't use anyting on it that has an edge around it or ridges. Pots ... pans ..... whatever have to be flat with no space between the stovetop and the bottom of the cooking pan/pot.
Wife wanted a grilling pan,& we had a heck of a time finding one that was flat on the bottom and not ridged.
We've had ours for years and used copper ... stainless .... whatever and had no problems. ...... so far anyway.
 
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