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Default Smooth top ranges vs coil

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> I'm agitating about replacing my stove - a 22-year-old GE electric. I'm
> considering one of these two GE electric slide-ins:
> http://tinyurl.com/m8459 (I hope that link works)
> The smooth top is appealing, partly because of ease in wiping spills,
> cleaning and partly because it's the newer thing. I have big concerns
> about it, though, because I do home canning. I spoke with the GE rep
> who happened to be in the appliance store yesterday and he assures me
> that I should have no problems assuming my canning kettle has a flat
> bottom (they do) and that I wouldn't be using the burner for 4-5 hours
> at stretch (something about that tricking the sensors or something into
> thinking it was overheating and would, thus, shut off). That's not an
> issue. He didn't seem concerned about the weight of the kettles.
> What I want more than anything is to borrow someone's range for a couple
> hours and put up a batch of jam and see how it goes. :-/ That's not
> likely.
>
> My questions: Do any of you who currently have smooth-top ranges wish
> you had a coil burner range?
>
> Have you ever canned using one?
>
> Anything you hate about it?
>
> The good news is that I'm in no burning hurry for this replacement.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
> -Barb Schaller

Barb,

I don't know about the specific model you have in mind, but
a friend and I had *big* plans about doing some canning in
her newly remodeled kitchen ($20K pricetag!). She got a
smooth top stove as part of the upgrade.

Luckily we did a "dry run" before my garden started putting
out, because neither of my BWB canners (pint and quart sizes)
or my 22qt pressure canner would work on her beautiful new
stovetop.

I've still got a coil burner style, so I'm still in business
when the garden starts up again, but it would have been
so much nicer with her extra counter space to do the work
in her kitchen.

Bottom line, when upgrade time comes, I'll stick to the coils.

HTH

Nyssa, who bought her seed potatoes and onion sets yesterday