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My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection
oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new stove for fear of damaging the glass top. What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? Sincerely, Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! |
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![]() Stuart Pedazzo wrote: > > What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? Hi Stu, I use All Clad pots and pans on my flat top and am satisfied. (King Arthur sells what appears to be All Clad w/o the label - a 9 pc set for $350, you might want to check it out.) My Analon pan (5 y o) is too warped to sit flat on the surface, and my old Revere saucepan is completely useless. June |
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I love my flat top stove. It even has other uses. When not ehated,
it's extra counter space, and I sometimes even use the glass surface to roll out dough for biscuits and cookies! .. Anyway, the main thing is to have pots with a completely flat bottom. I do occasionally use my cast iron, but very carefully, and do not drop it roughly or slide across the surface. I also use mostly the All Clad brand -- while I have pieces of different brands, I have decided I like the All Clad best. But the stabndard advice is, don't buy sets. You won't use them all. Just get the pieces you would use, and look for sales. On line, Chef's Catalog and Cooking.com are good sources for occasional sales on this brand, and others. .. And, save the cast iron skillet for cooking cornbread inside the oven. Oh yes. If you still want to ~almost~ replicate the effects of cast iron on top of the stove (heavy sides as well as bottom) the Calphalon line has four different lines, and one of them is dark "hard anodized" steel. I have a small covered stewpot of that line, and an accocmpanying small skillet - they share the same lid. I wouldn't have bought them except the set was on half price sale, at $50. They're OK, but I mostly use my All Clad in the same sizes. |
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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Stuart Pedazzo wrote:
> My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection > oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do > not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast > iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new > stove for fear of damaging the glass top. > > What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? > Sincerely, > Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! > I love mine. I use all cookware, except glass. The info that came with mine said no glass. I use my stainless and my cast iron. I don't scoot pans across the surface. I don't know why. The tops are a lot tougher than they appear. Elaine, too |
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![]() "Stuart Pedazzo" > wrote in message ... > My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection > oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do > not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast > iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new > stove for fear of damaging the glass top. > > What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? > Sincerely, > Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! I doubt there's a single best brand. You just want decent pans that don't have warped bottoms (cheap, lightweight materials are more likely to warp). None of my old pots or pans were unusable with my flat top range (and I have some fairly old pans). My manual cautions against cast iron, but I use my Lodge skillet fairly often. I just have to get used to not turning and sliding the pan (the concern w/ cast iron is scratching the surface; the concern with warped pans is poor performance). -T |
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Stuart Pedazzo > wrote: > My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection > oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do > not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast > iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new > stove for fear of damaging the glass top. > > What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? > Sincerely, > Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! I have a glass top, and I use cast iron all the time..... Mine is a double laminate and I've had no trouble with the cast iron. My pots are stainless. -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
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" > wrote: > I love my flat top stove. It even has other uses. When not ehated, > it's extra counter space, and I sometimes even use the glass surface to > roll out dough for biscuits and cookies! ROFL! I use mine for extra counter space too! :-) I even use it for prep with a cutting board on top..... > . > Anyway, the main thing is to have pots with a completely flat bottom. > I do occasionally use my cast iron, but very carefully, and do not drop > it roughly or slide across the surface. I also use mostly the All > Clad brand -- while I have pieces of different brands, I have decided I > like the All Clad best. But the stabndard advice is, don't buy sets. > You won't use them all. Just get the pieces you would use, and look > for sales. On line, Chef's Catalog and Cooking.com are good sources > for occasional sales on this brand, and others. My mom's old pressure cooker has a slighly convex bottom and it's working ok. I'm just careful to "prop" it on something so that it does not rock or move when it comes up to pressure. Yeah, I have a new one but it needs a new safety valve. I just have to go find one. > . > And, save the cast iron skillet for cooking cornbread inside the oven. Why??? I use ONLY cast iron skillets and so far, so good! I've had this stove now for nearly 4 years and have yet to have an issue with my skillets, or my cast iron dutch oven that I sometimes use for slow cooking/braising. > > Oh yes. If you still want to ~almost~ replicate the effects of cast > iron on top of the stove (heavy sides as well as bottom) the Calphalon > line has four different lines, and one of them is dark "hard anodized" > steel. I have a small covered stewpot of that line, and an > accocmpanying small skillet - they share the same lid. I wouldn't have > bought them except the set was on half price sale, at $50. They're > OK, but I mostly use my All Clad in the same sizes. Cheers! > -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
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>, Elaine Parrish > wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Stuart Pedazzo wrote: > > > My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection > > oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do > > not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast > > iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new > > stove for fear of damaging the glass top. > > > > What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? > > Sincerely, > > Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! > > > > I love mine. I use all cookware, except glass. The info that came with > mine said no glass. I use my stainless and my cast iron. > > I don't scoot pans across the surface. I don't know why. > > The tops are a lot tougher than they appear. > > Elaine, too > I never got in the habit of scooting cookware. You can't do it on elements on a regular stove, so it was never a habit and still is not using the glass top. -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
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![]() "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message ... > In article .com>, > " > wrote: > >> I love my flat top stove. It even has other uses. When not ehated, >> it's extra counter space, and I sometimes even use the glass surface to >> roll out dough for biscuits and cookies! > > ROFL! I use mine for extra counter space too! :-) > I even use it for prep with a cutting board on top..... > >> . >> Anyway, the main thing is to have pots with a completely flat bottom. >> I do occasionally use my cast iron, but very carefully, and do not drop >> it roughly or slide across the surface. I also use mostly the All >> Clad brand -- while I have pieces of different brands, I have decided I >> like the All Clad best. But the stabndard advice is, don't buy sets. >> You won't use them all. Just get the pieces you would use, and look >> for sales. On line, Chef's Catalog and Cooking.com are good sources >> for occasional sales on this brand, and others. > > My mom's old pressure cooker has a slighly convex bottom and it's > working ok. I'm just careful to "prop" it on something so that it does > not rock or move when it comes up to pressure. Yeah, I have a new one > but it needs a new safety valve. I just have to go find one. > >> . >> And, save the cast iron skillet for cooking cornbread inside the oven. > > Why??? I use ONLY cast iron skillets and so far, so good! I've had this > stove now for nearly 4 years and have yet to have an issue with my > skillets, or my cast iron dutch oven that I sometimes use for slow > cooking/braising. > >> >> Oh yes. If you still want to ~almost~ replicate the effects of cast >> iron on top of the stove (heavy sides as well as bottom) the Calphalon >> line has four different lines, and one of them is dark "hard anodized" >> steel. I have a small covered stewpot of that line, and an >> accocmpanying small skillet - they share the same lid. I wouldn't have >> bought them except the set was on half price sale, at $50. They're >> OK, but I mostly use my All Clad in the same sizes. > > Cheers! > >> > -- > Om. ======== I use one of those copper wire things underneath the pans that are concave or have a raised ring that causes most of the surface to not touch the stovetop. It works like a charm! -- Syssi |
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![]() "Elaine Parrish" > wrote in message ... > On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Stuart Pedazzo wrote: > >> My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection >> oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do >> not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast >> iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new >> stove for fear of damaging the glass top. >> >> What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? >> Sincerely, >> Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! >> > > I love mine. I use all cookware, except glass. The info that came with > mine said no glass. I use my stainless and my cast iron. > > I don't scoot pans across the surface. I don't know why. > > The tops are a lot tougher than they appear. > > Elaine, too >====== I use glass pots on mine (Visions). I haven't had any problems. -- Syssi |
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![]() Stuart Pedazzo wrote: > My wife and I bought ourselves a new flat top stove with convection > oven for Christmas. Our old pot and pans are over 15 years old and do > not work the best with the flat top design. We also have a few cast > iron fying pans that we love but are reluctant to use them on the new > stove for fear of damaging the glass top. > > What is the best brand of cookware to use with flat tops? > Sincerely, > Stuart Pedazzo.....but you can call me Stu! I have a flass top stove, I use all kinds of pots, including glass, and have never had a problems. Rosie |
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"Syssi" > wrote in message
news:gkSDf.98$7d.39@trnddc05... > > > I use one of those copper wire things underneath the pans that are concave > or have a raised ring that causes most of the surface to not touch the > stovetop. It works like a charm! > > -- > Syssi > Can you provide more details? Sounds like something I might like to use. -- Peter Aitken Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm |
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A very good way to clean your flat top stove is with the aresol(sp) oven
cleaner. Just spray it on a the cold top and wait 10 -15 minutes and wipe clean. Does a super job. Andy Franklin, Tn Our life may not always be the party we would have chosen, but while we are here, we may as well dance! |
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"Peter Aitken"& "Syssi" wrote:
>> I use one of those copper wire things underneath the pans that are >> concave or have a raised ring that causes most of the surface to not >> touch the stovetop. It works like a charm! >> -- >> Syssi > Can you provide more details? Sounds like something I might like to use. > -- > Peter Aitken > ====================== The one (actually 2) that I have are "Fitz-All" brand Heat Diffusers. It claims to protect glass coffee pots and tea pots on ranges and on the back goes into detail about how you can use them under metal pots and pans to reduce sticking & burning.... UPC is: 77615 02001 and the Model # is 2001. The shape is that of a 3-leaf clover without the stem. http://www.kitchenhaven.com/Merchant...Code=100600000 or http://tinyurl.com/d7223 Keeping in mind the recent burner or cutter thread - if you use these, make sure you let them cool before you pick them up. -- Syssi |
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![]() <snip> > > The one (actually 2) that I have are "Fitz-All" brand Heat Diffusers. It > claims to protect glass coffee pots and tea pots on ranges and on the back > goes into detail about how you can use them under metal pots and pans to > reduce sticking & burning.... UPC is: 77615 02001 and the Model # is > 2001. The shape is that of a 3-leaf clover without the stem. > > http://www.kitchenhaven.com/Merchant...Code=100600000 > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/d7223 > > Keeping in mind the recent burner or cutter thread - if you use these, > make sure you let them cool before you pick them up. > > -- > Syssi ============== Piggy-backing on my own post... the link I posted is for reference only. I have not ordered from this company nor do I know anyone that has. I simply googled for "Fitz-All heat diffuser" and it was the first item to show up. Syssi Disclaimered |
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