Jeffrey R.
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The title says it all, Your thoughts?
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The flat bottomed pieces perform slightly better.
Hi John, Thank you for the reply.
Question for you. Do you get any movement with your flat bottomed pieces before you heat the pan or after you heat the pan. Does the pan change at all from the heat, even a little at all, being more noticed on glass than with electric coils or gas stove?
It was bad enough that I only used it once and the next time I went for a nonstick instead.
:covri:It was bad enough that I only used it once and the next time I went for a nonstick instead.
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BLASPHEMY!!!!!!
Yeah I know. I never use them, this was an exception.
The glass tops are inductive, are they not? I would think this would be a bit less forgiving, in that, a small or uneven air gap won't make that big of a difference. Also, I'd think heating on an inductive would be more even, across the entire bottom of the parts of the pan that sit over the inductive coil.
My Mom ruined her cast iron skillets on her electric coiled stove in the 80s. I remember her cussing out that stove. We'd moved from a home with a gas oven to a house with electric.
I'm running gas. Had the electric stove removed and gas plumbed into the kitchen. Even my gas stove is inadequate for my 12" pans. They never seem to get hot enough out in the edges. I have to be careful to heat my big pans slowly. My 10" pans are perfect for my stove. all my pans are hottest right under the burner, of course.
If it wasn't for the cost of electricity out here in Cali., I'd have a glass top inductive stove. A friend has one and it's fantastic, heats evenly, cleans easy. Not sure how finely variable the heat is, if it's like gas.
Other than that, it's gas all the way!
Even my gas stove is inadequate for my 12" pans. They never seem to get hot enough out in the edges.
You need to get yourself a flame/heat diffuser. They sell all different types. I found this one while out thrifting and use it on larger pans.
There's a couple cast iron ones on Amazon for cheap.
FANTASTIC! More stuff to buy
I've had good luck with Cerama Bryte getting the really stubborn stuff off the cooktop.