Really small pans like 1 quarts saucepans are too small across the bottom to do very well, try to select ones that are very close to the actual size of the burner.

Have a Great Holiday Season!
Lisa

Just to add something of interest to make this whole thing more alive to you- I have visited Jena and it is an amazing town because of their highly technical know-how and tradition of Jena glass and Zeiss optical equipment. The houses are painted in wonderful colors and trees growing everywhere in many parks. The people of the town are hightly educated and they are open and friendly and very self confident. They have ancient houses and steep cobble stone lanes and people walking everywhere all times of the day and night-very safe place.
Susan in Germany

Thanks!

Occasionally, a server gets involved with a spam attack- that happened to ours- massive- and it was that date. That can mess up incoming messages. If you re-post, I will try to answer.

Brenda, Tivoli and aubecq are winning these days. Caphalon can warp and not be flat after heating or use.

Cookware that is an inch bigger than a ceramic burner is OK.

Linda, I have used these on a ceramic top- of course you DO NOT use the wire element.

Chew, induction hotplates are made from ceramic, but the cooktops we are talking about are NOT what you are thinking of; these have four burners under a glsss/cersmic sheet or tray, and have an electric oven ynderneath. They are used in regular full kitchens as the main stove.

Joan

Joan, you can use cast iron on the stove if it has the perfectly flat bottom with no circle/ridge to lift the bottom away from the element. These stoves heat by conduction so the pan has to touch the full burner or it does not heat well, and the burner keeps heating up, which can result in burned food or even eventually blowing the heating elements. The biggest risk is that you will slide the heavy pots and scratch the top- so lift and set them, do not slide.
Maybe a good hotplate would be the best accessory for the special pan?
The canning issue is two parts- first, the stovecommend keeping the outside edges of the pan within 1 inch of the outside edges of the burner. Second that the kettle reaches and holds the appriate heat. You don't say whether you were using a pressure canner or an open kettle?

If it is a large square griddle, it may be because the edges go too far outside the burner, again causing the glass top to heat unevenly and crack.

thanks alot for the help in advance

Donna
Newfoundland.

Sherrilyn, Le Creuset makes a usable kettle. It costs $38 on sale at Marshalls or the factory outlet.

All the other people who wrote in got answers in a day or two from you & it's been like a week and a half for me-do I get to receive a reply from you too????

I just purchased the Frigidaire Gallery Series glass cooktop and oven and am looking for a cookware set. I looked at Circulon, Calphalon,and
Analon and have read the comments on this page. I would like to get a set for now and add pieces later. So what brand would really be a good choice? I have Revere Ware that is 30 years old, but won't work on the cooktop. I appreciate your suggestion. Thanks.

Thanks.

I understand aluminum is definitely out--and flat bottoms are definitely in. GIVE ME A BRAND NAME AND WHERE TO BUY THEM. THANKS.

Monica, let's hope other readers can answer.

I love my Frigidaire Gallery Series cooktop and oven. I also love the Circulon Inifinite cookware I purchased in April. I use ceramabryte for the cooktop to keep it clean and sometimes have to use a little elbow grease to get spills up, which is normal for any cooktop. I handwash my cookware even though it is advertised that it can go in the dishwasher. My old Revereware is in a box in the garage. I may give it to my kids for their apt. at college.

The solutions I can suggest- preheat the water in your microwave or electric kettle; get a single burner hot plate for wokking and boiling.

Linda, those concentic rings are a problem on these stoves. There is a lot of info on cleaning these tops on this site, the truth is it may be hard going for you, given your coping method. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is very widely recommended by readers, as well as being sure the stove top and the outside of the pan are clean before turning it on.

In future, consider never turning the burner on above medium high.

We got them to cover the cooktop, but only as a one-time "goodwill gesture". This worries me though, what if there is actually something wrong with the thermostat or elec. that caused this to happen (as the tech never tested anything on the range, just a visual inspection). I spoke to the service-tech yesterday afternoon. He was not sure of the cause of it so he called Frigidaire's tech-line, and that was what they told him was the cause. This seems like a conflict of interest to me.

Ellen, what about a large stock pot to cook corn on the cob? My husbands favorite summer side dish and we cook a lot of it. My old stock pot that we have used for years is a very heavy material maybe cast alum, not sure but thick and heavy with smooth bottom. It has "Guardian Service" imprinted on the bottom, many many years old. Do you think this pot will be ok to boil the water for corn on the cob? Thanks all of you for all the info

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Thank you.

Thank you.

Cheryl, Nobody does these repairs officially, they just do replacement of the whole top (250-1000, depending on types). On a non-cooking edge like this you might consider heat resisitant automotive engine epoxy, just to smooth out the edge; but start saving to replace the top. replace the top

Linda

I can't state too strongly, if you are considering a glass top, cook on one for a week before you decide. Rent a vacation home, swap with someone who has one; something. Some people like them; many find them a big disappointment.

Are there any pots that do not spin??