Is there any disadvantage to a glass top stove?

I always had the regular burners..both gas and electric but my wife wants the glass top..is this a good product?

12 Comments

WellBalanced
on February 8th, 2012

Hi, I have a glass top stove. I love it!! Its sooo easy to keep clean. The only disadvantage that I can think of, if you even want to call it a disadvantage is that you should be careful not to drop anything heavy on it. If you were to crack the top I understand it costs just as much as the stove itself to replace. I won’t go back to the “old fashioned” type stoves ever.
RingKeeper
on February 8th, 2012

You can not use cast iron cookware on a glass top.
Connie
on February 8th, 2012

I just got one last month and I love it. It is always clean and shiny. Downside… you have to use certain types of pots and pans so I had to buy new ones and you really should polish the glass after each time you use it, even if it isn’t really dirty before you turn the burner on again.
SeeingStripes
on February 8th, 2012

Drop anything on it and it shatters. Something that I never want or will ever have. More expensive because of the “looks”, not worth it.
pricklycharacter
on February 8th, 2012

its easy to break

dont put anything cold on it after youve been cooking
be careful you may chip it when putting pots on to cook
Aravis
on February 8th, 2012

My mom has one… and persoanlly, I don’t care for it. It looks nice and easy to clean, but there are restrictions about what kind of pots and pans can be used on it. It stays hot for a long while after the coils are turned off. There is a warning light that says its still hot, but if you put something on it.. it will melt… or burn.
There is a special wax used to clean it with, that makes it shiney black. But, it does have a ‘dink’ in it now…. my dad turned on a coil… let it get just a pinch warm, then turned it off… to dry out a cordless phone that… uh, lol…got dropped in the water. It was not working anyway, so thought it wouldn’t hurt to at least try to dry it out. Well, the coil was apparently just a bit too hot and the phone casing melted and stuck to the surface. Not saying anyone else is that … well, the word is ‘dumb,’ daddy or not! But, don’t get any object on the surface that isn’t meant for cooking on a glass top stove!
Solitarygrowth
on February 8th, 2012

The glass scratches easily and it’s hard to tell when they’ve cooled down. I don’t recommend them.
Connie
on February 8th, 2012

They can break very easy, no iron pots
DarkDesire
on February 8th, 2012

I wouldn’t recommend it for all these reasons. Sounds like a hearty investment that you just have to keep worrying about…and accidents DO happen, you know? If you are budgeted for a new stove, do something in gas. Get it piped in if you don’t have, with basic fixtures, or upgrade to professional, or extra burners if you already have the gas lines.

Personally glass tops are my very least fav. They aren’t worth the hassle and precautions.
Casper
on February 8th, 2012

mmm my friend told me that you have to have totally flat bottomed cookware otherwise you’ll burn the top out as she has done this already. but i like them and plan on buying one myself
richard
on August 6th, 2011

hi,
pls let me knw that is their any more disadvantage of this type of stove?
Pam C
on February 7th, 2012

I used to have one and loved it. When we moved, my DH didn’t want to replace the coil burner stove in the new house so I had to use that for 7 years. He finally agreed to buy a glass top and I am not loving the new one. It seems to have two settings-on and off. It will not allow me to have the burner turned to the lowest setting to keep things warm. Apparently now you have to have a special “keep warm” burner.