Is there any disadvantage to a glass top stove?

Question

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

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Glass Top Gas Stove

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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!

Answer 5

I have a glass top stove, it came with a razor blade in a holder to take things off. Use a razor blade to take scrape it off using it flat not upright and cut the excess residue down to a flat surface then use a non abrasive cleaner like VIM, Don't use anything abrasive it will damage the glass. Then wash off the cleanser with a clean damp cloth and buff it up with a soft cloth. My husband has burned many things on our stove top that's how I clean it and it works. It's also in the instruction manual. They gave me a non abrasive bottle of cleaner with the stove but any non abrasive cleanser will work. Don't use anything harsh like bleach or it will take the pattern out of the glass around the jets.

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

The glass scratches easily and it's hard to tell when they've cooled down. I don't recommend them.

Answer 8

You can not use cast iron cookware on a glass top.

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

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