Has anyone used a smooth top cook surface to can?
#34
I asked this same question last year. I had canned a bunch of tomatoes, tomato sauce, pears and pear butter before I read the hot water bath instructions. They said no canning on a glass top. However, some QB members said they had canned for years on theirs and never had a lick of trouble. I think I will continue to can on mine.
#35
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Originally Posted by Gramie bj
Do NOT can on a glass top. A new glass top runs about $200. Don't ask how I know, not a pretty story!LOL
too bad this was shown after i bought the darn thing.. Husband wanted one.. because crumbs ( his crumbs) in the coils.. sigh
#36
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If you search on this question, you'll find a website that states you can do canning on a smooth top stove (http://www.pickyourown.org/cannings4glasstop.htm). Your canner cannot exceed the width of your burner by more than 1", so that means you'll have to do smaller batches in something the size of a stock pot. I did jellies and jams on mine last year and had no problem. You also cannot can on a smooth top element that has a thermostat that cuts the burner off and on, as it will not keep the consistent heat needed to kill bacteria. I have one burner that does it and one and does not. Please read this website for further info.
#38
I have a propane grill with the extra burner so I can use that instead of the smooth cooktop. I don't use any thing real heavy on my stove. I don't want to have to replace it as they are quite expensive.
#39
I bought a glass top stove. I cleaned it after EVERY use with the polish that you can buy especially for glass tops. The pans left rings 'burnt into' the top. My pans were brand new (3 weeks old, got them from Christmas). They were $400.00 pans from Belgique. After not being able to clean my top, I called Sears and told them and they replaced the top. That year I tried to do my canning on it. Since the largest burner is about 10 inches wide and the canner was about 16 inches wide it left marks AGAIN in my stove top. As I sat there and cried, I'd had enough. I called Sears again. They said they had already replaced it once. I said yes, I know, but I didn't realize when I bought it that I coldn't do things on it that I used to do on my electric top. I told them to come and get it or I would drop it off at their door. Before I hung up with them, they had made arrangements to come and pick it up. I took better care of that range top than I did my cats. It still 'burned on'. The pattern of the elements is what shows in black. I think the concept if great. They look beautiful but I wasn't paying $1200.00 for a top that looks years old after the first use. Knowing what I know now, I'll never have another one.
#40
I do can on my smooth top range but I use a steam canner. It looks like an upside down canner. This canner has a flat bottom which is essential in the heating process. The cleanup I do is usually from prep work not the canning process. I clean mine after each use also so has never been too bad to clean.
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Originally Posted by Jo M
My stove expired today so I'll be out looking for a new one tomorrow.
I do a moderate amount of canning every year. I'm limited to an electric stove right now (gas lines expected in our area in the next few years:) ). During the process, I use heavy pressure cookers that are on simmer for several hours at a time on my coil type burners. The splatters are a pain to clean up when I'm through so I'm really kind of worried about leaving a pot that long on the glass top stove. Any advice?
I do a moderate amount of canning every year. I'm limited to an electric stove right now (gas lines expected in our area in the next few years:) ). During the process, I use heavy pressure cookers that are on simmer for several hours at a time on my coil type burners. The splatters are a pain to clean up when I'm through so I'm really kind of worried about leaving a pot that long on the glass top stove. Any advice?
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