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Be extremely careful with cast iron on an electric glass stove unless you are someone who NEVER has an accident while cooking. I used to be a personal chef and could not use my cast iron because some of my clients had electric glass cooktops and no matter how careful you are, one slip and you can destroy the stovetop.
CARBON STEEL PANS (restaurant style) https://www.cooksillustrated.com/equ...steel-skillets
*have many of the benefits of cast iron - but lighter. Needs seasoning, too. Not to be confused with stainless steel pans - these stain.
You may find the best deals / acceptable quality at a restaurant supply store that caters to professionals.
In my foolish youth, bought several carbon steel pans, not knowing that they needed to be seasoned like cast iron. One was a combination wok and paella pan (the lid). The other was an omelet pan. <Sigh>
Every grill pan I've ever bought, cheap or pricey, has warped on my electric glass stove.
Pricey tri-ply stainless steel has a warning. Using a high heat setting causes the tri-ply base to become very hot, which may cause foods to stick, burn or scorch if added to very hot cookware. In fact, the use of high heat can permanently discolor and damage your cookware and void the warranty.
USE only LOW to MEDIUM heat. . . never HIGH.
IF YoU MuSt RoCkEt SeAr, use CARBON STEEL or CAST IRON.
I've used a Lodge cast iron grill pan on a glass top and now an induction cook top for about 8 or so years. You have to lift the pan--don't slide it. Grip it with both hands. Don't drop it! Rinse in the sink periodically using the faucet's spray attachment.
If you are getting warpage, I suspect you are using your pans at high heat for too long. With a glasstop cooking surface I recommend always using medium heat, or heatng two burners at once. In that case, Start the pan on high and then lift the pan onto the second burner which you have already turned to medium.
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