Flat surface stoves or not??? (countertop, heat, cleaning, gas)
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Question about flat surface stoves.....We rented a home with a flat surface stove. It seemed to take forever for the stove eyes to heat. Is that normal? I know the coil eyes I'm presently using heat up in a flash. Would like opinions because I need to buy a stove within the next 30 days. I like the look of the flat surface & easy cleaning but when I want to cook.....I want to cook! Not stand and wait for water to boil!
We went from coil electric to smoothtop glass and I haven't noticed much of a difference in speed to heat up. I think the smoothtop looks much better and would never go back to coils. I also agree that for the fastest heat, go with gas. Professional almost always use gas for this reason. Jay
Question about flat surface stoves.....We rented a home with a flat surface stove. It seemed to take forever for the stove eyes to heat. Is that normal? I know the coil eyes I'm presently using heat up in a flash. Would like opinions because I need to buy a stove within the next 30 days. I like the look of the flat surface & easy cleaning but when I want to cook.....I want to cook! Not stand and wait for water to boil!
Was the rental home flat surface an older stove? My college friend had a flattop stove about 20 years ago and she hated it because it took forever to heat up. Another friend, who built their house 8 years ago has a countertop flat surface and I have cooked on it and it is wonderful. Heated up and cooled down same as coil. I'll get flat surface when I next get a stove.
There must have been something wrong w/the flat surface stove I used at the rental home according to what you all are saying. Thank you all for the input......I really wanted to get a flat surface stove.
In my last 2 homes I've had the flat top and LOVE it. I'll be moving soon and am getting another flat top. They are so easy to clean if you have a spill.
The user's manual for my stove said not to use copper bottom or cast iron. It did not specify why, but I would think the cast iron could damage the glass top. I don't want to take any chances - I like my stove top scratch-free.
I have a flat stop stove and it heats in a flash. Really easy. And you don't have to worry about food flying down the coil wells.
Cobolt
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