Vegan/Vegetarian Thread (discussion, recipes, laughs)

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Originally Posted by Greco

Hi Veggie Lovers,

Well, I have what I think is a dumb question, but I must ask it...background, I now have an electric stove with, get this, a glass top, no burners...so, question, how does this affect the cooking, steaming, etc? I'm not using it yet, but like to prepare before hand. Region where I'm living now is nothing but electric everything! Have they not thought of sustainability? OK, I don't want to rant, but am interested in information about cooking on this glass top electric stove.

warm regards, Greco

Hi Greco,

My experience is that glass top stoves heat up fast and keep the temperature pretty steady. So my advice is not to walk away from anything that you are cooking until you get used to it. You will not have the quick change control over temps as you would with gas. So if you are bringing a pot down from say, boiling to simmering you may need to remove the pot from the burner for a few minutes to let the temperature adjust. Also cleaning the glass can be a challenge. They scratch up easily. There are certain non abrasive cleaners that you can buy however.