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Using A Cast Iron Skillet On An Electric Stove
Folks who aren’t used to cooking with a cast iron skillet, or have only used it over an open fire, may be reluctant to cook with it on an electric stove. You can use a cast iron skillet on the stove, but you just need to be a bit cautious.
Electric heat sources provide a very concentrated, focused heat that can create hot spots on the cast iron and cause it to warp or crack. It’s best to slowly heat the cookware and keep the burner temperature set on medium or medium-low.
Cast iron cookware retains heat so well that once you’ve started cooking, you can usually turn the burner down pretty low to continue cooking. It’s easy to adjust the temp up or down just a bit as necessary.
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March 6th, 2010 at 3:28 PM
My husband and I love cooking with our cast iron – but we need to buy a new electric stove. We are hoping to get a convection oven but finding one with coil burners seems to be impossible. We would love to have the easy clean up of the glass tops – but WE KNOW we will crack or break it sooner or later. Someone out there has to hear the crys of us folk who use cast iron cookware and are limited to electric only in our kitchens! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated – we hope to buy a new range in a few months.
March 7th, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Hi, and thanks for your comment. We indeed know the frustration because we, too, are limited to using an electric stove/oven. Well that’s not entirely true – we always have the option of cooking over an open fire. We have used our cast iron cookware on our electric glass-top stove for 10 years and have not had any problems. Of course, we are careful in handling the cookware, but it has worked out well for us. Good luck, and please let us know how things turn out.
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