Will Cast Iron Hurt My Glass Cooktop?

[@Healthybalancegroup]

I dropped a glass jar of celery salt on my top and it cracked in 4 ways, but I've used cast iron on it with no issues.

[@castIroncookware]

Wow! Maybe the smaller point of impact made the difference. I'm also hearing that the edges and corners are more vulnerable.

[@fathersonandskillet]

We had two different glass-top stoves over a 15 year period and used cast iron regularly without any breakage. One thing, though, is that a lighter-colored stovetop will be quickly discolored by cast iron, turning the 'eye' area black. That doesn't scrub off but it doesn't affect the stove.

[@barbarac8422]

The house we bought and moved into 3 years ago had a brand new glass cook top stove already in it. We wouldn't have chosen that, but it's what was here. Gas is unavailable in our area, so we've been stuck with using this. We have bought 3 induction burner units since living here, which we really love, though they do eat up a lot of counter space when they are in use. Anyway, we have had no problems at all using our cast iron skillets on either surface at all. We just use Barkeepers Friend and elbow grease to clean the cook top, and the induction burners don't really accumulate much buildup at all. I think the key is being consistent in cleaning both after every use and AFTER they have cooled down.

[@castIroncookware]

I'm planning one putting a gas stove top in my studio. I will have to go with propane and change the jets. I hope to add some more cooking videos to the channel.

[@barbarac8422]

@@castIroncookware Sounds like a great plan!

[@mikelaney3026]

Thank you for your time and dedication to the cast iron family.. God bless you and yours and God bless the USA

[@boilerhonkiedude9163]

Glad to see you posting again! Love gas burners & elect oven combo best. Warped pans heat fine on them

[@billie-leelawhon3941]

Enjoyed your video. I have always used a propane stove. I have friends with glass top stoves and they protect them like they are gold and refuse to use CI. Love your Easy Beezy!!!! It is an excellent product that delivers like you say it will. God bless you and your family. 🙏🇺🇸

[@grekahg3938]

Wow, that’s crazy! I don’t think I would have shattered the glass just before taking it to be recycled, but it does show the strength behind the glass cooktop. I’m sure if the cooktop was heated it would have broken easier with that much force. Blessings

[@stevehuff3854]

This video was such a help and I really loved the scripture reading. Praise the Lord !

[@johncarbone2647]

Seasoning for cast iron was great and your videos are even better … keep it up

[@briarrose5208]

OMGosh Steven you had me going there for a minute! I thought you did it by accident and your wife would be hoppin mad! Enjoy your new gas stove! I only ever cooked with gas.Whenever I tried to cook on an electric stove I burned everything. My ex husband finally broke down and bought me a gas stove. God bless you and your family.

[@castIroncookware]

I'm having to go through a little bit of a learning cure but so for it is awesome.

[@noutheticcounseling5447]

What a nice surprise at the end! I wanted to make sure the glass cook top in my apartment was safe to use my cookware. The Scripture reading made me glad. Thank you!

[@HoosierCarnivore]

I use smooth bottom Griswold skillets on my glass top. The large logo non-heat ring pans are very smooth and glide around on the cook top like butter. Just make sure the skillets are dead flat. No worries!! thanks for another great video!

[@castIroncookware]

I have a couple of Griswold LBL's and yes they do awesome on a glass cooktop.

[@tracyc.1005]

Great video and amen! When I bought my house 10 years ago it came with a glass cook top stove. The glass top already had a bad crack and a large chipped piece missing but I have been able to use it just fine with SS and CI. The cracks have probably worsened over time. I will be replacing my electric stove with a gas stove. Glass is just too delicate and getting a crack or chip would bother me too much, besides I prefer gas.

[@castIroncookware]

Gas does take a little bit of extra care keeping it clean but much better for cooking than a glass surface.

[@Str8Flossin]

I remember when you had 1,000 subs! Congrats on your success and for sending ole girl out with a demo vid.

[@castIroncookware]

I really got a lot of service out of that stove. Now she lives on via KZbin. Lol

[@strongsadventures]

Oh WOW that took a lot more than I really thought it would be. We have been using a glass cook top for over 20 years and never have had a problem. You should have saved the oven to use in your shop to use for seasoning your CI. Thank you for showing how tuff these glass tops can be.

[@castIroncookware]

I was really surprised myself. Apparently I'm hearing that the new ones are a lot more fragile.

[@jerryg50]

The cook top is supposed to be made out of ceramic and not glass. I have a high end induction cook top and I like to use cast iron. I use a Teflon protection sheet between the cook top and the cast iron pan. This sheet is technically a BBQ mat. This mat avoids scratches and abrasion damage. As for the stainless steel boarders (edges) I protected them in case if the pan is moved up against the stainless steel boarders.

[@castIroncookware]

Good idea.

[@gideonblue7687]

Do you have a link for the teflon sheet? Those scare me too because I have seen people say they can melt to the glass. Thank you.

[@RadDadisRad]

I use my cast iron on my cooktop. Works so freakin good!

[@yvonnebrasgalla4385]

I don't know what brand your stove is but I had one that wasn't 30 years old took a pan of cornbread from the oven and it slipped from my grip approximately 3 inches from the stove top and shattered the entire glass top. Replaced with a induction glass top. I still am VERY CAREFUL due to that experience, so I would be very cautious and no sliding of any pots and pans they WILL scratch the surface to some degree. Keep up the great work, love the channe6and your Easy Beezy is AWESOME stuff. Used it on our flattop grill and my cast iron cookware! 👍 God bless!

[@castIroncookware]

I am hearing that the newer one are a little more fragile. I use Easy Beezy on my flat top as well.

[@ukwildcats09]

I picked up a Dutch oven from my parents. Cleaned all the crud and it has Belknap on the lid. I can’t find anything about these. Can you help?

[@honeyj.badger5484]

@Old Man Speaks Saw your comment I like your channel. Im a nerd for these smaller CI channels

[@borikennautical6649]

I just start using cast iron skillets and this video helps me a lot. Thanks so much.

[@duanehovenga2965]

My folks bought a brand new glass cook top. They went to bed that night and woke up the next morning to a broken glass top. Only cooked one meal on it. Luckily the company stood behind it. That was 30 years ago and it has not had a problem since.

[@castIroncookware]

Must have been a weakness in the glass that got past QC.

[@awarose]

Sides are more brittle, our "old" (just about 5 years or so) stovetop broke thanks to a square bottle of oil just tipping and hitting the side. Caused a huge crack in that was about 1/3 of the stove. It was one of those that you mount in the counter and not a standalone one and it didn't have any protective material on the sides, our new one have some metal protecting it. We had glass for most of my life first the ceramic ones and now induction. As long as you keep the stove and the bottom of the pan clean it's not going to cause scratches, get something small and hard underneath and that dirt will scratch it emediatly, basically the same thing as when you clean the glass on a aquarium the magnet scraper won't scratch until you get just one little grain of sand between them and then you get a scratch. The cloudiness is often caused by leaving some layer of grease and oils and let it heat up so its exactly like seasoning, and will happen with any pan, this can look like tiny scratches and is probably part of the myth that glass tops scratches easily. When you oil your pan on the bottom let it heat in the oven instead (if you have a wooden handle just remove it) and as long as it's not sticky after it shouldn't leave a mark. If you have gotten a cloudy area clean it as fast as possible, the more you heat it the harder it getts to remove. Metal scraper is a must then something that really cleans well like vinegar and baking soda, some fat natural cleaning soap (might leave a fat residue that needs some dish soap or cleaning sprayto get rid of) or in really bad cases oven cleaner, let the productdo their job at softening the grime, just scrubbing emediatly will not work. If its allowed to sit for long it will be much harder to get rid of but just be thorough and more than you think will come of.

[@BobbiJo]

Mr. Cast Iron sent me. I subscribed. I have been using cast iron on my glass top for years. I would rather have a gas stove but the home is all electric. Love when you broke the stove! I'm glad it took a lot to break it. Gives me faith in my glass top. lol

[@castIroncookware]

I hear that the newer ones are a little more fragile but still tough enough for cast iron.

[@jeffhill1708]

Thank you for the demonstration, I cook on a glass top stove and always wondered how much it will take with a heavy pan not that I will be banging on it but it is nice to know they are pretty strong. Enjoy the gas stove that is a game changer when cooking. Keep up the great videos

[@sidjamessidlosky8869]

Great video. Great scripture at end. 👍

[@chefsal7179]

The answer is, kind of, but not for long. If you are seasoning your cast iron pan regularly then that means the oil will bleed into your glass top eventually once heated and will leave residue every time. If you want to clean your stove even more than usual every time, that's tour choice. Not to mention the glass stove messes up seasoning on pan bottom each time

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Good video,that question comes up a lot on the FB page.

[@johnanderson3700]

I use cast iron on my glass top stove regularly. I have been able to do so without doing significant damage & it still looks good.

[@user9b2]

Thanks for that demonstration. 😬😲 I have a glass stove top and I worry about the seasoning of my cast iron pan making it weaker when hot!

[@Adamu98]

I use the oven to season my iron not the cook top.

[@nothammy365]

I love the reading of Psalms at the end. I was concerned at first weather I could use a cast iron pan. I never cook with frozen or cold on the glass top,

[@randrowe9660]

Geelaw! Poor old stove! Thank it for its service! 😀Golly…my heart is s pumpin’! Any thoughts about induction stoves and cast iron?

[@castIroncookware]

I have not tried those inductions though but I've seen people that have had success.

[@neodynamite]

I need your help. I have read way too many websites and watched way too many videos to try and identify a cast iron skillet i picked up at an estate sale. It has double pour spouts and has an unbroken heat ring on the bottom. It has “7B” marked in the 6 o’clock position. At the 12 o’clock position there is a “W” with a “Z” right underneath it. I’m at a complete loss as to what it is, so any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

[@castIroncookware]

You are welcome to send pictures to my email. [e-mail]

[@TheCynedd]

I have tried to convince my mom for years that she can use cast iron on her glass cooktop (to no avail). I, personally, find I get great even heating in my cast iron by using an induction cooktop; even heating, no hot-spots, etc. Good video.👍🍳

[@castIroncookware]

Thank you.

[@KW-cq4yr]

10 years on our ge glass top with 12” lodge cast iron no issues at all. Not sure if it will scratch the surface this range was in the house prior so it did have minor scratches but no issues. It is a higher end ge usa made convection range. Oven

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

[@frankmarullo228]

Hay Steven I am one week late in watching. ps good video my friend. Question :: I have a juicer it's all cast iron except for where you put the oranges or what ever. On both sides it has 3 letters A C O. it is heavy and looks brand new. Its not new I got it from a friend 40 years ago I never used it in all this time . can you tell me anything about it ?orange juice is easier to buy in cartons. Thank you Frank from montana.....

[@castIroncookware]

I do not know very much at all about those but it sounds cool.

[@jdgower1]

When I bought my glass top stove over 20 years ago, I was strongly warned not to use cast iron on it. I never listened to the warnings, and haven't had a problem yet.

[@castIroncookware]

I'm learning the the older ones are tougher.

[@jdgower1]

@@castIroncookware That may be true, but I think a lot of the warnings about using cast iron on glass tops is born of the absolutest 'bubble-wrap' society we seem to exist in today. Basically, just don't slam your stuff down on the stove, and the glass won't care if it's cast iron, aluminum, Stainless, or anything else. It's not like there's a chemical reaction there that can identify cast iron and go into immediate FAIL mode or anything.

[@wilmapennings7537]

I will bet that you had fun doing that! I have a glass top range and don't like keeping it clean. Always a coat of black on it. Hopefully a gas stove in my future.

[@castIroncookware]

It was a lot of fun.

[@tweetlbug]

As far as the "seasoning" on the eyes. If you clean your cooktop properly, it won't build up. Keep a spray bottle of window cleaner for cleaning up grease, and the polish type for anything cooked on. put it on, and wipe it off with a dry paper towel, and it'll come right off. If anything does get really cooked on where that won't bring it off, there is a long razorblade tool for scraping (carefully!) the buildup. My mom has been using her glasstop Jennair for at least as long as you had your cooktop, and hers still looks brand new. And yes, she uses CI on it.

[@castIroncookware]

I would probably still be using that stove if the oven had not quit along with a couple of the eyes. I have since upgraded to gas but it is kind of hard to keep it clean. Lol

[@IMOO1896]

I’ve used a glass top for 3 years, most of my cooking is done in cast iron. So far, so good.

[@castIroncookware]

That's great!

[@HeavnzMiHome]

That’s why I prefer the old coil rings or gas.

[@djC653]

coils here FTW

[@dagneytaggart7707]

I've never seen the appeal of a glass top. Thanks for the show and tell.

[@RadDadisRad]

I can get my 12” skillet screamin hot in under 2 minutes without any waste heat like I would get from a gas or coil burner.

[@ctreid87]

The appeal is the ease of cleaning.

[@eric67miller]

Glass top is great to add some countertop space in a small kitchen.

[@brightantwerp]

Well, that was an interesting experiment. Did not expect it to be so strong.

[@castIroncookware]

I have heard that the newer ones are a little more fragile.

[@highball818]

FYI Tempered glass is the safety glass that breaks into thousands of pieces instead of splintering. Tempering puts it under stress making it want to shatter and I’m guessing heat would probably do the trick.

[@MrTomad51]

What make of stove is this one? I like the ribbing on it & haven’t seen any anywhere.

[@tonyc7352]

Good video. I always wondered what it would take.

[@djC653]

So how do heat rings work out on those if heat builds up between top and pan? Notched rings I see how they could work with the breaks in it but full rings??? and what if moisture was caught in there too?

[@castIroncookware]

The heat ring space is quite shallow, so I think that is why that I have never had a problem with that.

[@mommanana9961]

But are they made that well now? My husband is getting ready to buy me a new stove and now I am not sure what kind I want. I only wish I could get a gas stove. Thank you for sharing the Bible verse with us. God Bless You and Have a Blessed Day.

[@djC653]

if I had to get a new one I'd stick with the old electric coils like the one we have now that way don't have to worry about breaking the glass. Can't have gas so that's out of the Q.

[@castIroncookware]

I've used our new gas one a few times now and I really like it.

[@mommanana9961]

@@djC653 I get that, I can’t have gas either and boy I wish I could. I will probably stick with the coil burners as well. Thank you for your input. It’s greatly appreciated. God Bless You and Have a great day!

[@mommanana9961]

@@castIroncookware I wish I could use gas, but sadly I can’t. Ain’t nothing like cooking on a gas stove. Enjoy! God Bless You and Have a great day.

[@tweetlbug]

They are still made as well, depending on the brand you buy, obviously the cheap ones are more likely to be made with cheaper materials. If you're diligent about taking care of it, you won't have buildup issues. I wish I still had my glasstop stove, I sold my house several years ago, and now an apartment dweller, and glasstops are not something most landlords are going to splurge on. :(

[@jean6061]

Perhaps cast iron enthusiasts would prefer cooking on an old cast iron cookstove! I thought the bottom of cookware used on glass top stoves needed to be perfectly flat - do you use cast iron with heat rings on yours?

[@castIroncookware]

Yes, I do. They do just fine.

[@oldgloryhillfarmturtlewoma9132]

I see a lot of comments regarding glass top induction burners and cast iron. Wonder if y’all are aware you can place a COTTON napkin on your burner while cooking to protect it and keep it pristine. Using a synthetic fabric may not damage the burner, but it will sure as heck fuse to the bottom of the pan 😱🤣

[@terrancecoard388]

WOW!! Stronger than I would have imagine. If I ever have to go back to a stove other than gas I will become a vegetarian. Enjoy your new stove. Spread the Lord's word whenever you can...Amen brother.

[@toddcarpenter714]

Being in the local rescue squad years ago, we learned that the corners are where you strike tempered glass to break it easily.

[@castIroncookware]

I was quite tough until I got to the edge.

[@revatipandit5861]

Do cast iron pans cause scratches on induction cooktop

[@pennycricket2294]

That was a pretty tough stove!!!

[@dragonflymorgan]

But they don’t make them with the raised dots on them any longer! The newer ones scratch off you look at them wrong! I sure wish they still made them like the one you have!

[@castIroncookware]

I've had this one quite a while.

[@dmb3428]

gas is best but I have learned to master an electric old fashion "coil" stove with cast iron and carbon steel pans. I just purchased a house with a nice looking glass top stove ugh! I dont think I will like it , I will give it a try but I may sell it for the older style electric which doesnt look as nice

[@olskool3967]

i use a 1930s magic chef gas stove everyday, and so did the family's before me. so far it is holding up quite well after 90 years! LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@castIroncookware]

Awesome!

[@pamelaspooner7183]

I let an enamelled piece boil dry and overheat so that the enamel welded onto the glass ceramic cooktop. There was no way to get it loose and ended up cracking the glass. 1,000$ to replace the top only so just bought a new stove. A hard lesson.

[@Dasycottus]

I mean, maybe, but unless you had an induction range, destroying it will be an improvement

[@chrishevia]

INDUCTION is the bee's knees!

[@karenbishop5743]

I'm scared. It doesn't take much to scratch my glass cooktop. My daughter shook a tfal pan back and forth making popcorn and I tried everything to restore it back.

[@saramorgan3570]

Does it matter what temperature you cook with on your glass cooktop using cast iron cookware?

[@castIroncookware]

I usually start on low and let the iron heat up evenly and crank up the temp aster that.

[@weswalker1208]

Anymore and it would have taken a tag team

[@tahimi3801]

I'm sending this video to anyone who tells me cast iron is bad for my cooktop 😱

[@jarontaliman1]

Thanks for sharing the gospel 🙏🏻 🙌🏻

[@castIroncookware]

You are absolutely welcome and thank you for watching.

[@Rhythmicons]

Is that a Japanese egg pan behind you?

[@castIroncookware]

The little square one is a BSR Small Fry.

[@Rhythmicons]

@@castIroncookware Thanks. Are you interested at all in Japanese cast iron? I get the impression that most of the collecting community gravitates toward American made early 20th century pieces.

[@1shirleynewman]

What about large full canner.

[@oregonpatriot1570]

My landlord put one of these in last August, and six months later the burner I use most has scratches in it. One time making popcorn, shaking the pot, and it's scratched. I've done my absolute best to take care of it, and to keep it clean is a NIGHTMARE! I told him not to buy one, but he knows EVERYTHING. (he's a liberal lawyer who spends a dollar to save a dime...EVERY TIME)

[@phillipsmith9315]

That is not tempered glass, that is regular glass. I worked at a glass place, tempered glass explodes into several small pieces, regular glass brakes into shards like in your video.

[@markir9]

It is not regular glass - it is impregnated with specific ions (borate I think) that make its coefficient of expansion almost zero and also make it much tougher.

[@JSAC66]

If the cooktop and oven were still functioning properly, surely, someone in your community would have been thrilled to have that range.

[@castIroncookware]

The oven part finally played out. One of the eyes quit and another one was fading fast. It went the way of recycling.

[@conner9797]

Bottle of hot sause fell off the top of my fridge and cracked mine

[@castIroncookware]

Wow! Maybe the smaller point of impact mad the difference. I'm also hearing that the edges and corners are more vulnerable.

[@SK-kq7ex]

Why would u break it anyways. Doesn't make sense.

[@castIroncookware]

The oven was shot and 2 of the eyes had quit working as well. I saw it as a great opportunity to test out the durability and share it.

[@leonardstefanyshyn40]

Cast Cover slid of the top of pan and destroyed my top

[@danielvitolo2595]

It will break a lot easier if stove was on.

[@castIroncookware]

I think so as well.

[@xetaprime]

So misleading! Cast iron didn't break your cooktop, you broke your cooktop! Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just sayin.

[@castIroncookware]

Agreed. I will replace the !!! with a ?!!!. I was just trying to get a little better search engine optimization.

[@adrenalinehigh2070]

You sure can use cast iron on a glass top stove.....just dont drop the fucking thing!

[@tokendaley3218]

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