Questions tagged [electric-stoves]
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How to improve contact between non-flat pan and stovetop
I have a slightly concave steel paella pan, but I want it to get a nice even heat from my flat glass top stove. Has anyone had and solved this problem? First thought is to try to use some aluminum ...
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My new stove has white spots
I recently moved and I have a new cooktop. White spots have appeared as single wick stains or white bubbles. Does anyone know how I can remove them or make it look better.
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Using Pizza Stone as makeshift french top on electric coil range?
I might be crazy but does anyone see an issue with trying this? Please stop me before I buy a new rectangular stone.
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Does using Electric stove vs Gas stove have any difference in food taste?
Does it make any difference in taste when you use Gas stove and Electric Stove?
AFAIK, it doesn't but some people I know (amateur cooks) say that it does make a difference in taste.
Enlighten me on ...
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How to clean molten plastic from a pizza stone?
I have a pizza stone, which has molten plastic on it (it touched the edge of a plastic chopping board briefly, while hot). I cleaned as best as I could with water, but when I put it in the oven it ...
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Use a hotplate at least as big as your pan in order to prevent warping, true?
Use a hotplate at least as big as your pan in order to prevent warping
I read this in other question's answer. I have never heard of this before today. I had always believed that, as the core is ...
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What are some of the benefits of electric stoves versus gas stoves?
I have recently moved house and one of the downsides is that I'm now stuck with an electric stove instead of a gas stove which was in the previous house.
I'm not liking it one bit:
It takes too long ...
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Glass pot on glass top stove
I have a lovely glass double boiler which I would love to use on my glass cooktop. Cooktop already has scratches so that doesn't worry me, but will my pot break if I use it?
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What's the best way to remove melted plastic from a glass cooktop?
We have a glass/ceramic electric cooktop (standard, not induction). A couple nights ago one of us bumped the knob and turned it on without noticing. This caused a plastic bag touching the electric ...
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cooking with a round based clay pot on an electric stove
I have a clay cooking pot,
similar to this one here
and was wondering does anybody know of a heat diffuser I could use to cook with it over an electric Stove,
Its meant for a naked flame such as gas
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How hot can my Frigidaire electric induction cook top heat up to?
https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/99595
Heating nonstick pans above 500°F or 260°C will burn off the nonstick coating
I own the Frigidaire FFED3025PW 30" Drop-In Electric Range with ...
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Burned pan health issue
I cooked my eggs with my pan and forgot to turn the stove off after removing the eggs. Later on, my pan got a huge burn mark and so I threw the pan away. Should I replace the electric stove as well? I'...
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How does the metal of a baking sheet get burned?
My kid wanted to boil a kettle of water on the back burner.
An empty baking sheet was sitting on the front (we had baked some cookies earlier).
They accidentally turned on the front burner instead of ...
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Heating charcoal on induction stove
I would like to heat up charcoal in my house, so I can pour some oil on it and give my food a BBQ-ish aroma and slight smoky taste. How do I heat a piece of charcoal using induction stove? I suppose ...
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How to clean melted plastic from stove
Coming home from grocery shopping, I ran out of space and put some plastic bags on my electric stove. As I was putting my groceries away, I accidentally bumped the dials on the stove and turned one of ...
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Is induction cooktop supposed to heat with pauses?
I came to think about this today. I was using my Prestige Induction for 1 year. When the power is upto 500, the heating doesn't work continuously. It heats for 4-5 seconds, then pauses for 1 second ...
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Do all modern electric stoves have "binary" heating elements?
I've noticed that the burners of some or all of the newish-style electric stoves which have a flat top have a peculiar property. They do not seem to be capable of running at a constant low ...
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stove burner size vs efficiency
I'm curious if there's a best choice for what burner to use (mostly for electric bill, but I'd be curious about any other unforeseen consequences), given that I have 2 options of burner sizes, and my ...
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Can you butter-baste steak without a gas stove?
I'd love to try butter-basting a steak but the method involves tipping the skillet to one side so that you can scoop up the melted butter and pour it onto the steak. I have an electric stove and if I ...
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What reasons are there for a stove's burner plug to burn out?
My landlady says the burner plug on my stove burned because I had the stove on for too long at high temperatures.
What other reasons might there be for the burner plug on a stove to burn?
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Time of cooking: induction stove vs gas stove
If I get a 2000W, portable, table-top, induction burner (one hob), how would cooking time change as compared to a gas stove (pre-heat time and overall time that would take to cook something)? On a gas ...
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Is it always possible to visually determine if it's gas or electic stove?
I saw stoves with flat glass-like surface and there red glowing circles inside when they're on. Are those a gas stoves? Are there gas stoves with fire inside or those flat stoves are all electric?
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Does an electric grill make it faster than a pan?
My teflon pan heats up for several seconds (to roasting temperature). When I tried 1500W teflon electric grill (in a shop) it took much longer. But electric grill is two sided, so parallel roasting of ...
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What pros and cons two-sided grill has if compare to pan?
There two-sided (both sided heating up) electric grills with non-stick surface. I understand cooking gonna be a little more expensive because electricity instead of gas, but what else except that?
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Can boiling a soup too low result in less flavor?
I recently tried a new recipe which involved cooking vegetables at a lower temperature than I normally see. I had problems with the instructions from the start. The low setting on my stovetop didn't ...
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How can a dutch oven reach 400°C on an electrical stove?
I have a pretty average stove and oven. The oven can't even make 300°C.
Yet today I measured the temperature of my dutch oven, heated on the stove and it read almost 400°C. How is this possible? Can ...
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Cooking temperatures with non-stick cookwear
I'm looking at replacing most of my cookware, since it's beginning to show signs of wear. A lot of what I've been looking at is various brands of non-stick options. However, I've noticed a trend. The ...
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How can I compare heat levels from burners?
Recipes call for cooking food over varying amounts of heat on the stove burners - medium, medium-high, low, etc. How can I compare what the person who wrote the recipe calls "medium" with what (I ...
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Electric stove coils scratched by pan
My pan is scratching the coils on my electric stove.
What is the best pan to use so the coils do not get scratched?
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Is it safe to leave a broth simmering overnight on an electric stove?
I am trying to cook bone broth in a pot on an electric stove like this one and it needs to simmer for at least a day (so the stove is set to a low temperature). Is it safe to leave the stove ...
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Why do my nonstick fry pans 'bow up' and not make good contact with my flat top stove
We recently bought a flat top (glass top) stove to replace our standard electric stove with the coiled "eye" heating elements. The flat top is certainly easy to clean, and if you have a boil-over, it ...
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Electric Stove Coil Heating Unevenly
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My electric coils have what I think are cold spots. None of my food heats evenly when cooking. I noticed that when I turn the stove on, the coils heat up perfectly and are bright orange ...
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Cooking Time vs Burner Size on an electric smooth top stove
Say I'm cooking using a smooth-top stove. A burner area has a small burner, which is surrounded by a larger burner area.
If I have a small pot on a large element, with a 1-2 inch radius of the large ...
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On an electric stove, does the smaller burner produce fewer BTUs than the larger burner?
I have a US electric oven/stove combination with four stove burners, two smaller and two larger. I feel the stove is already a bit anemic so I want to make sure I am getting the maximum energy out of ...
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How to reduce a sauce at the bottom of a baking dish?
A recipe I'm interested in making asks to bake some vegetables in the oven in a baking dish, afterwards, to reduce any remaining liquid by putting the pan on a stove over medium heat.
I'm not sure ...
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Cook with no hood - how to control smell
I am planning an extended stay in an efficiency apartment. Kitchen has no stove (hob), exhaust, or window.
Install an exhaust or recirculating hood is not an option as I don't own the apartment.
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How to use a bottom concave ebelskiver (Æbleskiver) pan on a glass cook-top stove?
I've recently come in to a lovely cast iron ebelskiver pan (pictured below) and would like to try to make some ebelskivers.
The problem is I don't have a gas range and I'm rather sure that my glass-...
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Does my electric stove heat up quicker on the highest gear?
I have an electric stove with the gears 1-6. When I want to, for instance, boil some water I always put it on gear 6 and then leave it like that until the water is close to a boil, and then I reduce ...
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How to grill without an actual grill
Clarification: The term "grill" is used here with the US-based term for grilling, which may differ from other countries such as Great Britain and Australia, where it is typically called a "barbecue"; ...
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Learning how to cook again, burned cooking oil making pancakes but not sure what it produces?
I've tried to research my problem but for whatever reason either I'm not using the correct terms or getting results that don't match what I think I'm experiencing.
I moved into my apartment half a ...
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Recommendation for a roasting pan that is safe to use on an electric stove?
I have an open coil electric stove and I want to get a roasting pan that is safe to use on it. Namely, I want to be able to sear meats before putting them in the oven, and I want to be able to make ...
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Melted pot residue on solid plate cooker
My enamel pasta pot, which I've had for years, melted into my solid plate stove after I forgot the plate on. It smelled like burning plastic. I removed the pot and it was so hot that it charred my ...
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what does watt specify in induction stove
what does watt specify in induction stove?
Does a higher watt induction stove implies that the cooking will be faster?
Is electricity consumption of higher watt induction stove higher?
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Ceramic Cooktop (non induction) getting damaged after use
We just moved into a brand new unit(just constructed) and it has a Ceramic cook top. We have only been there 2-3 weeks, and cooked maybe < 10 times.
After a few of our cooking sessions, I am ...
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Do scratches on electric range burner elements affect its performance or function?
My electric range is about 5 years old and over time the burner elements have become scratched- it looks like coating is being worn off- is that normal and does it affect the performance or function ...
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Even heating: skillet thickness vs. electric element size
I've recently started transitioning to stainless-clad aluminum-core skillets, and one oft-compared property of various offerings is the thickness - generally a thicker sandwich contains a thicker ...
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What is the most energy efficient way to cook meat on an electric stove?
I have a reduced sense of taste and smell; so when I cook, things like preparation times, cost of ingredients, energy efficiency, healthiness and to a small extent novelty of the dish play a slightly ...
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Camping stove to supplement an electric hob
I've got basic electric hobs in my kitchen which do a fine job - but a lot of cookbooks suggest that certain things would be best done on an open flame/gas hob (i.e. anything involving a wok).
My ...
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Is there a good test for whether a flat-top stove is working correctly?
I live in a rented apartment, and I'm having an issue with the stove.
The stove is one of those electric flat top stoves.
What seems to be happening is that at least one of the elements, when ...
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How to cook grass-fed, high-fat hamburger on electric stove?
I've managed, through trial-and-error, to learn how to cook regular hamburgers on an electric stove. But recently, I've switched to grass-fed beef (with 25% fat, higher than regular hamburgers), with ...
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