my mom recently purchased a frigidaire ceramic cooktop. she got it into her head this is fragile and will ruin very easily. she no longer uses her expensive t-fal, cause it has a bottom of Armaral, and she worries the metal on its bottom will adhere to her cooktop. she also refuses to turn the burners on above 4, which is halfway high. is she being overly paranoid and control-freakish as i think, or are her fears justified, and this expensive piece of modern technology is very fragile and will break if used beyond half its range?any advice you can give me on the correct way to cook with a ceramic cooktop would be greatly appreciated.thanks!dave
My mom has had a ceramic cook top for at least 15 years. She has T-FAL pans that she uses regularly without problems. Yes, you can turn these up all the way. It would be pretty silly for a manufacturer to design a stove with a dial that goes to 10, but only allow you to go to 4. You cook on a ceramic cook top exactly the same way you would on any other electric range.
Get her a pie rack to raise her pots and pans just an half in or an inch above the burner. Make sure it's large enough and sturdy though. The biggest problem with those types of stoves are when the pots do touch and the ceramic tops get that burn mark(s). they can be cleaned but are really annoying to have to do it all the time if you want a pretty looking stove.
