Canning on a glass top stove

[SouthernStar]

I have a glass top stove and was wondering if anyone here has experience canning on one?
Because of the length of time it would take to put up meats for example (90 mins etc), and the size and weight of the pressure canner, would it harm/crack the top?
The owners manual for the stove does not mention anything that would give me an answer.

 

[yellowsprings]

I have used a boiling water bath canner on mine for 5 years with no problems. I recently bought a pressure canner and the instructions stated not to use it on a glass top stove. I called the company to ask why and was told because it would not heat properly because the bottom has a slight dome shape in it. So, I bought a large propane burner so I can do pressure canning outside this summer.

Hope that helps!

 

[Dinghy]

I have a glass top stove and I've been using my pressure canner on it for 4 years. Haven't had a problem.

 

[aviax2]

I too have been canning on my glass top stove for several years now, including meats and dry beans, with no problems. My pressure canners are Mirro and have a flat bottom.

 

[A.T.Hagan]

I haven't used a glass top stove since my mom had one when I was a boy, but this question does come up from time to time in various venues. From the responses it seems that some manufacturers will void your warranty if you can, especially pressure canning, on their glass stove tops. Call your stove manufacturer and ask. The manual should have their phone number.

.....Alan.

 

[SouthernStar]

Thank you all for your time in answering.
I did call the manufacturer and was told that as long as any canner, as well as cookware, has a flat bottom there should be no problem providing nothing cold was placed on the cook top afterwards until it had cooled down.
I have not canned anything in about 30 years so I feel like I'm having to relearn everything all over again. Don't be surprised if I'm back asking more questions.

 

[PollyParakeet]

Hi, SouthernStar~
I have a friend who is a "recreational canner" ~ nothing serious, just a batch of jam every now and then and a few tomatoes in the summer. Her glass stovetop cracked using the water bath canner ~ doing tomatoes, if I remember correctly.

We do not have a glass stovetop, but hubby plans to use the outdoor "fish cooker" this year, just to keep the heat out of the house. Maybe this would be an option for you?

Happy canning!
~Polly

 

[Susan4]

We just finished building a house and this was a big question we had when deciding on kitchen appliances. I wanted an all electric house to avoid ye olde propane bomb in the yard (hate those things!). So the choice was common electric burners or flat top range. I really wanted the flat top range for easier cleaning but I kept hearing on one hand that folks had no problem with canning on them and on the other that the manufacturers said no canners and no cast iron. So we went with regular electric burners that can be swapped out to the heavy duty canning burners during canning season. Yeah, gas is better to cook on I know, but I'm used to electric and no longer have to store propane in my yard! (Yay!)

...Quick aside, for my job I went to a pipeline safety meeting a few years ago, propane is their most dangerous product to transport through pipelines. If it leaks it does not disperse rather collects in low spots and it take only very minor ignition sources to set it off (ie. static, cell phones etc.). Ask your local firefighter how well they like the thought of calls to residential propane tank fires and what the typical results are.

Susan4

 

[CopperTopMom]

Hi I'm new here but thought I'd chime in here.

I've been canning with a pressure canner on a glass top stove for several years now (no one told me not to ), So far I've had no problems at all. The canner is larger than the element but it still seems to work. Hasn't harmed the stove top at all......maybe I've been lucky?

Of course if the wood stove is going, either the cook stove in the kitchen or the heat one in the living room, I use it instead. Why use up (and pay for) all that electricity when all that heat is right there waiting to be used?

In reading this thread I suggested to hubby (CGTech) that we should get one of those outdoor propane burners. He suggested that he and our neighbour could maybe make one.

Coppertopmom

 

[Homestyle]

I have a brand new smooth top range and my cast iron works great on it. The new models don't have much restricitons on what you can or can't do but warns about scratching the glass. I did buy a single burner hot plate for using my cast iron and other cookware I like that may scratch the cooktop. It heats up fast and I can use it outside on the porch table too.