https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 15:10:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1049666 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:09:36 +0000 lamariniere 1049666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the dreaded glass top electric stove (ugh rental kitchen). I hate cooking on it but after 10 months I have figured out that 7 is what I use most. Anything below 4 is just for keeping stuff warm. If I start water boiling at 9, I definitely turn it down to 7 or 8 otherwise it will boil over. </p> <p>I use All Clad stainless steel, I have one Mauviel nonstick which doesn't burn the food whereas our cheaper nonsticks do and I also use Le Creuset/Staub Dutch ovens, which heat more uniformly but I tend to use them at lower settings anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048904 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:28:14 +0000 Sunshine1810 1048904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Electric does take forever to heat up. DH and I have already said that when our stove goes (it was brand new when we bought the house in April so that won't be for a LONG time) we are going to add a line for a gas range.</p> <p>I use the Le Creuset tri-ply stainless steel cookware. We got a set of it as a wedding gift and it's been great. I agree with others though, the burning is because the temperature is too high. I don't use anything above a mid-level setting unless I am boiling water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048855 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:16:39 +0000 jetsa 1048855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I have a green pan and LOVE it onto electric stove. I think the problem is you are cooking everything too high. I never use anything above medium anymore. We got pans from Macy's for our wedding and they specifically say medium or lower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048669 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:31:50 +0000 avivoca 1048669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only beef I have with my electric stove is that it takes forever to heat up. I've never really cooked with gas, but my parents have a gas stove and they love it. I get the best results with my stainless steel pots with the copper core. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048655 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:27:54 +0000 Mae 1048655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: ohhh you mean the stovetop. Yea with electric you just need to go a little lower on temp than you think and be a bit patient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048648 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:26:44 +0000 looch 1048648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: The oven isn't the problem (I barely use it because it gets very hot and stays hot for a long time). </p> <p>I think we need a new stove, but until this one dies, it's just not happening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048638 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:23:37 +0000 Mae 1048638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we have emeril pans and they're fine. I wonder though if maybe the temperature gauge in your oven is off? If things are burned outside and not cooked inside it means that the temp is too high. You can get a thermometer thing to check the temp of the oven to make sure that its not really heating to 400 when you set it to 350, for example. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048613 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:16:00 +0000 blackbird 1048613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really really really love gas and can't wait to have a gas stove. </p> <p>We have circulon and calphalon pans. Electric's not my favorite to cook with...*shrug* what can you do? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048599 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:10:33 +0000 lindseykaye 1048599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just moved to a house with a smooth top elecric and I am having the SAME problem, ugh! Also came from gas for several years so it's taking a lot of getting used to.<br /> I found that I get better results if I turn the burner way down after heating it up on a higher setting. I'm just too impatient for it to heat up so I put it on high and then forget. The pans and cooktop keep so much more residual heat than I am used to and I have had to adjust to keep that in mind. Things are getting better (and more edible).<br /> I use cuisinart anodized nonstick stuff - which I have loved and was expensive so there's no way I'm buying replacements.<br /> Glad you started this, it's given me some good tips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048558 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:58:33 +0000 MapleMoose 1048558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a glass top but it's only a few years old. We use cuisinart stainless steel pots and a T-Fal non-stick frying pan (bought at Target). Haven't had an issue with these. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048525 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:49:44 +0000 looch 1048525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So it looks like copper core is the way to go! I am going to try a frying pan and try cooking on a lower setting.</p> <p>Thanks everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048519 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:46:22 +0000 MamaMoose 1048519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I have a glass cook top too. I suggest getting pots and pans that have a copper core like these:</p> <p><a href="http://www.estore.all-clad.com/Collection/COPPER-CORE/7-Piece-COPPER-CORE-Cookware-Set-6000-7-SS/0/" rel="nofollow">http://www.estore.all-clad.com/Collection/COPPER-CORE/7-Piece-COPPER-CORE-Cookware-Set-6000-7-SS/0/</a> </p> <p>It really does help things cook more evenly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048514 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:42:51 +0000 honeybear 1048514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had a lot of electric stovetops and one or two gas stoves. The pans I like the best are cast iron and ones with copper bottoms or cores, because they distribute the heat evenly. I've been slowly replacing my old stuff with more expensive pots and pans--All Clad, Kitchenaid and Staub, all of which I like--but I like to cook, so I chalk the (massive sale) prices up to hobby expenses. :) All of my electric tops have been raised coils. </p> <p>Maybe the issue is that since you're used to gas, you turn it up high to start? I seem to cook a lot of things on medium, or just below. I was a bit more aggressive on the heat when I had gas, because it's so quick to change it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048499 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:37:37 +0000 mediagirl 1048499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: @swedishfish: I use All Clad (just a few select pieces we got for our wedding) and Calphalon and both work great on our stove! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048497 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:36:42 +0000 looch 1048497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: really? I wouldn't have guessed to go high end on the pans with an electric stove, but maybe what I need to do is get an all clad frying pan and see what happens before going whole hog. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048491 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:34:57 +0000 swedishfish 1048491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: my mom just bought a bunch of All-Clad pots and pans and loves them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048484 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:32:03 +0000 looch 1048484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I hope so!</p> <p>@swedishfish: I would have to guess and say the stove is about 15 years old (we just noticed the date of manufacture of the microwave and it's 1997).</p> <p>@mediagirl: it's the glass top kind...I think part of the problem is I can't judge how hot the surface is with the dials. The only thing I can confidently do is boil water, because I just put the pan on and turn the dial to High.</p> <p>Right now, I am using a mix of pans, I have a GreenPan and some stainless steel ones from Dansk. I get the feeling I need to invest in something else, but I just don't know what. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048469 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:25:31 +0000 mediagirl 1048469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What type of stove do you have - flat top or the grills that pop up a bit like a gas stove but it's electric? </p> <p>What type of pans are you using?</p> <p>I don't have problems with burning or cooking. It does take a while for pans to heat up. I do the water test and drop water in them to see if it sizzles. When it does, they're ready. When food is done or close to done, I'll take the pan off the burner and move it to a burner that isn't on. </p> <p>When I'm making sensitive things like caramel or other baking items on the stove top, I use two burners and put one on medium and one on low so I have somewhere to transfer to. </p> <p>We don't have the option of a gas line either but we've made it work! I have never cooked on gas except for one shoddy gas stove I had to light myself when I was in an apartment in Albany. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048468 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:24:38 +0000 swedishfish 1048468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I only had that issue in our old apartment. It was originally my DH's bachelor pad and the appliances were terrible. My parents have electric and I've never had an issue with their appliances. Are the appliances outdated? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048456 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:10:23 +0000 Bao 1048456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm I've never had an issue so no tips, hopefully you get used to the way it works! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/those-with-electric-stoves-come-in#post-1048438 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:01:25 +0000 looch 1048438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We recently moved to a house with an electric stove and I am having a tough time cooking on it. It seems like the pans take forever to heat up and then the food burns on the outside and is still uncooked inside.</p> <p>What kind of pans do you have, do you recommend them? At this time, we're not going to be bringing in a gas line and coverting to a gas stove, maybe when we redo the kitchen. </p>