Glass teas pot and glass/seramic stove tops.

Use a kettle for heating water on the stove and a teapot for brewing. You can buy nonmetallic lined kettles. The metal trivet keeps glass from fusing to the electric burner. AFAIK glass/ceramic tops are glass safe and don't require trivets. I still think you could scorch a glass pot. Call a dealer for your new stove and ask him.

Jim

DON'T TAKE A CHANCE!

The issue isn't scorching, but melting. All the glass-topped stoves I've owned came with warnings not to place glass on the hot surfaces; doing so would void the warranty. Many common glasses melt at well below the temperature these stoves achieve. Since most glasses are fully miscible when molten, this would at least severely damage the cooking surface, and possibly cause it to shatter on cooling. Could be very dangerous as well as expensive. Many things also show depressed melting points when mixed (or even in contact) with other things, so even two higher-melting glasses can mutually dissolve at a alower temperature. (This phenomenon is exploited in almost all commercial glass-making, where silica - a main ingredient that cannot be melted at usual furnace temperatures - dissolves in the other ingredients.)

A metal trivet will work fine, but a glass or ceramic-lined kettle is faster and more energy-efficient than using an electric stove to boil water.

-DM

hmm. Did some searching. I could find metalic kettles that are cermic lined. The thing is that they are lined both inside and out. I'm not sure ceramic on the outside is usable either. Can you recommend some?

I would think any upscale kitchenware store. Maybe even Target or WalMart. It's been a while since I've used one but the bottom or base is metallic but everything else coated. They will eventually chip and can be damaged if boiled dry which is the reason I tossed the last one. I can't remember if scale or deposit is any less of a problem. If metallic taste is a problem I'd recommend a cooking pot lined with teflon for boiling water. That's what I do when I visit and no kettle.

Jim

Okay TLIK. When I can't find replacement coil I'll shop for a ceramic/glass unit. I'm a DIY guy and I suspect the new units require a visit for service. Years ago I ran a gas line the length of the house to a new addition. It runs under the kitchen so a new branch would be minimal in cost. My wife is in love with the ceramic/glass because of easy cleanup and won't let me install a gas stove. Shopping for new appliances is another dose of sticker shock.

Jim