What pans work on a glass top stove?
Flat, smooth-bottomed pans that you lift rather than slide. If your glass top is induction, the pan also needs a magnetic base.
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Check the bottom of the pan first
Whirlpool's glass-top care advice asks for flat-bottomed pans and warns against sliding them. With the pan cool, check that it sits flat without rocking and that nothing rough is stuck to the bottom. Cast iron isn't automatically right or wrong for glass; what the maker says about your pan decides it.
Match the pan to the cooking area
Your stove's manual gives the pan sizes and weight it allows. The table lists pans whose makers allow glass or ceramic cooktops, with induction shown separately, because a glass top can hide either kind of heating underneath. Even an approved pan can scratch the glass if it's dragged, or heat poorly if its base doesn't fit the zone.
What the makers say about each stove
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