Originally Posted by SewingSenior

I'm looking for a new electric range and it seems the glass top ranges are the going thing these days. I only have one problem with getting a glass top and that is we do a lot of cooking in our cast iron skillets and I've read that the skillets should have smooth flat bottoms. However most of our skillets do not have smooth flat bottoms, they have a small maybe 1/8th inch rib on the bottom. I'd like to hear from anyone that has a glass top and still is able to cook with their cast iron skillets that have the little rib on the bottom.