collady

Just as long as the bottom of your canner is totally flat and makes good contact you should have no problems.

Annaquilts

I have. I do think the flat surface stoves seem to heat the place up a lot.

Annaquilts

Oh yes if you used pans on gas before you can not use them on the flat top because they are most likely not all the way flat.

carolynjo

You should NOT use the ceramic top stove for canning, according the manufacturer of my stove. The ceramic top may crack and, furthermore, the heat cycles on and off and may not get hot enough to process the food properly. Purchase a one-eye electric unit to use or borrow the church's electric coil stove top if one is available. I go to my son's house to can my stuff, but that is one load a day. Do hope you can find a solution for your dilemma.

mrsreeves2

I have been canning on my electric glass top range for 4 years now and have not had any problems whatsoever. I can using using both a pressure canner and boiling water bath. The top still looks brand new.

Poakie

I had one and could not use cast iron or any pans with a ridge on the bottom. Also, the unit burned out in the oven and it would not go out even though we turned the oven off so we had to unplug it from the socket. That stove went out the door and we bought one with regular burners on it. Love it!!!

raedar63

I HATED my smooth top! I was so happy when it died lol.

grandjan

I had a smooth top briefly a few years ago. I never tried to can on it but I hated cooking on it. Everyone has their own preferences for cooking and I really prefer gas (which I now have) but I'd take a coil top in a heartbeat over a smooth surface range.

meanmom

I have a smooth top stove and have been canning on it for years with no problems. I had one at the old house and one here. I have been canning on a smooth top for about 15 years. I do about 200 jars a year. I works fine for me.The only thing I would recommend is to get a black top or mine is black with grey speckles. It hides the dirt. The canner will sometimes leave a black ring on a white one. It comes off with stove top cleaner. It is so much easier than cleaning up the mess down inside the burners.

nclauri

We canned quite a bit last summer on a glass top stove. I was a little worried about it breaking but it didn't. It did take a very very long time to get the water to boiling, but I was using a heavy bottomed pressure canner and not a water bath canner.