We would like to use this for canning. Can you use it as is or must we buy either a griddle or grill top so that the entire surface is uniform?
331040
Great stove, it comes with a grill all the way across. You have to buy a griddle separately.
331041
It's awesome for canning. It puts out a lot of heat and doesn't get the house hot in the summer time. It also goes much faster than doing it on the stove top.
331042
My wife says it works well as is for canning, she uses it the way it comes, no grill necessary
331043
You are able to use the burners as regular burners, so I would say it would work for canning
1187233
It can be used for either. You can adjust the height of the griddle plate for searing or cook top. Works pretty well, especially for searing.
558143
No you cannot. The lid is just a plastic cover. It is not meant for cooking. I would think it is more for keeping the legs and grill parts inside while in the carrying bag.
1209814
No, it's not concaved to use charcoal on top. In the picture it appears that way. But look closely it's not. I really love this set of cast iron cookware, it was a great bargain for the "on sale purchase price".
690477
I have used the base to make grilled cheese, be careful to use a non stick utensil to turn the sandwich. It works much like any other griddle.
938430
We have a gas fired cooktop. We place the griddle on the grates right over the burners. There are no legs. My wife's comment is "I love that thing". It is somewhat heavy so you have to consider where you will store it.
2283999
yes you can. you can also cook all the food on the top grill and.use the.pans underneath the grill
1953014
The griddle comes with the oven. You just place it on top in the center and it fits in that space. It works very well!
1834529
Not smooth. Circular ridges on the bottom. Canning is generally not ideally performed on glass top ranges since some heat transfer is lost when not in full contact with range. However I do use this canner on a flat electric (metal) range. The smaller pint size may work on glass top, but just remember that heat loss will usually require more time to bring to (& maintain) boil.
1863889
I specifically purchased mine with the flat surface so I could use it as an everyday frying pan for eggs and such. I also love to use this pan for baking corn bread, so a grill pan bottom would not have worked for me.
89380
We tried that. It has too much wasted heat surface, but will work. The whole skillet gets hot, not just the bottom. An iron plate, that is fairly even might work as well.
257929
The kit that you are looking at will do. just remember that your whole grill will not be covered. That is okay, as long as large enough for your food. The open areas can still be used as normal for other items too. Preheat and go, I like it for meat.
640034
You could but it would be a waste of energy. The canner has a lot of mass and it all has to be heated. The porcelain canners have far less mass and are designed to heat up quickly (and their cost is minor). If it were me I would use the right tool for the right job. If you decide to do it anyway DO NOT SEAL THE LID.
1814844
Not exactly sure of the question. The surface is somewhat uneven but it does not affect the cooking aspect for the griddle.
1046788
Yes, you replace the griddle top with the grill top. We tried ours out a week and a half ago for a school event and it worked great!!
511637
Absolutely! The griddle does a great job of distributing heat evenly over its surface. It's thick enough so that I have not had any trouble with hot spots.
896250
Well I've never tried it, but the griddle is really easy to remove. I guess if you have a pot or another grill plate that fits, you could use it in that place.