I'm wondering if the pot can be used alone on a gas top stove? I am looking to buy this for full time RVing and am trying to maximize my options with minimal equipment. Anyone know if this could be done?
856205
I've never used it with a gas stove top, but I have used it on my electric stove top and it worked fine. I would just watch the heat and how the pot reacts the first few times you try it.
1925488
I have only used this bean pot in the oven. I would not use it on the stove top, I am afraid it would break. Sorry I can't provide a better answer.
1090430
To me it gets hot very easily. If I cooked something more than 5 mins, I will get burned with handles without potholders. It's disappointing for me. I stewed something for 1/4 the volume on gas stove for about 15 minutes and it already got too hot to hold.
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Dear TJ, the Le Creuset website states that one can use their cookware on a glass top stove. Great, isn't it? They just state the obvious, that you should lift the pot, while moving it on the stove top, not slide it. You know that it could scratch the glass, I'm sure. Cheers, Marsha
890655
Unknown, but it notes it should not be used on a stovetop (at all). As the air chamber providing insulation is sealed, heating the entire unit would be both a) ineffective for hearing the contents, as there is a barrier of air between the metal and the contents, and b) dangerous, as heating the contents enough to boil water is beyond the likely design specs --- but I'm not an expert. Even so, if you're able to heat the contents via induction, it still seems to involve boiling inside the pot which would rise over the boiling point (for the captured steam prior to release) and beyond the capabilities of the product?
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Yes! We use it on our Airstream gas stove. Propane gets a lot hotter than natural gas and there have been NO problems (ie, discoloration, melting, handle getting hot). If we didn't have an electric hot pot in the house already, we'd get another one of these for home use, too!
582799
The best way to use this pot is with a burner. When we tried to use it on the stove it took a long time to heat
589183
Manufacturer does not state that it can be used on the stove. In my opinion because of its' special construction you could try it on a gas stove if you are really careful, low flame setting and room temperature when placing on the stove. I have not tried this yet, but I've been tempted to do it using the above precautions. I would use it to reheat, not to cook a dish from the very beginning.
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You can use the top separately, I sometimes set mine on the counter without the bottom cart. Whatever you do, remember to unplug the heating pot after each use and never put heating pot into water to wash it. it will kill the heating element and it will cost about $50 to get a new one.
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I used this pot to make gumbo, on my stovetop, a few times. Although it was great for gumbo making, I hated the way it rusted every time I washed it, so I eventually threw it out in frustration. If you can keep it from rusting, it makes a great stewing pot for the stovetop.
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I am sorry to read about the problems other buyers are having with the cracking of these pots. I've now been using mine since 2007 or so and it's as solid as ever - and I use it often - on the stove more often than in the oven. I wonder what type of stove others are using - mine is a glass top (electric) - perhaps the pots don't stand up to gas stoves like they should? Just a thought. At any rate, the seller should stand behind what they sell and that is disappointing.
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I've had no problems; however, I have a glass top electric stove and the elements are quite large. A friend who has a regular sized gas stove found that she had to keep her eye on meats and do a lot of moving around to get even browning. In the long run, she felt it was worth the extra effort to use only one pot.
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Diane M, I used this pot finally last week on my glass flat top stove. It takes a very, very long time to heat up but once it gets to temp it continues to boil. I will make sure that the next time I start my water much sooner before placing the jars into the canner. It does clean up easy! I like this canner but because of my flat top stove, I may think of getting the electric one for next year. Hope this helped!
291371
No only use on gas stove top. love it love it I cook with it ay lease once a week. My clay one had broken, I have had this one several years, cooks and cleans well.
787675
I would address this question to the company particularly with respect to glass top stoves. Don't have one; don't like them. The pot is very narrow relatively to height and I think not an appropriate canning pressure cooker.
1005412
That makes more sense! I had a glass cooktop in my apartment, but when we moved into our house it had a gas stove and it made my day! My housewarming present to myself was this set, which is how I know they work well with gas. Sorry I can't be of more help with regard to how they work on the glass :( I personally think those things are the devil and will never have one again.
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Yes...I have a gas stove ..I have had my pot for quite some time and I am pleased with it...I am careful with the use of direct hot and cold on clay pot....