can this be used directly on the stove burner as a heat diffuser?
447558
No, it cannot be used as a heat diffuser. There is to much space between grate parts. It is designed to keep stuff in the crock pot from touching the bottom for good cooking.
447559
I suppose you could, I can't remember if it's coated with anything like teflon etc? If so I would say no. Just look on Amazon for heat diffusers, they have them and they are not expensive.
1522276
I don't know the answer, however, the aroma from the burner makes me question the same thing. If you do purchase the burner, use it in a well ventilated space. Perhaps propane, or as you're asking "gas stove" might work. The flame is very small and the unit may not do well on a gas stove. Must be watched. Hope this helps.
1241553
No, not directly on the burner. I've seen flat metal stars that can be placed between the burner and the pot.
1079104
I wish I could help you .I have a gas stove top.I love this diffuser.I use it for my corning ware coffee pot and when I make sauce so it doesn't burn. Best answer I can give is Google the question.Sorry.
750705
No, it is for putting a tea bag in and filling with hot water. It is like what they serve you tea in at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant. It is not designed for use on a stove burner.
950405
I believe this item is designed to only go in the oven on a baking sheet. I think direct heat on a burner may melt it.
477804
Yes, it can be used over a burner on a gas or electric stove. I've used it and it works really well.
73746
The inside of mine is enamel, so, sadly, it cannot be used on directly on a stove.
183309
I answered YES because I don't think anything would happen to the diffuser. However, I actually would not recommend the diffuser to be used on a wood burning stove because it has something like a crown with convoluted edge around its bottom part. This convolution helps to anchor the diffuser on the stove. If your stove is flat, than the diffuser would sit lose on your stove and that might be a safety issue. In addition, you would lose a lot of heat between the top of your stove and the bottom of the diffuser. And what more, the pot bottom does not sit directly on the plate but on its star-like protrusions so there is a little gap between the pot bottom and the diffuser itself. Even if your stove has some kind of a griddle which would allow the diffuser to anchor, I still would think that there would be a lot of heat lost because the wood burning stove does not usually have an open fire that could come into direct contact with the diffuser. Consequently, I would expect a lot of heat loss anyway.
1720382
Yes, but it is not recommended. When I first got it I did heat it directly on the burner, but I don't anymore
1373491
Yes, absolutely. There is a wok ring included, that sits on top of the burner (ring) and focuses the heat on the bottom of the wok.
1754929
I can't see why not. I used it on the outside of a wood burning stove. Good Luck.
1639701
I use mine on glass top stove. I liked this one better than one with a wooden handle that I also purchased (and gave to someone with gas) because the wood scorched due to the heat going beyond the coil area. I like this one and I wait until the burner cools down before I take it off because obviously, it becomes hot. The diffuser sits flat to the stove. Hope this helps you with your decision.
2243177
The manual says not to put it directly on a burner... Then again it is cast-iron and indirect heat should be fine, the company even sells an iron stand for use with tea-lights, so I would think it depends on how hot you have the stove going
1533908
No, you cannot do this. For this purpose I suggest you to use butane burner, which you can buy separately
1844232
I wish I could answer the question for you, but I'm not familiar with a heat diffuser. I would imagine that any pot or pan that you place on top of this is also going to get hot, though on induction cooktop it is going to get hot through conduction through the metal not through induction.
329100
I don't know if it can, we have not used the burner that way, we hook it up to a portable tank. Sorry.