Showtime07 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 At my home I do NOT have a metal coil stove top.Is it safe to heat natural coals on a glass stove top or will it damage/stain the glass?The stove top i have is a glass stove top, very similar to the one in this picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 i remember someone saying that it's a bad idea...but, not too sure. you can pick one up at most big name stores for $10 or even online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdx88 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IS THIS CLEAR ENOUGH?the coals can crack the glass and destroy the burner. I have been told you can take an old pan to heeat the coals. But for the extra time it will take each time you light them, its worth the $10 for the portable burner-Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz1337 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 QUOTE (mjdx88 @ Jun 8 2009, 12:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IS THIS CLEAR ENOUGH?the coals can crack the glass and destroy the burner. I have been told you can take an old pan to heeat the coals. But for the extra time it will take each time you light them, its worth the $10 for the portable burner-MikeI dont know what this guy is talking aout... I know from personal experience that heating your coals on the stovetop is totally fine... I do it myself! Additionally I have had no stains, burns, etc from heating my coals on the stovetop... My coal of choice are coconaras and they work fine granted I have never tried other types of coal on the stovetop I think you should be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdx88 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Also you can buy a torch from home depot, about 30 bucks or so for a set and then each new can costs about 5 - 10 bucks, i havent used one for coals yet but I heard it works very quickly. Like a min or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdx88 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 QUOTE (Chaz1337 @ Jun 7 2009, 11:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (mjdx88 @ Jun 8 2009, 12:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IS THIS CLEAR ENOUGH?the coals can crack the glass and destroy the burner. I have been told you can take an old pan to heeat the coals. But for the extra time it will take each time you light them, its worth the $10 for the portable burner-MikeI dont know what this guy is talking aout... I know from personal experience that heating your coals on the stovetop is totally fine... I do it myself! Additionally I have had no stains, burns, etc from heating my coals on the stovetop... My coal of choice are coconaras and they work fine granted I have never tried other types of coal on the stovetop I think you should be fine!Your heating on a glass top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime07 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 QUOTE (mjdx88 @ Jun 7 2009, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IS THIS CLEAR ENOUGH?HAHAHAHA probably the BEST answer I have ever had on this forum to any question. Straight, and to the point!I was not going to, my girlfriend was trying to tell me it was okay, but I knew better and to prove my point I started this thread. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdx88 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Hey no problem, im assuming this is at your parents house, nothing like explaining to them why they need a whole new stove. I think the glass could be replaced but cost quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 a buddy of my friends does this at his university. his apartement has a glass stovetop and my friend who goes over there tells me that his glass stovetop is extremely cloudy wherever he places the coals on the stove...so there are these little squares of cloudy glass all over his stove.short version: potentially bad idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineout Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 maybe it depends because it worked 100% fine on my friends when we did it at hsi house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezter6 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I think it's really more of a "potential disaster" issue.Buying a coil at walgreens - $10Fixing a glass stovetop because it did break just that ONE time - a few hundred $It's just long term better for your wallet to NOT do it just in case it does break the stovetop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Just go out and get a $10 coil burner. They have them all over, I think I got mine at walgreens for like $10-11I have a glass top stove and haven't tried using it to light coals because I don't want to risk it. But like jezter said, $10 coil burner or potentially fixing a glass stove top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapten Kanel Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I use my glass/ceramic/something stovetop almost daily for coals, bought a portable stovetop though, i should use it (its alot slower though). I havent had any issues but with a bit of bad luck it could crack (and after alot of use the coals does leave marks) so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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