Will cast ironcookware scratch or mar the elements?
1340596
It will not scratch th element. If iron cookware and its content is too heavy the element support will sag or break and will touch the oven liner.
1035093
Yes, I have a ceramic cook top and I use the waxy cleaner that polishes and helps prevent scratching and I'm careful to pick up and set down when I need to move the cast iron ware. If you slide it around, you'll scratch up the glass surface. I've been using the cast iron for the whole 3 years I've had the cook top and it still looks new.
1527333
So far this has been the best cookware we have had. So scratches that I notice. Were careful not to slam them around so to not chip inside the cookware or beat on our stove.
433524
I am in my 70's and wash my iron cook wear like my grandmother did. After scraping with a spoon or spatula, I use a rough surface but non-scratchy scrub pad or cloth (I like the nylon knit squares) and water, sometimes with a very very small amount of dish soap, and the pan comes clean. Then I spray a dab of vegetable oil on and rub it around with my fingertips. I then heat the pan on the stove until the oil smokes and turn it off. After it cools I store it with a napkin in the pan between it any other pans. It's easy care. Essentially you have a non-stick surface pan that lasts forever. It is much "greener" than the modern light weight pans with non-stick coatings (these chip off into your food and stop working with the slightest scratch or overheating).
733711
I really don't know but I would suspect the cast iron might scratch the glass top.... I'd just check with the manufacture of the stove about using any cast iron on the surface.
1017421
As long as you go with the grain of the stainless steel you will not have a problem. If you go against the grain you will scratch the sink.
904130
I have not noticed any scratching on th interior or exterior on any of my pots or pans. I have also used metal utensils, and a fork on them. I was wary of this too, but made the decision to buy as most of the negative reviews said external scratching. The only thing I won't use on them is a scouring pad, metal wool etc and you will notice if you get them that you really don't need to use that stuff.
2113386
Do you mean, after using it or before using it? The inside doesn't come "pre-worn" and you don't have to season it or anything as if it were cast iron. We are not rough with ours, so the inside is still unworn after significant use. I suppose it could scratch if you are rough with your waffle maker.
187746
No, I don't think I would use cast iron on a glass top stove. I think it would scratch.
382643
I have used it several times on mine....and other cast iron pans...and no, it doesn't scratch it. If it leaves a rust-type stain, just clean it with Barkeepers and it will be perfect! I use Barkeepers on my cooktop all the time and it's amazing. My cooktop is 14 years old and not a scratch
1822472
Oh, yeah. Cast iron can handle the high heat. You're gonna love the grill marks. It's really the way to go.
1891436
Metal won't scratch white Corningware, but they will leave dark gray marks that don't wash or scrub out. I threw out my set for just that reason and switched to Pyrex glass.
2148738
I do not use metal on mine. I love the pots and pans but do think metal would scratch them.
1637635
No, metal will scratch and ruin the coating. Use teflon or silicone-coated utensils which are widely available.
973800
I haven't had any scratching as of yet and I stack mine, but I would not use a dishwasher as in my experience if the water sets in the folds of the pan it will eventually rust. They all will in my opinion. Hand washing takes very little time. I hand wash all my sharp knives as well.
1527336
Aluminum has a Mohs hardness index of only 2-2.9. Glass is 4.5-6.5, and I assume the tempered heat-resistant glass used in cooktops would be at the top end of that range or higher, so there shouldn't be any problems with scratching. And the "sharp edges" other reviewers have been talking about are 90 degree cuts; there are no sharp protrusions pointing downward to the stove's surface.
756819
They will look buffed or scratched almost immediately, just like the cloudy finish that I'm told comes from cooking with salt. It does not hamper their utility. They are the best pans I have ever used as well as the most expensive.