Canning on a glass top stove

[countrymom22]

I freeze most of our produce, so I wasn't sure how to answer this question when a friend of a friend asked me the other day.  What do you guys think?  Can you safely can on a glass top stove?  Not sure if she meant a water bath canner or a pressure canner.  Would the glass top be damaged by the canner's full weight?

Inquiring minds want to know! Thanks

[mogal]

I know 2 people who have glass top stoves. Owner's manual on one says absolutely no. Owner's manual for the other says only WB and with the canner being no larger than a specific size which incidentally is too small for any canner I have. (Nope, no glass top stove here)

I guess the best answer is to tell the inquirer to either check her owner's manual or the manufacturer's website/customer service.

[Maura]

You have talked me out of ever getting a glass top stove.

[vickilynn]

I have a glass top stove. Can on it all the time, and I can a lot, both water bath and pressure canner. Maybe I live a charmed life.

[mogal]

vickilynn, what brand/model is yours? Does your owner's manual say anything about canning?

The one thing I like about a glass stove top is that it seems like it would be so easy to keep clean. However, out here in the boonies, electricity isn't quite so reliable as the propane in the tank sitting out in the yard.

[vickilynn]

It’s a Maytag. Don’t know what the manual says, haven’t seen it for years. I’m hopeless when it comes to keeping track of things like that. The glass top is easy to clean. The stove is older, over ten years for sure. Still looks pretty good.

[Melissa]

I have a glass top in the kitchen but I have never taken the chance of canning on it. I have a stove with regular burners in my canning kitchen that I use instead.