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I have several friends who can on their glass-top stove. I absolutely HATE my cooktop. Hate it. But we just cannot replace it right now so I don't dare try.

Anyway, I bought that single element stand-alone electric coil for $15. It cannot be used for canning.

I had my canner on that thing for over an hour and it never boiled. I finally realized why. Even on "high," it cycles on and off.

I was able to return it. Dh looked online and there isn't a single, stand-alone electric coil that is capable of canning. So, FYI, if anyone is looking for one, get propane.

But, I remembered

that I have a small electric (coil) stove in my kids' room (we have a MIL suite above our garage and that's where they sleep). So, that's become my canning kitchen. I canned my marionberry jam up there and it turned out!

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07-02-2014, 04:32 PM	#18
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Canning newbie, help me buy my equipment I have several friends who can on their glass-top stove. I absolutely HATE my cooktop. Hate it. But we just cannot replace it right now so I don't dare try. Anyway, I bought that single element stand-alone electric coil for $15. It cannot be used for canning. I had my canner on that thing for over an hour and it never boiled. I finally realized why. Even on "high," it cycles on and off. I was able to return it. Dh looked online and there isn't a single, stand-alone electric coil that is capable of canning. So, FYI, if anyone is looking for one, get propane. But, I remembered that I have a small electric (coil) stove in my kids' room (we have a MIL suite above our garage and that's where they sleep). So, that's become my canning kitchen. I canned my marionberry jam up there and it turned out!

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