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can you use cast iron on an induction cooktop? I mean, it should work... but is there any reason not to?

• hedora 5y ago
  It works great. The reason not to use it is that it will scratch the heck out of certain (resistive or induction) cook tops. Our cooktop has little raised matte nubbies that stick out a bit over the shiny ceramic surface. The nubbies are "pre scratched", and protect the rest of the cooktop. We have no problems with cast iron on it. Some people use silicon mats to avoid scratches. The protective mat often burns or discolor the cooktop. If you want to immediately ruin a ceramic cooktop, put a piece of aluminum between a hot pan and the ceramic top. Some sort of ion exchange happens, and the foil embeds itself below the surface, then flakes off. (Also, it smokes a lot,)
• perilunar 5y ago
  Yes cast iron works. Most ferrous metals do but some stainless steels don't.