Mauviel on Glasstop?

Question

My husband and I are considering investing in Mauviel Cuprinox/MHeritage pots and pans.

Unfortunately we have a glasstop stove (which I can't WAIT to have an electric (coils) or gas). I've read a few things that say copper reacts poorly on glasstop ranges and cooktops.

Is this true? Would it be a waste to invest in Mauviel before we can switch to a different stove?

Thanks for your input!

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I use my Mauviel saute pan on my electric glasstop, and have turned out some of the best meals of my (short) life.

Having said that, I am not sure about electric coils. I think they are the work of the devil.

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Most cooks prefer gas, but most don't prefer electric coils. I've had an electric coil cooktop, a cast iron burner cooktop, and now a glass or smoothtop for over a decade. It is by far my preferred electric cooktop. The newer gas cooktops look very inviting I must admit. Many of us don't have gas though. Hence, we use electric. Give your new stove a chance; you might like it better than you think.

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I use my Mauviel on a glasstop electric stove and have for several years now. I was able to buy most of my copper at a large discount(why I have it to be honest, would not have paid full price for it). I've been happy with the performance. 

I went from coils to flat top in this house. It was the first thing I changed after we bought the house(gas not available in this neighborhood). I personally would never go back to coils and am not sure what the advantage would be?

I am moving to a new house soon however that has gas and am looking forward to being able to use all the copper on a gas cooktop finally. With that asid, I've turned out some mighty nice meals in the eleven years we've been in this electric only house. As others have said, give it a chance and you'll be fine. For items where you need to quickly cool or heat up pans learn to use multiple burners set at different temps. Works really well.

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Have you also considered switching to an induction stove?

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I use a glass top for my extensive Mauviel set; however, the crepe pan will burn in the center because of the central heating coil. I do not recommend glass tops for the serious cooks and look to replace mine with a gas stove. Mauviel is very efficient at conducting heat. I have the 2.5 copper type. The best cookware out there, in my opinion.

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