Can I set a copper tea pot on top of the stove without a trivet (or whatever they are called)? Don't want to leave a mark or anything.
Steel top and it apparently gets to 700 on a regular basis! I figure that can't be much hotter than open blue NG flames on my cooking stove, though, right?NordicSplitter said:Is the top cast iron or steel? Depending how hot your stove gets your pot may warp.
I dunno nothing bout whether it's real copper. I know it's not copper on the inside, and I know it looks like the color of a penny on the outside. I also know it cost me three bucks at a yard sale!pen said:If it's a true copper pot you are putting a mighty expensive kitchen piece in a service job which will degrade it in a hurry w/ built up minerals unless you do some serious maintenance and often.
That said, put it on a trivet if you are using it for moisture in the air.
If you goal really is just to heat water for tea or something then you can do it directly on the stove but just be careful, it could boil over a bit and it doesn't take much to get these things rusted.
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Backwoods Savage said:Rather than a trivet, we use soapstone blocks. soapstone blocks
We use two of these to set a pot on. Actually we have several of them because my wife does a lot of cooking on the stove top. In addition, they make great boot driers or glove driers. I also take extra gloves (with soapstone in them and wrapped up) with me to the woods when gathering wood. If my hands get cold or the gloves get wet, I simply change gloves and those warm gloves are very welcome!
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