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Aluminum Stovetop Heat Dispersing Plate ?

... or whatever the F the right name is (I knew it yesterday ! ) . The wife's cast iron skillet recommends a heat spreader thingy to go between the element/glass top and the skillet , and the copper ones are priced ridiculously . I'm off to scrounge a 1/4" Cu plate today , but thought "well, I already have some aluminum..." . So the obvious question is : is this safe ?. I know the element itself gets hot enough to melt Al , but what about the glass top ?. Also , does Al put off toxic fumes when it's hot ?. What do the big giant heads say? ...

Thanks ,

Dar

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sheltech
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Not being from Easter Island, I'll leave the "giant heads" thing lie ..

but most baking pans in existence and also most stovetop pans (ever heard of Calpholon?) are made of aluminum.

GWE

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Grant Erwin

The one we have used for years in the kitchen is cheap aluminum. Had some sort of black coating that has mostly worn off. It's sold as a way to thaw frozen foods more quickly, but I've used it on the stop-top too.

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Rex B

Greetings Dar, I make these plates for friends and family to spread the heat. I've even gone so far as to research the thickness required to get the plate to be at the same temperature throughout. 7/16" inch thick 6061 plate will do for a low flame. Because the aluminum transmits heat so well if the plate is too thin you will get a hot ring. It will diffuse the heat some but you can still burn food. I make all of mine out of

1/2" 6061 plate and they work very well. Everybody who uses them just keeps them on the stove full time. I clear anodize them myself. I sent some out for black anodize once when I had a bunch of money making parts being done. The black turns brown after a couple years. My neighbor, the clean freak, used Easy-Off to clean the plates. This highly alkaline cleaner ruined the finish on the parts so I put 'em in the lathe to clean them up. ERS
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Eric R Snow

"... I'll leave the "giant heads" thing lie .. "

3rd rock from the sun (tv show) reference. D
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spamTHISbrp

no wonder, I don't own a TV ..

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Grant Erwin

DOH !!!! LOL

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sheltech

And before that .... Zardoz . Big Giant Floating Grain-Collecting Head

segue into an episode of South Park where Mr. Mackie drops acid and his head floats off like a balloon .... (waxing nostalgic )

but drugs are bad, m-kay?...

DS

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sheltech

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sheltech

good info... any differences you think for a glass-top electric vs. gas flame?. i figured I'd just use the 1/4" that I have laying around and see what happens.

DS

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sheltech

Whatever the heat pattern of the glass top is, the 1/4" aluminum will be. ERS

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Eric R Snow

Right - but a cooking grade ? That might be an issue. What is the chemical content of your aluminum ?

Sounds like you need copper 'rounds'.

Find someone with a plasma or water cutter table - and have some copper cut.

Martin

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Martin H. Eastburn

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