Pot of Water on the Stove

What are the concerns with having a pot of water on your stove?

If the bottom of the pot is wet and placed on the stove or water is spilled while filling the pot on the stove will a little water hurt the stove? Would using hot water compared to cold water really make much of a difference if the surface of the stove is 400*+?

Can you have too big of a pot on your stove? Is it better to have a larger pot then to have a smaller pot run out of water?

Does the pot suck away some of the temperature from the stove?

Is there any other issues that one should be concerned about?

Dry the pot before placing on stove & put a divit under it--pay attention when filling pot ---don't let it run out----NO--NO---

I have a giant cast iron kettle I put on the stove that holds about 1 gallon of water. I've put it on the stove while the bottom was wet and also spilled some water on the stove while putting the kettle down (its kind of heavy with the water in it) and I've not noticed anything bad happening to the stove.

Adamiscold wrote:What are the concerns with having a pot of water on your stove?

If the bottom of the pot is wet and placed on the stove or water is spilled while filling the pot on the stove will a little water hurt the stove? Would using hot water compared to cold water really make much of a difference if the surface of the stove is 400*+?

Can you have too big of a pot on your stove? Is it better to have a larger pot then to have a smaller pot run out of water?

Does the pot suck away some of the temperature from the stove?

Is there any other issues that one should be concerned about?

I don't really know the answers to any of your questions, only I've had a pot of water on my stove(s) for a few decades without any problems I've ever detected... As far as size, I prefer the largest I can get that fits where I put it so I don't have to fill it up as often... The size I use depends on what looks good... My wife bought me a pot with a dragon on it that we all like a lot... She bought it as a birthday present for me a couple years ago, I really like it... Fits perfectly on the back plate of my stove, works well and looks nice...

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Yes I use a large stock pot of water on my stove in the basement. I just place it right on the stove. I notice a big difference in the comfort of the house by doing so. I have to refill the pot twice a day, once in the morning and once again before I retire for the evening. I think by using a large pot of water, it helps better than using a small pot with it's possibly running dry. The large pot of water allows more heat radiation as it nicely simmers away.

We put one of our glass cooking pots on the stove. Then we fill it with water 1/2 way and the rest of the way with the water base liquid potpouri (s)from the dollar store. She will use the reds then blues then yellow and experiment with different colors and scents. Adds a dimension to the humidity thing.

Thanks guys, I was worried what a little water would do to hot steel. I have what I believe to be a 10qt pot, it's pretty tall and I seem to be going through half a pot of water a day. Can't say I really noticed any difference with it though, it's been in the 20's -30's the last couple of days.

My father used to do this on the woodstove way back in the day. The only issues I saw was barnicle formation from all the minerals in the water being left behind. Stains the pot & the stove. Stove got repainted every spring, so that was no biggie. Basically just white streaks.

I have hard acidic surface well water. Cast iron non-enameled pots will rust inside. It will trash a pot over time. I used a 3 gallon stainless steel stock pot. It's stained on the inside now. I could still use it. It isn't appetizing to look at though.

My Harman doesn't even get hot enough to warm up a gallon of water. I envy you guys. I have to run a humidifier.

I keep a big pot of hot water on my chubby when its running.

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