Soapstone kettle

[Rburg44]

Can you only use a soapstone kettle on a soapstone stove top i def need to get one but doesnt seem like many options out there any help for other options guys, or what you all use...?

 

[BeatCJ]

Mine is cast iron, got it at the local hardware store.

 

[mn woodcutter]

I just use a big broiler pan that holds over a gallon of water. Works great.

 

[XSKIER]

I think hearthstone sells a grate to protect the soapstone. I use a cast iron kettle on mine, and it's permanently marked.

 

[Rburg44]

I think hearthstone sells a grate to protect the soapstone. I use a cast iron kettle on mine, and it's permanently marked.

Yes that is what my worries are! Not sure where i heard u had to use a certian kind of steamer/kettle but i thought i did! Now which kind! Ha

 

[maul ratt]

You can use a soapstone steamer on a soapstone stove. It can sit right on top. I own a cast iron stove and purchased a Hearthstone steamer pot and they require a trivet in-between the two, otherwise the soapstone will overheat and crack.

 

[maul ratt]

This video may help...

 

[Vangellis]

What I use, and it was free. The soapstone seems a little pricey for me for what it's purpose is.

I just use a big broiler pan that holds over a gallon of water. Works great.

 

[Rburg44]

So i can use a trivet on a soapstone top and use a cast iron kettle and that would be okay? Or only use a soapstone kettle trivet free..?

 

[maul ratt]

So i can use a trivet on a soapstone top and use a cast iron kettle and that would be okay? Or only use a soapstone kettle trivet free..?

Soapstone stoves don't get nearly as hot as a cast iron stove, so a low profile trivet would work best between the cast iron and soapstone. If you want to get a soapstone kettle, then it can go right on top without a trivet.

 

[nathon918]

Soapstone stoves don't get nearly as hot as a cast iron stove, so a low profile trivet would work best between the cast iron and soapstone. If you want to get a soapstone kettle, then it can go right on top without a trivet.

wouldn't you think that the trivet "feet" would do the same thing to the stove top, that your trivet did to your soapstone steamer??
I would imagine that the trivet is going to mark the OP's stove top...

 

[Rburg44]

Nathon, thats what i was trying to get at thanks

 

[Zale]

Soapstone is a very forgiving material. If you scratch it, you can sand out the scratches fairly easy.

 

[maul ratt]

wouldn't you think that the trivet "feet" would do the same thing to the stove top, that your trivet did to your soapstone steamer??
I would imagine that the trivet is going to mark the OP's stove top...

If you can fill your steamer pot without having to move it much, you should be fine from scratching your stove top. My soapstone steamer pot is quite heavy, so it doesn't move the trivet around when I take off the lid. I've seen some steamer pots that don't even require taking the lid off to fill it. That's what I would recommend for you.

 

[nathon918]

If you can fill your steamer pot without having to move it much, you should be fine from scratching your stove top. My soapstone steamer pot is quite heavy, so it doesn't move the trivet around when I take off the lid. I've seen some steamer pots that don't even require taking the lid off to fill it. That's what I would recommend for you.

I don't think scratches are the problem... its leaving rust marks on the soapstone, similar to what is on the bottom of your steamer from your trivet...

 

[maul ratt]

I don't think scratches are the problem... its leaving rust marks on the soapstone, similar to what is on the bottom of your steamer from your trivet...

The first couple years that I owned the soapstone steamer, it never leaked and never had rust on the bottom. When I decided to sit it closer to the stove by placing a rope gasket in between, that's when it started leaking. That rash decision caused it to overheat and leak. I don't think it will rust on the bottom if you place it directly on top of a soapstone stove or if you place a trivet in between on a cast iron stove. Hopefully that clarifies your question.

 

[Zale]

You can't hurt soapstone. It's a non porous stone. Rust will not mark it. You can pour acid over the stone and it will not mark.