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I have a non-induction electric stove with a Schott Ceran top. A piece of plastic fell on a hot burner, and when removed, took a dime-sized layer of glass with it:

chipped burner

The damage is very shallow, at most 1-2mm. The surrounding glass is fine and there are definitely no cracks (yet). We've been using the other burners of the stove on the assumption that heating this one could cause the damage to worsen.

All the guides I've seen online are for repairing cosmetic damage (chips around the edge, scratches, etc), or how to replace the whole top if there's a big crack all the way through. I looked for the part and a replacement top is going to run $600+, for a stove we paid $420 five years ago and would replace with a better model for about $800 today.

Do I have any good options here? We're OK with using the other 3 burners indefinitely, but eventually I want to rent the place out and can't tell a tenant they're not allowed to use part of the stove. It feels silly to replace the whole appliance because of this tiny ding.

FreeMan
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With the popularity of ceramic top stoves, there is now a rather large market in used ones.

Check a few used appliance stores around you. I found a nice ceramic top stove in stainless for a rental property. It was only 2 years old, worked perfectly, no dents and cost about 1/3 of what it would new. The unicorn stoves can be found.

RMDman
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