Why do electric stoves that heat a coil for a burner not electrify any metal utensil that touches it?

Question

To my knowledge, electric non-conduction oven tops use electricity to heat up metal coils. What is it about them that makes them not conduct electricity into things, is it the specific metals used?

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Answer 1

Because the wire carrying the electricity isn’t exposed. The “coil” you see is a ceramic coating around the actual electric conductor, which acts like the rubber insulation on a regular electric wire. In the case of your stove coil, there’s a wire inside that heats up, heating up the ceramic coating around it. But there’s no electric current in that coating material.