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

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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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Because the heating element itself it not exposed.

The coils is covered with a ceramic or fiberglass covering that separates the heating element from the outside. With enough resistance to stop electricity, but it still gets hot.

Now if you damaged a heating coil and exposed the heating element itself, that could definitely short.

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