Kitchen

[esmerelda]

I don’t have one, I don’t want one. I don’t see the attraction. For me it would be one more thing to worry about. Scratching it, cracking it, inadvertently burning something because I forgot or didn’t realize a burner was on. 

Do/did you have one, and why or why not?

Thanks in advance for your replies. 

[Havarti]

I have a glass cooktop and prefer it to metal burners.  It is much easier to keep clean, I like having a totally flat surface and I find it more visually appealing than metal burners or grates.  I actually prefer cooking with gas, but since that was not an option this time I would rather have glass top verses metal burners.  It is all just a matter of preference - no right or wrong way...just a matter of personal choice.  I have had mine for 22 years and it is not scratched, stained or damaged in any way.

[RedTop]

I have a glass top stove and am very happy with it.  The stovetop is much easier to keep clean; if something boils over, the mess is just right there on top, not in the drip pans, or under them.   I hated cleaning the coil stove eyes and the drip pans after a boil over.  

The biggest issue for me with the glass stovetop is that a few of my skillets don’t sit flat and stable on the cook unit.

I do have some very minor scratches on my stove because my family does not understand having to completely pick up the pot or skillet when removing from the heat.  

There is a light that comes on when the cooktop is in use, so it’s not like the stove is on without you knowing it.   

I would not be interested in going back to the stoves with coil heating elements.   

[J Town Girl]

I have a glass top stove and I really like it.   I've had mine for at least 12 years and it's really not that difficult to maintain.   I use the Cerama Bryte Cooktop Cleaner.   If I have a difficult spot to remove I use the scrapper and little sponge that goes along with the CB cleaner.  

Now I admit I don't do a ton of cooking on the range top so my stove still looks good.  I suppose if a person used the stove top heavily it might show signs of wear a little more quickly.    I've not had any problem with it scratching or cracking.  

You do have to be mindful of leaving the burner on when you remove a pan.  The back of my range has a red light to signal that the burner is still on but if you are in a hurry and forget to notice it you could leave it on.   I'm very careful about always checking.  

Even with the problems that could arise with a glass top stove I would never go back to the other kind.   I always hated cleaning those little burner pans.

[Kachina624]

I like mine because I'm really short on counter space.  I don't use the stove a lot so it comes I'm handy as workspace.  It's 11 years old and doesn't have a mark on it.  Looks brand-new.

[Still Raining]

I had a white one and it almost drove me crazy.  Also learned the hard way that they can be cracked by putting a hot lid down handle up.  There's a fine mess.

[ECBG]

Like another poster, I love not having to clean those metal rings.  My little window scraper and I do very well. 

A metal burner can be slightly on and go undetected just as well.  Glass tops have an indicator light.

[KKJ]

I used to have a glass-top stove and got it in the hope of easier cleaning but actually found it more of a pain to clean.  So many spills wouldn't just wipe clean and had to get a special cleaner to use on it.

[GenXmuse]

Okay. 

i had one and liked it. 

[Carmie]

I prefer gas cooking, but that is not an option.  I have a glass top.  I prefer it over the coils.  When I had a coil range top, any liquid from a boil over, pasta crumbs and dust would get under them. And I would have to lift the coils and stick my hand under them and feel around and try to clean.  That got old quick.

Yes, my stove top has a few scratches.  That 's because I use it a lot.  It still looks better And is cleaner than the old electric coil stove.  I would never go back.

I seem to have to replace my range about every 10 years or so, so if they come out with something better, I will check it out then.