How does a "smoothtop" cooktop on an electric stove compare near the traditional coil-and-drip bowl ones? I am looking to purchase a new electric stove, traditional white in...
I am looking to purchase a new electric stove, traditional white in color...but wondering if I should budge non-traditional with a "smoothtop" cooktop. I know why the smoothtop appeals to me: the infinitely greater ease contained by cleanup. But are there some downsides? Has anyone used both, and offer me some of their comparative experiences? Thank you.
Answers: Cleanup on smooth tops is not easier, contained by my opinion. They're usually black, which shows everything. You're supposed to use special cleaners, though I have found that a microfibre cloth works as capably as anything else for general cleaning. If something boils over or spills, you can't clean the top till it cools down, by which time anything it is might be cooked on. They will etch from some foods and get permanent stains/burn results which I've found no way of removing. They can crack. I clean surrounded by a house which has one. It's only in the order of 2 years old, looks like hell, I cannot verbs everything right off which is a problem you very once in a blue moon get with a traditional top, and I hold tried everything including a metal razor blade which you're not supposed to use in bag you scratch the top. There are some cooking pots you're not supposed to use on them. I would never buy one. I think they're designed by folks who don't actually cook.
Cleanup is not always glib. Depends on what was spilled on it and how hot the unit be at at the time. I would never own one. I contribute to many DIY Forums and see many problems beside them. Main problem is people dropping a heavy vessel on them and breaking the top surface. Scratching can also be a problem. You must also make sure the top and any pots or pans you use own very clean bottoms since this will sear the tops and require heavy duty cleaning.