What is a Smoothtop Range?
A smoothtop range is an oven range that lacks traditional range burners and is instead perfectly flat with the burners built directly into the top. There are several different makes and models and most major appliance manufacturers make a smoothtop range. A smoothtop range has both advantages and disadvantages that are determined only by personal preference in the kitchen. Many prefer the smoothtop range to traditional electric range burners for two reasons, with the primary reason being ease in cleaning. The smoothtop range is easier to clean than soaking drip pans and wiping off spilled food that has fallen beneath the drip pans and become burnt on to the surface of the range. Though many view this as an advantage, there may be just as many who find cleaning a smoothtop range an equal chore. A smoothtop range must be cleaned with special solvents that do not scratch the smoothtop surface. Foods spilled on a smoothtop range must be wiped up immediately to avoid permanent stains. Clean
