Definitions for "Smoothtop"
A cooktop or cooktop unit of a range in which the elements are placed under a glass-ceramic surface. Also called a ceramic cooktop. Smoothtops may feature one of three cooking elements: ribbon radiant (similar to a coil but set under the glass or ceramic top); halogen (halogen elements produce instant heat from a halogen bulb located under the cooktop); or induction (an element that uses a magnetic field for cooking and requires cookware made of magnetic materials).