An electric cooktop that’s separate to your oven allows the flexibility to manage kitchen space better.
Which Cooktop-Ceramic or Induction should you buy. Read on here to find the various features and functions of each. 
What Is A Ceramic Cooktop?
–Ceramic cooktops contain coiled metal elements, which are heated electrically under tempered ceramic glass
–The flat cooktop surface is faster to heat than traditional radiant coils found on low-end stovetops
What Is An Induction Cooktop?
•Induction cooking differs from traditional cooking methods because there is no heat generated by the cooktop itself
•The elements (coils) on induction cooktops are powerful, high-frequency electromagnets, which generate a magnetic field
•When the correct steel cookware is placed on this magnetic field, it heats up. This means that the surface of an induction cooktop stays cool enough to touch while cooking
Heat Control
•Having control over the amount of heat produced by an electric cooktop is one of the most important factors in producing great meals
•The more control you have, the less likely it is that you’ll overcook or burn your food
•This is especially important during low-heat cooking, such as simmering sauces and melting chocolate
•Induction cooktops offer superior heat control
•Unlike ceramic cooktops, an induction cooktop offers almost instant adjustment in heat levels because you don’t have to wait for the element to heat up or cool down
Which Is Faster?
Cooking speed is traditionally determined by how quickly and efficiently heat can be produced by the cooktop and then transferred to the cookware.
•The electrically-heated coil elements in a ceramic cooktop take time to heat up the cooktop
•There is also heat loss during the transfer between the ceramic cooktop and the cookware
•This means that there is a delay in heating the cookware
•Induction cooktops do not heat up
•Instead, they create a magnetic field, which in turn heats up the cookware
•This means that induction cooktops can heat cookware instantly
•As a result, induction cooktops are faster than conventional cooktops
•An induction cooktop will boil water in roughly half the time it takes a ceramic cooktop
Which Is Safer?
•Hot surfaces can be dangerous for children and clumsy adults
•Ceramic cooktops produce a lot of heat during cooking
•The ceramic glass also retains a lot of heat for quite some time after cooking
•Induction cooktops do not heat up, they are cool enough to touch while cooking, so they’re a lot safer than ceramic cooktops
Easy To Clean
•Both ceramic and induction cooktops are flat, smooth surfaces, so no dirt or food can fall into hard-to-reach places
•However, because ceramic cooktops heat up, spilled food can bake onto the surface
•It’s important to wipe spills from a ceramic cooktop immediately, especially sugar, because it can make the surface uneven, which can reduce the efficiency of the cooktop
Induction cooktops don’t heat up, so they won’t have spilled food burned onto the surface. Induction cooktops can also be wiped down immediately after cooking because they stay cool.
Energy Efficiency
•Ceramic cooktops use more energy than induction cooktops, they take longer to heat cookware to operating temperatures
•There is also energy loss between the heated surface of the ceramic glass and the cookware because there isn’t a perfect seal between the two
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