Ceramic and induction cooktops look similar as they both have a flat surface made from glass-ceramic, which looks and feels like glass, but is much harder to break, withstands extreme heat and you spend less time cleaning both of these cooktops. The fundamental difference is in the way these cooktops provide heat for cooking.

Induction cooktops have no flame burners or heating elements under the glass surface, instead, electricity runs through coiled copper wires heating the pan or pot placed on the cooking zone, not the cooktop itself. Induction cooktops are higher priced but offer additional ‘safety’ and energy-saving benefits & precise temperature control.

A ceramic cooktop contains heating elements under each cooking zone. The cooktop heats up first and then the pan. Induction cooktops use less energy, but certain pots and pans cannot be used on an induction cooktop. Ceramic cooktops are a more affordable, equally stylish option and have no fonction restrictions around the pots and pans to be used.