stovetop

noun

stove·top ˈstōv-ˌtäp

variants or stove top or less commonly stove-top

plural stovetops or stove tops also stove-tops

: the top of a range (see range entry 1 sense 2) that has burners or heating elements

… a new, fabulous … range with a five-burner stovetop that, woe is me, I barely got to cook on before heading to Atlanta …—

Ligaya Figueras

Across the room a … mouse moved over the stove top and browsed for drippings from the big pot.—

William Least Heat-Moon

Inside the building … users have access to a shiny, new kitchen complete with two electric convection ovens, a fryer …, a griddle, a stove-top with 12 burners as well as a freezer and cold storage.—

Brian McVicar

—sometimes used before another noun

a stovetop kettle

Barbecue sauce from the bottle pales beside the 15-minute stovetop version here.—

Lillian Chou

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If a grease fire ignites, use the lid to to smother it and turn off the stovetop. —

Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Should it be cooked on the stovetop or in the oven? —

Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025 To do this, add one part blended ginger to one and a half parts of water and simmer this mix on a stovetop for about 30 minutes. —

Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025 The best cleansers for a stainless-steel range hood All the grease from your stovetop likely goes up and settles on top of your range hood, leaving an icky film of gunk. —

Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stovetop