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

Examples of stovetop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is particularly a problem when cooking bacon on the stovetop as most skillets are already just wide enough to nestle the strips inside, let alone after they’re stretched out. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025

Ooni Cast-Iron Skillet Pan Ooni Cast Iron Skillet $50 Ooni Ooni is a pizza oven company, and this pan is really designed for cooking in an oven rather than on the stovetop. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2025

Inside the air fryer is a fan and a heating element similar to a stovetop coil. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025

Place each stovetop grate in a gallon-sized zipper bag, add ¼ cup ammonia and seal it well. —Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above