The ceramic non-stick works as advertised and cleans easily, but the cooktop on mine is too convex for anything to stay put. This makes things like eggs nearly impossible to cook as they immediately fall to the sides and and away from the heat. Bacon will slide from the center to the sides as it begins to cook and grease shows on the cooking surface. Trying to use something like sesame oil for stir fry is impossible as the oil will not stay in place. In addition, the slope to the front with the smaller lip is severe enough that I have to put towels under the front legs for grease to flow to the trap properly. I have similar heating issues that have been mentioned by others, but I believe those could be managed with a flat cooking surface.

This is frustrating as none of this is close to the experience I've had with other Blackstone items.