You have to be so careful not to scratch it or spill anything on it. In order for it to look nice you always have to use a special cleaner. You can’t even just use a clean dish rag to wipe it off you see streaks all over it. Every morning I get the cleaner polish that you’re supposed to use to clean off my stove top to make it look nice. Otherwise it just looks dirty and smeared. I came from using a gas stove to electric for the first time in my life and very disappointed that you have to baby the stove top. I love cooking with a cast-iron skillet I’m afraid to even try because the surface will get scratched.