Product review (5 stars): No, I'm not going to clean those little bits of char out of my coil pans everyday, but you'll never notice the difference.
Where are the charred bits of food under your stove heat coils? That is a good question, but not one you are likely to hear with chrome pans (as the burnt food is very evident). For those of us holdouts who insist upon heat coils on the stove instead of glass, the black versions can go weeks without cleaning.