stovetop
nounUK /ˈstəʊv.tɒp/
US /ˈstoʊv.tɑːp/
The flat top part of a stove where you put pots and pans to cook.
She left the soup simmering on the stovetop.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small portable cooking appliance that sits on a counter.
They brought a stovetop to the campsite for quick meals.
3. The upper cooking surface of a combined stove-and-oven unit.
Wipe down the stovetop after frying bacon.
4. A method of cooking directly over a burner rather than in the oven.
This recipe is stovetop only, so no baking is needed.