I've heard that too. As hard as I am on stuff, I would stay away from glass top stoves. I'd be afraid of scratching it at the very least. This is something I've thought about alot, we are fixin' to remodel my kitchen (completely gut it! I'm very excited!!). It's only the original 1963 kitchen. LOL! Anyway, I have a 4 burner electric cooktop. The options seem to be the glass top or about the same as what I have (coils). Since losing electricity isn't a rare occurance out here, I'm putting in gas. And since I have a large family (4 kids and a husband. Plus family get togethers), I'm opting for a 5 burner stainless steel one. Gas is still really just one surface to clean, you just have to take the grates off the top. And it all comes clean with Easy-Off anyway.