Abstract: An electric stovetop includes a vitroceramic top part, an electric heating element built-in below the top part, and a bottom box with the electric heating element mounted through the bottom box. The electrical heating element can include parallel and equidistant tracks defining a rectangular heating area. Each track is divided into three segments, a large central part and two smaller end parts. Each track is positioned corresponding to a sliding button for controlling power to start heating and to control intensity of heat. The sliding button sets each track according to at least three stages of activation: no power, power to the central part, and power to the smaller ends. There can be an intermediate position defined by a midpoint with a tactile stop to indicate the transition from the second stage to the third stage.