I bought this grill/griddle combo pan to get a 2-burner sized grill for my induction range. Being solid iron, this type of cookware is well suited to induction stove usage. Provided you set it down carefully and NEVER slide your pans on the cooktop. Since the grill side would have a large percentage of the cast iron raised above the cooktop surface, I was aware that the griddle side might not be able to be used. (I have an electric griddle though, so wasn't concerned.) I decided to test this side just to confirm my suspicions that this would be a one-sided use only item...To my surprise, the griddle DID heat up. (My range will have the level setting flash if there isn't enough of a magnetic resonance being created to let you know the pan is NOT heating...the display stayed on steady and the griddle heated up evenly.) So glad to know that at least on SOME induction cooktops, this 2 sided cast iron grill/ griddle can serve in all the designed capacities! If you have induction, it might work for you too! (My stove is from Frigidaire)MANY of the competitors' grill/griddle pans simply will NOT allow the griddle side to work due to a very deep inset on the grill side...too far away from the magnetic coils means no heating. This pan has grill lines just deep enough to create beautiful grill marks and drain away fat while still permitting my stove to use the griddle function too! I am looking forward to a lifetime of continual use from this pan. Being cast iron, it will be handed down to my kids when I die! Treat cast iron well, and it will last forever!