This is a replacement unit for my old stove that was long past its prime. I love the look of this cook top and it's very easy to control and use, especially in comparison to my old cook top. It has a very sleek, nice look to it.
The unit heats up very quickly and the controls are all on the side with little pictures to indicate which burner is on. There are little range lines near the controls to let you know where, within the lines you heating up, ie. a line for the range of high heat, etc. which makes it bullet proof as to how high you are heating the burners. I love this feature. The simmer feature on the lower right burner is wonderful for soup, stews and things you need to simmer. There is also a 'melt' range if you are heating up chocolate or cheese or things that need low heat.
This is a great cook top and so far, I have no complaints with it whatsoever. It's easy to use and the guide that came with the book has hints to help keep it clean. So far, I've been able to keep it nice and clean with no problems, even tho' I did have some sticky stuff on one pan that transferred to the burner. I just cleaned it while it was warm and got it off easily.
When installing this cook top, we did have to cut our counter about an inch on the side and top to fit it in, even though it was measured as the same size as our old one, but the old one was over 20 years old so I am not sure if the standard size has grown a little bit. It wasn't a hard process and the unit fits great after we cut a little counter out. I am really enjoying this cook top. There are special glass cook top cleaners that work great at keeping this unit looking nice, tho' in the guide it says that over time some of the burners can get a little discolored due to use, but I haven't experienced this yet. I do use a little Windex to keep it shiny. I also put some salt and pepper and olive oil on top of the unit to keep the cats from jumping on it since it's tricky if you have cats, they could jump on it and not realize it's hot, so keeping something on top to deter them works for me.
Just a note regarding the Amazon seller for the unit since it was sold by a second party seller. The unit arrived quickly and was well packaged and we had no problems with shipping, receiving or installing this cook top. It was all easy with no hassle at all.