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5.0 out of 5 starsI'm Thrilled I Took the Chance and Purchased This Cooktop!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018
Took a chance, as I had no real experience or knowledge of induction cooking. I realized I had to buy some quality cookware which suited me fine. My 5 Ply All-Clad works well on this cooktop; I also purchased some WMF/Silit - which is also excellent on this top. One needs a good amount of steel in the cookware for the magnetic feature of the cooktop to work correctly. Just because a magnet is drawn to a pot, does not mean it will have enough metal for solid heat transfer; plus, you want absolutely flat bottoms for contact. Some reviewers mentioned a slight 'ringing' - yes, sometimes, and what it is, is the multiple ply metal vibrating ever so slightly when it first heats up. But it quickly goes away. This cooktop is amazing. I love the portability; at times I take it outside and cook bison burgers, other times I'm brewing tea for ice tea, and usually cook all my veggies on this as the heat control is delicate and perfect. No, no one paid me or gave me gifts for a positive review. It has a fan blowing strongly out the back and is a bit noisy - this is the only negative I can list. The cord is conveniently long, unlike some appliances that have a short, almost unusable elec. cord. I put a Viva papertowel on top of the cooktop and that keeps the appliance clean and scratch free. Until I put it on high #7, the paper will not scorch, which is no problem anyway. I've been using the cooktop for several months now with zero problems. I find this cooks so much quicker than my elec. range and creates less heat/steam in my kitchen.
UPDATE: Using my electric stove less and this cooktop more. There have been no problems. I purchased a cheaper induction cooktop, about half the price of this, and although it was a good deal for the money, if I had to do it over, I'd rather spend the extra $ and get this same model because it has more cooking increments, ie: 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 etc for temps, where as the other is: 2,3,4,5 and not as sensitive. I find the extra control of the half increments very useful, and this is derived from time and experience with both cooktops. Both my Silit and All-Clad cookware continue to perform wonderfully.
