KitchenAid - 36" Built-In Downdraft Electric Induction Cooktop with 4 Cooking Zones and Bridge XL Even-Heat Zone - Black

This 36” electric induction cooktop features Downdraft, an integrated ventilation system that doesn’t require a separate hood. Featuring efficient airflow technology and a precision-engineered low-noise fan that can remove odors, steam and smoke 5x faster than steam can rise. Four Versatile Heating Elements give you flexibility and control of your cooktop including the Bridge XL Even-Heat Zone with plenty of room for pots, pans, griddles, and roasters of various shapes and sizes.

• Powerful Extraction System: Powerful Extraction System with Downdraft ventilation that can adjust automatically to remove odors, steam and smoke 5x faster than steam can rise.
• Maximizes Space: Maximize the use of your space with a flush installation and hood-free design that allows you to customize your kitchen to your personal flow. Whether you want to connect with your friends and family while cooking, or move your cooktop to an island—with the downdraft cooktop, you can have it all.
• Quiet Ventilation Technology: Discover quiet innovation with our induction downdraft cooktop, featuring efficient airflow technology and a precision-engineered low-noise fan. Its weight-balanced blades are the secret to a silent quiet yet powerful extraction, perfect for the modern, peaceful kitchen.
• Assisted Cooking Presets: Assisted Cooking Presets let you quickly set your cooktop to the optimal temperatures you need—from melting delicate chocolate (42°C/108F), to keeping rich sauces warm (74°C/165F), or even simmering soups, stews, and rice (94°C/201F).
• Sliding Touch-Activated Controls: Intuitive Sliding Operation allows you to easily control your Downdraft cooktop. Stay in complete control of all of your cooking, and stay on top of all of your cooking times—thanks to an easy-to-use vertical slider and timer function.
• Cleaner Air: Cleaner Air comes from a cutting-edge air extraction system featuring an automatic fan that adjusts to power level and an integrated filter to help remove unpleasant odors in recirculation mode, to promote long-lasting freshness.
• Bridge XL Even-Heat™ Zone: Bridge XL Even Heat Zone optimizes your cooking surface to your flow—with plenty of room for pots, pans, griddles, and roasters of various shapes and sizes.
• Four Versatile Cooking Zones: Four Versatile Heating Elements give you flexibility and control of your cooktop. Have four individual elements on at the same time, at all different temperatures for your needs.
• Dishwasher-Safe Grease Filter: Hold liquids, solids and catch 96% of grease with the Dishwasher Safe Grease Filter.
• Charcoal Filter: Charcoal Filter (optional accessory) helps to neutralize unpleasant odors from the extraction system, reducing the chances of them lingering or being recirculated into your home.
• Power Boost Function: Power Setting allows you to exceed the maximum heat-level setting for up to 5 minutes, helping you get to a rapid boil.
• External or Recirculating Venting Options: External or Recirculating Venting Options allow for more flexibility on how your downdraft cooktop vents. Choose between external ventilation or convert to duct-free recirculation (kit sold separately), ideal for installation in an island.
• Frameless Design: Frameless Design allows for flush installation for a seamless look, or standard installation to fit an existing cooktop cutout.
• Pan Size Detection: Pan Size Detection recognizes the size and placement of cookware to generate heat directly within the pan. Display will alert you if you turn the cooktop on without a pan on the selected element or if your pan is not compatible with induction cooking.
• Works with Most High-Quality Cookware: Works with Most High-Quality Cookware such as multi-ply stainless steel, enamelled steel or cast iron. Aluminum and copper cookware will not work unless it has a base made of iron or steel. Look for pans marked "Works with Induction" or test to see if a magnet will stick to the bottom.
• Power-On Indicator Light: Power Indicator light lets you know at a glance when an element is on.
• Hot-Surface Indicator Light: Hot-Surface Indicator Light provides a clear indicator that a cooking surface is on or still hot to the touch.
• Control Lock for Cleaning: Control Lock disables cooking mode for 10 seconds to allow for cleaning when the cooktop is not in use. Press the hand icon to lock controls and easily wipe off grease or splatters.
• ENERGY STAR Certified: ENERGY STAR Certified to exceed government standards to help save money on utility bills.