KitchenAid - 30" Built-In Electric Induction Cooktop - Stainless Steel

Cooktop does everything as advertised. Induction does heat things extremely quickly! I hear a clicking sound with my pots, but I have read this is a common issue. The location of the keypad is somewhat frustrating. If I set anything on it then it will beep at me, and maybe even shut my burner off. It is hard to avoid based on the location of the keypad. Also, if I remove a pot or pan for even a second, it will start to beep at me. The beeping is annoying, but maybe it is just my usage habits. Overall the cooktop looks great when you can get all the smudges off. I love how it is solid black, it really compliments my expresso cabinets.

We always love gas, but unavailable in condo. First time with Induction Cooktop and very Impressed. Water boils in a few seconds and cooks more consistently like gas.

I purchased this product in 2016, it was installed in April of 2016 and this one in 2020 is a replacement because the 2016 cooktop died. Even while it worked it was always flaky. Here are examples - Where you set the temperature was not consistent. Sometimes when you select all the way to the left it would go to 1 indicating the lowest temperature. Other times when you would select all the way to the left it would go to 3. This would change mysteriously and sometimes last for months. - At few times a year it would beep non-stop. As I understand it the beeping usually means something is on the control panel. I would dry the entire cooktop and clear it and the beeping would continue. The only way I could get it to stop was by cutting the power at the circuit breaker - There were several times in the 4 years I owned it that the unit would just turn off for no reason while we were using it. Then after 4 years of flaky behavior the cooktop died, it stopped while I was using it and never came back on. Unfortunately cooktops are not standard size I am forced to purchase this same cooktop again since the hole is already cut into the countertop. I looked at a few other models but none of them will fit. This unit dying comes after I spent close to $10,000 in a 2016 home remodel with all kitchenaid appliances and whirlpool washed and dryer. Within 4 years I have had to spend another $2500+ to replace 2 of the kitchenaid appliances that died. First the dishwasher which lasted less than 4 years and now the cooktop.