Customers enjoy the 30" Induction Cooktop with WiFi and Virtual Flame for its fast heating speed and ease of use, praising its sleek design and safety features. However, some users express dissatisfaction with the touch controls and the magnetic knob's functionality. The WiFi capabilities also received mixed reviews.
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Pros mentioned:
Heating performance, Power
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Looks great, impossible to operate
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing looks, great in boiling water fast. Pretty powerful.
But impossible to operate due to controls issue. The controls are surface touch as well as they have one magnetic button. Both have issues.
Burner control randomly decide to change setting from high to low, no one touching anything.
When water spills when you are boiling something the cooktop entering a state of full paralysis, it freezes, no controls could be on or off. Nothing could be done with it for sometime until it decides to wake up and let me use itself again. Sometime 30 sec, sometime longer.
It is difficult to change the burner setting, I am pretty versed in the latest technology, but it is bad design, they are not responsive. it takes 3 tries to set right temperature.
I swear this cooktop has it's own personality, It is very stubborn!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hi Lana,
Thank you for reaching out to us and we are glad to know that you purchased one of our Samsung cooktops. We apologize for the inconvenience of having a hard time with the cooktop will not turn or stay on. We will surely notate this feedback for better products and options in the future.
I highly recommend clicking these links for a basic troubleshooting guide: The cooktop will not turn or stay on: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001952/
The cooktop panel isn't responsive: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01204615/
Cooktop temperature issues: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001944/
Unable to increase or decrease the heat on the cooktop: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01211106/
For other troubleshooting guides you may check this link below: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/search/?query=cooktop&referrerPageUrl=https://www.samsung.com/us/support/
You may also use this link for regular maintenance of your cooktop's lifetime: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00049945/
If repair is needed, please take note of your warranty coverage: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/service/warranty/NZ30K7880US/AA
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I am still getting use to this cooktop but so far very pleased. It is pretty high tech so it is going to take some practice. Very pretty in design
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Don't be deceived by the slick look
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Buy this product with caution.
I purchased this cook top May 2019 at Best Buy. The cooktop is slick looking but after spending over $2000 mine is a boat anchor now.
I called Samsung to see how they might help because the cost to repair was estimated to be around $1100 if both boards are failed (I get the FO failure code and have to constantly re-start the unit).
Samsung said because of it's age (4.5 years) they could not help.
As an engineer, I would be embarrassed to see so many negative reviews.
If I was Samsung, I would have certainly at least split the cost with me. Consumers don't buy $2000 products to throw away in less than 5 years. Think about it Samsung.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Do not buy, stay away
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve had this cooktop for less than 4 years and it quit working. It cost me around $2100 and since I didn’t have extended warranty, well that’s money down the drain. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone and it gave my wife such a hard time to work with it. Setting the temperature is very frustrating most of the time and it only takes induction cookware so all your old cookware will not work with it! We also noticed that it sometimes doesn’t heat up the whole surface area of the utensil being used, so you have to move the food being cooked around to get done. Induction is a fancy word but really not worth the price and quality. The only thing that looks great on it is the esthetics of it and the fake blue flame light that turns on when in use. Do yourself a big favor and stay away.
This review is from Samsung - 30" Induction Cooktop with WiFi and Virtual Flame - Black Stainless Steel
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Do not buy this cooktop
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this $2,000.00 cooktop less than a month ago and have had nothing but problems. The control knob does not work at all, when you turn it the temperature settings do not change. When you use your finger the temperature settings are widely inaccurate as it jumps between 1-15 without any precision. It’s pretty much impossible to set it to a specific value as it continually jumps around, it even changes the temperature when no one is touching the controls. The service guy has been out and has been ineffective in finding a resolution, this is clearly a design issue with this cooktop. We have received multiple error codes in the middle of cooking when the cooktop shuts down, some of which the service guy admitted he hadn’t ever seen. We usually have to flip the breaker to get the cooktop working again. Samsung customer service is the absolute worst, I have spent countless hours with them to no avail. Google Samsung customer service and you’ll see what I am talking about.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hi there,
Thank you for reaching out to us and we are glad to know that you purchased one of our Samsung cooktops. We apologize for the inconvenience of having a hard time with the cooktop's error code and for the panel being unresponsive. We will surely notate this feedback for better products and options in the future.
I highly recommend clicking these links for a basic troubleshooting guide: Cooktop error codes: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001785/
Cooktop temperature issues: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01001944/
Unable to increase or decrease the heat on the cooktop: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01211106/
Range knobs accidentally turn on the cooktop too easily: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01203557/
For other troubleshooting guides you may check this link below: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/search/?query=cooktop&referrerPageUrl=https://www.samsung.com/us/support/
You may also use this link for regular maintenance of your cooktop's lifetime: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00049945/
If repair is needed, please take note of your warranty coverage: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/service/warranty/NZ30K7880US/AA
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It looks good and can boil water in an instant but it cooks unevenly, needs to be watched because it sometimes changes the temperature on you, and the glass top has cracked twice
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Samsung
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Hi there,
I understand that this experience differs from what you anticipated. Let's get you the help you need.
I have shared the manual to learn more about the cooktop's recommended settings and power management (pages 20 and 22) and the correct cookware positions/requirements/sizes (pages 26-27) to achieve the desired cooking.
User manual: https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202310/20231019164653012/O_NZ30K7880U_DG68-00823A-06_EN.pdf
We would like to speak with you directly to assist you with the glass top better. Please feel free to get back to us via the following options:
When you message us, please provide us with this reference number 1147497167, to help our team pull up your information.
Have a great day!
^Chrystel
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
The controls ruin the unit
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The controls are the worst. They’re generally unresponsive to touch (you have to repeatedly touch a control to get it to respond) and if anything boils over, it shuts everything off. DO NOT BUY.
This review is from Samsung - 30" Induction Cooktop with WiFi and Virtual Flame - Black Stainless Steel
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent cooktop
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Best Buy I have made for cooktops. Exceeds expectations
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Owner
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It’s horrible it cuts off I can’t get help From Best Buy I have the protection and they come out and say they will call Samsung this product sucks big time don’t buy it and Best Buy they don’t care to help me.
This review is from Samsung - 30" Induction Cooktop with WiFi and Virtual Flame - Black Stainless Steel