Cooking is a big part of each day. We prefer to eat at home and prefer to cook meals from scratch. That being said I have had some wonderful cook tops over 28 years of marriage. We recently remodeled a kitchen and decided to go with Cafe appliances all around. This cook top looks professional and has a nice burner layout. However, it lacks in power. Even the high burners take their time heating a pot of boiling liquid or reaching a searing point. I have cooked long enough to work around it but it can be frustrating for timing a meal. This cook top is excellent for the average person who does some to little on the stove top. This is not the cook top for a chef.