My first introduction into induction cooking was with a competitors range and after about 1 year it had problems so they replaced it with a newer model and that one lasted for just under 5 years and it failed as well but because it was still within my warranty they said they would fix it but after replacing every electronic part it still did not work so they offered. To replace it but not with an induction unit so I decided to look for a new range to. Buy with the cash they offered me and this GE unit was the best of every one I looked at