A few years ago, I needed appliances for my remodeled kitchen and I didn't care if all of them were the same brand.  I asked the salesman which ones were the top Consumer Reports appliances.  This cooktop was the recommended one.  I installed it in my new kitchen and absolutely loved it! We sold that home last year and our new home came with a "package" of appliances from another brand.  I liked all of them except for the cooktop.  It looked really cool, but the grates were so high that it took forever to get up to a boil.  It was hard to simmer anything except on the smallest burner.  So, I bought this cooktop again and replaced that one I hated!  It is going to REStore as a donation.  Love my Bosch cooktop!!  I can finally simmer again!