Product review (5 stars): making a convert out of this gas rangetop gal
Given the choice between electric and gas ranges, I've always chosen to cook with gas.  I like its  responsiveness -- oops, I'm burning the sauce! -- quick!  turn it off!  Up until now, that is.  I've met my match in the Thermador Induction Cooktop.  A teapot full of water comes to a boil super fast; turn the burner off and it shuts down INSTANTANEOUSLY.  You can wipe the solid surface clean even while cooking and you won't burn yourself -- only the area directly under each burner is hot.  There are bells and whistles in the use book (child lock, power boost, time cooking) I haven't even explored yet, and finding the right (ferromagnetic) pots and pans was a snap.  One magnet and the Target cookware department was all it took.