Product review (5 stars): Love it, it's better than I imagined!
A Christmas present we opened 4 days ago but so far:
-Very attractive design
-Arrived quickly and in good condition (I ordered it a few weeks before but opened on Xmas)
-Gets to heat level/temperature very, very quickly (water boils about 2x faster)
-The 1800 watts allows it to create a lot of heat on "high" -plenty to get a good sear.
-Responds very quickly when you change heat level/temperature -even more control than our Thermador gas stove. (example: made eggs over-easy, lowered temp during cooking so wouldn't overcook -instant response -eggs were perfect)
-Holds temperature very well (a simmer for example)
-Doesn't add heat to the room when you're cooking. This is probably my favorite feature. You don't feel the heat as you're standing in front of it as you're cooking. Unlike every gas & electric stove I've used, there's no wasted heat. One thing we've cooked on it was a big pot of stew; with the lid on you couldn't feel the heat (the pot gets hot of course but you don't).
-Clean up is easy. Because it's a glass top any spills wipe-up easily.
-It's light so easy to move around, store
-the only negative is that it makes a little noise but less than our built-in microwave, The microwave cabinet absorbs some of the noise and even so the induction cooktop is quieter.
-This isn't a negative but it takes a little getting used to because it's so responsive.
I think the next kitchen will have a full induction cooktop instead of gas.