Product review (4 stars): Great cooktop, lousy install instrutions
Had this cooktop installed on Tuesday. It has 5 powerful burners and heats quickly. Yes, one is for simmering but it also boils water in small pots faster than my previous gas cooktop. The center burner is super great for large pots of water, and the other 3 are great for everything. My only tiny complaint is with the instructions for installation. I have a standard 36" cabinet but the cutout says 34 15/16". Well, standard cabinets only have interior clearance of 34 1/2". So I called Bosch. They had no idea if it would fit. They kept referring me to the cutout dimensions, which obviously would not have worked. So I took a deep breath and waited for the installer Well, it fit. It seems the highest point of the cooktop is slightly wider than the lower part, so it works in a standard 36" cabinet. But customer service at Bosch is not trained to know that. But, then came the second problem... the depth. Although it says it is 3 11/16 deep, the instructions don't account for the gas outlet nor the electric plug, which both hang down much lower than that. Sure they are towards the back, but be warned... if you have drawers underneath, you might have to cut them slightly to make them fit. But now that it is in, it works flawlessly.