Product review (5 stars): Once you've cooked like this, to go back would be like going ...
If a MAGNET won't stick to the bottom of your cookware, you'll have to buy induction compatible cookware. Induction cooking elements do not create heat, but rather an oscillating electrical field which encompasses the ferrous (iron) element in the base of the cookware generating molecular friction which generates heat.

Once you've cooked like this, to go back would be like going back to 8 track players and crank car windows. This model does everything the higher dollar model does but has individual -/+  power controls instead of the fancier (?) led gauge looking graphics.  Somehow spending $350 more for a visual difference makes no sense.  This unit really transfers energy quickly - even through the inexpensive protective silicone discs we bought on Amazon.com.  The unit even has a touch "safety" to prevent accidentally turning it on, and a touch kill switch.  Somebody was thinking.

Very easy to install, but DO NOT EVEN TRY TO INSTALL OR EVEN USE IT WITHOUT READING THE INSTRUCTIONS.  The instructions will make a helluva difference in preventing issues which I read about with induction units.  You can't blame a manufacturer or seller if you don't understand how to use and care for the product.