Before you buy, I'd strongly recommend doing some research, as there are many more options than you list. The place I started was this site, which I thought was very helpful.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Induction Site

We bought a Supentown- very cheap and not well made- to tide us over in our temporary basement kitchen while we remodeled. I still liked it better than a regular cooktop.

Going from the Supentown to the (full-sized cooktop) Brandt was like going from a junker to a Jaguar. Wheee! Hang on!

I did the same thing, but for a test run I let price be my guide. I got Mr. Induction on discount with free shipping from Amazon. If you go cheap like that, as Pecanpie said, be aware that you're just testing the method of delivery, not the power. It didn't take much to convince me, though for other reasons I'm also installing a two burner gas unit.

For testing I did a lot of more delicate cooking. People always talk about the speed to boil, which is important if you boil every day (pasta, rice, potatoes, oatmeal). But the whizbang boil is where the power comes in.

Instead, for seeing if you like it, try making eggs, pancakes (you'll need a flat bottom pan, not a flip over griddle/grill with raised edges), chops, etc. The most important to me was a roux based sauce. That takes the most finicky control of what I make, especially a particular cheese sauce with wine. It has to be just right so that it binds and doesn't separate again.

What I learned from that is that I want more control levels than Mr. Induction. Most cooktops nowadays have 17 (even the Miele which only tells you it has nine). Mr. Induction has 9 levels. It works. Just takes a lot of back and forth adjustment on the sauce and eggs.

Good luck with your experiments!

Thanks for the comments, Pillog, Pecanpie and Clinresga. I'll check the induction website and the two brands you mentioned. I am looking forward to really being able to simmer and stir-fry. For almost 29 years I've had to do a haphazard job with these techniques on my electric coil cooktop.

Folly