I posted a response on Fagor 30" induction at the link below. I'd also be interested as to what other Fagor owners think.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cooktop size and ...

I just ordered the Fagor portable induction unit to use as my primary cooking source during the 3-4 weeks my kitchen countertops,old cooktop and sinks will be removed as I wait for the granite install. I will be installing the Thermador 30 inch black induction top as my permanent cooktop but thought the Fagor portable would come in handy not only during the kitchen demo but also as a 5th burner whenever needed for big meals. It should be here by next week so I will post back as to how well it works. I liked the features as listed on the Fagor website and I believe Fagor is supposed to be a good brand name in general.

Here is the link to the portable cooktop specs.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fagor Portable Induction Cooktop

My Fagor portable induction unit just arrived today! I thought I would take a few minutes to give my first impressions and results of some brief testing. The unit looks beautiful, sleek and modern in appearance and is a nice sturdy size. Instructions are pretty straight forward in the small manual booklet.

I will admit it took a few tries to get a feel for the amount of pressure and exact placing of my finger tip to get the digital touch pads to respond. It takes quite a bit more pinpoint pressure (more of a brisk tap actually) than you would think. It is not a heat sensitive touch pad like many of the full sized cooktops so it does take more than resting your finger on the control. However, after reading through the manual more thoroughly, they do state this is intentional, to prevent accidental activation of the burners when wiping down the unit or by fingers of a little inquisitive child. In addition to this default setting requiring firm pressure, there is also a child lock mode which will totally deactivate the unit.

The controls are basic. Off/On, Power button which defaults to a medium power level of 4 out of 6 possible levels, arrow keys to change power level up or down and the child lock key. The unit will automatically shut off if no induction ready pot is placed on the unit within 2 minutes of turning it on. The unit has 2 defined burner circles, 4.75 inch and 8.5 inch diameter which will allow 5-10inch diameter pots.

I have already used it to heat up soup for lunch and it performed quickly with a small saucepan, heating about 1.5 cups of soup in under 3 minutes.

I decided to do a little more testing of its ability to boil water. Keep in mind this is only a 1300 Watt unit so it has much less power than the standard dropin induction cooktop. My Thermador cooktop which is on order has burners ranging from 1400W to 3600W, so I would expect test results to be faster on the higher powered units. But for the sake of getting to know this new portable unit I decided to try boiling 1 qt of water in a 1.5 qt saucepan and then tried boiling 6 qts of water in an 8 qt stock pot.

The 1 qt of water came to a full rolling boil in 5min 30 sec without a lid on the pot. I started the 6qt of water on the burner without a lid for the first 10 minutes but then decided to use my glass lid, which I would normally anyway if trying to boil a pot of water for pasta. The 6qts of water came to a full rolling boil after a total of 20 minutes on the burner (10 min uncovered and 10 min covered).

While a portable unit such as this cannot compare with more powerful built in units, I think it will come in very handy while my kitchen is out of commission following demo. I can conceive of taking a unit like this also to picnics and camping sites for easy cooking plus it will always be available as a 5th burner in my kitchen if needed. I purchased it through Amazon at $199 which is a little more expensive than the Suppentown models but I believe it has a few more features plus I liked the esthetics of the design.