Go use one. You’ll sell yourself.

You might want to search Discussions using the keyword induction and you should find many threads.

Here's my selling (I have had slide in induction for five years): Cleaning

IMO,

Pros:

Easy to clean.

Does not pump heat and fumes into your house. We live in the Gulf South, and it's hard enough down here to keep your house cool in the summer, so I don't want to have the stove pumping more heat into the house.

Safer for kids to use which matters to me be I teach kids to cook at a very young age.

Nice flat landing place /serving place for things coming out of the oven (I put a towel or wood board down first).

Looks nice.

Very fast response when you change the temperature.

Boils water very fast.

Some have auto shut off features which I use for things like rice where I set the timer for 12 minutes or so after turning heat down and walk away bc it'll shut off automatically.

Great for braise recipes bc you can keep a pot on a very low temperature for a long time and it will not burn and no flame to go out.

Can use it to slow cook.

Energy efficient.

I like to soften butter in a stainless mixing bowl on 1, speeds up your softening for baking.

You can get rid of some of your small appliances such as slow cooker, rice cooker, plug in teapot, bc the induction stove will do all that for you, so your counters will be less cluttered.

If you want, you can have things like oil, vinegar, spices etc near the stove and they won't be exposed to as much heat as with a flame. I have a niche above stove where I keep olive oil etc on a little shelf and I wouldn't want it always exposed to so much heat.

There are probably more pros that I am forgetting about. I have a very big family and we scratch cook everyday. Having the induction cooktop has been great. I love it so much. Will never go back to gas or a regular electric stove.

Cons:

Might require you to upgrade your electrical to your panel.

If you lose power frequently you can't cook inside unless you have a generator (we lose power sometimes bc of hurricanes but after the storm passes it comes back quickly bc of buried lines, and we use the outside grill in the meantime). So if you live somewhere that you lose power for many days frequently you might want to stick with gas.

You need to tell the kids and hubby (in my case anyway) to be a little more careful, such as "don't drop a cast iron skillet on the glass." I like to cook with cast iron for certain things, but had to tell 2 people in the family that they are not allowed to bc I'm afraid they will not be careful and will break the glass top.

If you are in love with your pots and pans and they don't work with induction you'll be sad. Not a problem for me; I gave any non-induction compliant things to older kids for their apartments.

If you are considering it for a rental property or vacation house that you rent or is used frequently by a bunch of family and friends, some people might not be used to using induction and be confused by the controls and timers.

You still need to teach kids about being around a gas flame. Example, daughter was babysitting and making dinner for the kids and she got a burn from the people's gas stove bc she just wasn't used to being around the flame. She's okay, but after that I made sure to teach the kids about working near a gas stove and we went over to my parent's house to practice.

If you're a very adventurous chef and you do things like flambe and charring peppers over an open flame, you'll be sad. That does not apply to me. I don't flambe and I char my peppers outside or in the oven.

I can't think of any more cons but someone who is in love with their gas stove probably will have some more to add to the list that I didn't think of.

AJCN, SOLD!!!

Note: Ours doesn't have a bridge feature which I wish it had. If it ever breaks or we move, I will buy one with a bridge. But when we remodeled Bosch didn't have a bridge. They came out with one the year after we remodel so I was bummed.

If you're looking for a bargain, Walmart is selling the Frigidaire FGIH3047VF 30" Gallery Series Induction Range for an incredible $1200. Act fast!

Frigidaire product webpage.

>>>"I prefer not to spend more than $2400."<<<

Slide-in induction ranges with bridging elements are not available on models within that price limit. However, you can still bridge across two similarly sized hobs on most induction ranges these days. Some few models' user guides forbid doing that, (Have to download and read the guides to find which do and do not allow it.) For those that do, bridging will work much as it does when using a regular gas range. That is to say that the griddle or roasting pan will tend to be hotter directly over the burners and less so in the areas around and between them except to the extent your particular roasting pan or griddle can conduct/spread the heat. (Yet another instance of some do well and some not so much.)

You might or might not want to get rid of countertop appliances like Instant Pots, rice cookers, and/or slow cookers. Those have fire and forget convenience and built-in timers. I do not know of any Induction ranges priced at or below $2400 that offer timer-controlled hobs. (The prices of the ones that I know of that do have timer controls --- Bosch induction ranges, for example --- start at over $3000.)

From recently helping a friend sort through a similar search, I'm recalling the following four slide-in induction models as often being available for around $2400 and less. (The advertised prices may vary from one dealer to another and some of the prices fluctuate, especially with holiday weekend discount sales.)

* Frigidaire Gallery FGIH3047

* LG LSE 4616

* Samsung NE58R960

* GE Profile PHS930

If interested in the Frigidaire, the deal that wdccruise found on the Frigidaire may be worth checking into if you are comfortable buying online from a third party through Walmart.com. Be careful, though, as that is an unusually low price for a stove which is more typically offered at prices between $1700 to $1999. The "free delivery" might be just be drop ship to your front curb, too.

Also, have a look at your kitchen's power set-ups. Does it already have a 240v/208v outlet for a stove? If so, is it a 40 amp or 50 amp circuit? 40 Amp circuits have been most common. As best I can recall off the top of my head, all four of the above models will run on a 40 amp circuit. Newer wiring tends to be 50 amp circuits. If that's what you have, it won't keep you from using a new 40 amp stove because 40 amps is a minimum specification requirement, not a maximum limit. Since you are remodeling the kitchen, you probably should look into upgrading the circuit, anyway, if you have one. Old 240v outlets are made for three conductor plugs (three blades) while newer outlets (both 40 Amp and 50 Amp) are supposed to four-conductor sockets (four prongs on the plug.) . When you buy the stove, you will find that power cords are sold separately as a "required accessory." You want to be sure to get the cord that fits your kitchen's outlet.

I would recommend downloading and reviewing user guides (downloadable as PDFs) and that, if at all possible, you find showroom with floor models. Hooked up units would be great if you can find a place that will allow demo cooking, but, at least where I live, that only happens with premium priced models. But, if you can at least find some floor models, take some of your regularly used pot combinations and see how they fit together on the burners. Burner layouts can differ and you might maybe like one better than others. Also, with the user guide in hand, see how you like or don't like reaching for and handling the control locations. Maybe you like or dislike either touchpads or knob controls? (The GE and Frigidaire have touchpad controls; the LG and Samung have knobs fror the burners). Maybe you like or dislike one brand's touchpad location?

I love our induction range. The cooktop is always clean because it is literally impossible to burn on a mess. It's just as responsive as gas and heats liquids up very fast. It's so much safer - you can't melt or light anything on fire. You will have to buy compatible cookware. We were due for new cookware so that was fine with me. I have the GE Cafe (with double oven option) and you can sync burners to use a griddle for example but I don't use that feature often. It's a bit out of your price range but honestly worth it to get what you really want. There is no way I would ever use a radiant electric cooktop again.

I was able to bridge on my 1983 Kenmore induction cooktop as well as my 2010 Windcrest. Is Windcrest still a thing? :P

I still toy with the idea of replacing my high powered gas range with induction. I've long been sold on the cooktop. I just don't know if I want the electric oven that goes with it...

Switching to induction was the best decision we made. I loathed cleaning our gas cooktop and I was the only one who ever did it. The induction is insanely easy to keep clean, no food burnt on the top, and my husband finally cleans it too since it’s so easy. That was my number one reason for switching, but all of the other benefits mentioned above are a plus. We did get the Ge cafe because I like the actual knobs vs electric panels and it had the ability to bridge two burners for a griddle. I will never go back to gas.

Thank you everybody!

Anyone have a sense for why the Frigidaire model (though highly rated!) is so much less costly than the other brands?

It's always been that way. But if you look at the prices for induction in Britain/EU you'll see many low priced options. Our prices are really too high.

When I had our kitchen renovated I had an induction cooktop installed and I absolutely love it. We are selling our home of 25 years to move into another property that we own. That kitchen has gas so another complete kitchen renovations I’ll be in the works. I don’t want to be without induction and since this will be our last home I want what I want.