I love our induction cooktop. I’ve found cooking with it to be equal to gas. We also don’t have much counter space, so it’s great “extender.”

Thank you Jillian. Great to hear from someone who actually uses one! What brand did you get please? Also, have you ever accidentally left a pot of boiling water on it? I didn’t know They have auto shut off so just tossed it. Maybe it was broken as it was cheap counter top one we wanted to try out the technology (and loved it!) thank you.
Jan that was not kind.

Bosch and never had that experience with boiling water. They also cleanup like a breeze. I use Bar Keepers Friend. Love that stuff. Good luck!

Thank you Julian! I’m inspired! I wish they made size 48 inches. Thanks for the tip about bar keepers!

Most of them have a thermal cutoff sensor. meaning if they get too hot they will shut down. Please keep in mind too hot is around 700F 371C (if memory serves me correctly) Which is pretty darn hot. Clearly other things can become issues at those temperatures. An accident is an accident, however if you are going to leave the unit operating unattended for any length of time a reduction in power or shutting down completely is warranted. I have used induction for the last 10 years and I have lost a Samsung unit to just being junk, a whirlpool in my rental for a bad thermal fuse (repaired and still operating) and my current Frigidare. No problems with the Frigidare. None of them have died because the unit was left unattended. If your lucky it will just shut itself down. If not anything from damaged cooking surface to damaged control board or even fire could occur. Please keep in mind maximum power is needed for very few things and any time the unit is set to boost I would not walk away. Only exception to that is if you are trying to boil a very large pot of water and the 10 minute limit will likely expire before the water boils. Even then it is still on high power and it is not wise to walk away for too long. It does not take much to get distracted especially if you have kiddos, chasing fur babies or on the phone just to name a few.

So no, I have never killed a unit in the specific manner you asked about, however clearly that type of failure can be avoided. Get yourself an induction unit, enjoy and be careful.

Thank you! Yes the pot was unattended and dry for maybe 2 or 3 minutes max , not much happened besides egg burned just a little on one side but then the little Amazon plug in induction unit that I was trying broke! (Or maybe it just needed to be reset) thank you. Sounds like you’re a big induction fan. I’ll take any insight you ha e on brands etc! Interesting about Frigidare, I didn’t even see those! So many choices! I’d love a beautiful attached oven range set they make now with an oven below- however, if these things break a lot(sounds like you’ve had problems woth 2 out of 3) it’s bad idea then to have attached oven? The luxury lines cost around $8,000! So you’d have to replace entire cooktop/oven below unit if it broke
I must set a timer because all it takes is a quick run upstairs and distraction to be a few minutes late and get a dry pot! Amazing how quickly they boil water out and how intense the boil is!!(at 460 degrees with a small pot, it doesn’t take a lot of editing which is what I’m used to due to the current gas I have! Gas seems so old fashioned now since I tried out this induction!! Thank you again for the help. They even have combo gas/ indiction ranges now! ( Thermador I believe) may I ask you, have you ever worried about the limited hours life span of indiction? Or is that a non issue?

Please keep in mind that much of what I am about to say is my opinion, so please take it as such. Samsung is a very popular brand and many people purchase it. I personally will never buy another Samsung appliance. For a television or Cellular phone no problem, but appliances no way. The one I had lasted barley over a year and it would have been pricey to fix so I opted to go with the Whirlpool. The Whirlpool is a good brand other than the crappy steam function that is supposed to self clean the oven and the clunky interface to control the cooktop portion. Overall not a bad unit, but would not purchase another one. The Frigidare has been a solid performer for going on four years I believe. It does not have many features (less things to break) but it does an excellent job cooking so that is the important thing.

It is my feeling that a cooktop is a better choice for induction rather than a freestanding range or slide in. The reason is simple, heat. Heat is the enemy of electronics. In a free standing or slide in the oven offers another source of heat. Heat from above and below. Some manufacturers do a good job of dissipating this heat, some not so much. It is ridiculous to ask the consumer to either use the cooktop or the oven but don't use them simultaneously. so again it is my opinion that some units are put to death early because of heat. A cooktop only has to deal with the residual heat produced in the pans and don't have heat rising from the bottom, the odds are better your cooktop will survive longer. That said cooktops fail as well. All that said get whatever you want as far as features. Buy from a reputable retailer and preferably one that has it's own in house service dept. Get a warranty for some piece of mind if you need it and enjoy.

As far as brands, well that will depend on your budget, and what exactly it is your looking for, configuration and features. Simple free standing unit can be had for about $1000 FFIF3054TD This is about as basic as it gets though. No convection feature on the oven for example. Of course the prices just increase from there as you add more features. Frigidare, GE, LG, and Samsung are your more affordable brands. I personally love the Thermador Freedom cooktop, but my better judgement would not allow me to spend 5k on a cooktop while the end result cooked food, is the same. I have never been one to buy things to impress others though, so on that note to each his own. Bosch and Wolf seem to get relatively good reviews from people on here. Miele, Bertazzoni, Fulgor and Fisher and Paykel are a few luxury brands that will help your social status once seen in your kitchen. My personal recommendation if your kitchen configuration currently supports it, is a cooktop and a wall oven. Would I remodel to achieve this, no unless that was already planned. Get us a dollar figure your comfortable spending and I and perhaps a few others will be happy to see what's offered in your price range.