I love these boards for detailed appliance reviews, so I thought I would add mine of our Smeg induction range in the 36 inch width. The range was purchased from our local appliance shop for around $5k Canadian (on sale). I cook a LOT, so this range has been put through the paces over the past five months.

Positives:

• The range is sleek and looks very nice in our kitchen.
• It is super easy to clean the range top.
• The burners heat up well (except for one, see below) and water boils very quickly.
• The oven heats up quickly.
• The middle burner is large and can accommodate our large pots and cast iron pans
• The controls are dials which I like so much better than a touch screen.
• The control panel on the top shows the temperature of each burner at a glance, which is useful when you are multitasking.
• The oven bakes cakes very evenly, including sponge cakes and custards and other delicate items. It does a good job of roasting veggies and an excellent job of cooking homemade pizzas (one at a time).

Negatives:

• Dealing with Smeg Canada's warranty has been a nightmare! The front right burner does not work properly (only turns on 1/ 20 tries), and we have been fighting with Smeg for months to get it fixed. It is brand new and under warranty (and we bought the extended warranty), but Smeg contracts out their warranty through Royco, who contracts it out through Transglobal, who contracts it out to a local service person, and they have been giving us the run-around for four months. We phoned our favourite local repair shop prior to purchasing the range and they said that they happily service Smeg, but Royco and Transglobal refuse to allow us to use them, and instead sent our file to "Admin Review" since we dared ask to switch to our service provider. We are otherwise happy with our stove, but I would urge caution before purchasing because we have not received repairs despite waiting four months!
• The oven is quite shallow in depth. I was surprised that it does not fit a regular sheet pan front to back. I thought that it would be more spacious than the cheap 30" Kenmore stove that came with the house, but the oven capacity seems similar (despite our Smeg being 36" wide).
• The induction magnet heats up only the area in the pan directly over top of the magnet, including when I use cast iron pans (which are supposed to spread heat quite evenly). The burners are far more uneven than when using gas or electric. When searing meat in a cast iron pan, the center can be burning while the outside is flabby and white. Our cast iron pan is 11 inches in diameter, which is suitable for the middle element according to the manual, but there is clear unevenness in temperature across the pan. I make up for it by shifting the pieces around more, but it definitely has the most uneven burners I have ever cooked on. This does not affect liquids, and puddings and pastry creams have cooked up fine (although I am stirring those like crazy, so that is probably why).
• I find it hard to get nice crispy skin on chicken cooked in the oven. I am experimenting with all of the different convection options, but so far I haven't found one that crisps like our old GE wall oven. Sometimes the convection results in quite uneven cooking, which surprised me as I assumed the circulated air would increase evenness in cooking.
• The four outer burners are quite small, so if you cook with large pots and pans like I do, there is only one element that can accommodate them. Do not even consider the 30" Smeg if you like large pots/ pans, since it has only four small elements! I do like the placement of the large element in the center. When I need a large pot and pan, if the pot has a liquid it goes on one of the smaller burners (for pasta water, for example), so that the meat can go in the pan on the center burner. If I need two large pans (for tortillas for example), I have to use a large pan on a small element which only heats directly above the magnet. I don't imagine that the bridge function works at all, since the heat would still only be concentrated over the magnets, but I haven't tried it because I don't have a cast iron griddle.
• The induction elements are pretty noisy. There are lots of buzzing noises when using the burners (less with cast iron, but still pretty noisy). I have excellent hearing and I hate the noise. In the beginning I wore ear protectors but now I am more used to it and I try to tune it out with our ventilation fan!

Overall we would be pretty pleased with the range if we could get Smeg to service it. I am not sure why they are doing such a poor job fulfilling their warranty, but hopefully they will get it sorted so that we can use our front element! I will update you if they manage to get it serviced so that if you are trying to decide between ranges you will know if Smeg's service can be trusted in Canada.

If you have any questions, let me know and I will do my best to answer them!