Hi, I bought an induction range about a year ago. I like it but it has the touch screen with buttons on the front. I often lean on or accidentally touch the buttons while I am cooking, changing the temperature by accident. Very annoying! I wish I got one with knobs, or with controls that aren’t so front and center.

I can tell you the one I hope is finally released in the US by Miele. For over 5 years Germany etc. has had full surface choices in 50hz. We need 60hz. versions. Spring Kitchen & Bath Show will tell the story. You can see them on the German site. Full surface will heat a griddle.

I have a Wolf Professional series range. Love it.

Wolf also has a selection of induction cooktops: Wolf Cooking Product Search | Ranges, Cooktops, Rangetops, & Built-In Ovens

My sister’s Wolf Transitional 36” cooktop

I don't have a love relationship with any appliances - well maybe my SubZero refrigerator - but I like the Bosch cooktop I bought last year. It has a bridge feature but I only use it for my large, oval dutch oven - not a griddle or anything like that. It has taken a while to get used to the controls that require you to select the hob before you change the setting. My other range doesn't require that but I didn't like the layout and/or controls of the other cooktops I looked at.

CC, thanks for saying that about accidentally changing the temps! I had not thought of that. I would prefer knobs anyway, and this is one more reason.

3katz, thanks for mentioning the Dutch oven. I forgot about considering mine, and if it would not heat evenly.

I've been gradually learning and cooking on the Gaggenau full surface induction top. (<- link)

I had a Thermador gas cooktop prior.

There are 84 (?) individual induction coils that sense the pot being placed and activate the coils underneath it so there's no predefined landing zones - the entire surface is induction and adapts to any size / shape of pan. I think it can handle 4 or 5 different pieces. It also recognizes if you remove the pan to add something and then set it back down, it will pick up the prior setting.

It boils water quickly - there's a boost function that is great. The controls are digital and take a LITTLE getting used to but they are not too cumbersome. The top also reacts quickly to turning up or down, so similar to gas in that regard.

I have a flush mount installation that looks very clean. Being able to place pots on silicone rounds that contain any spill / boilover has been great and it's super easy to keep clean.

Because I am not combusting in the house, I probably could go without using my hood for things like a slow simmer in the winter (where the increased humidity would be welcome) but I have been using the hood so far.

Still learning - but very happy with the performance thus far and the flushmount, clean aspect is something I couldn't get with gas.

We have a GE Cafe range, with double oven, and I just love it. It has knobs, not panels, and it is easy to use.

3katz4me - I tested a lot of induction cooktops and ranges before deciding on our Miele range, and found that my body chemistry just didn’t work well touch controls. I recently tried the 42” Miele cooktop, and that one worked much better for me for some reason.

akrogirl32: "my body chemistry just didn’t work well [with] touch controls."

Huh? Body chemistry?

I love my Bosch induction cooktop. The levels are precise, it's quiet, and I like the seamless look with no knobs. I have a blue and white kitchen and bought the white Bosch induction cooktop from Amazon uk six years ago, and now they don't sell it. (I started a new thread asking for ideas on what to do now that I've cracked the glass.) Happy shopping!

We replaced our gas cooktop last year with the Ikea Nedersta, 36" wide with 5 burners and a bridge. I haven't used the bridge yet so can't comment on that feature. Love the cooktop overall and it's under $1000.

I thought I wanted knobs and was hesitant to go with touch controls. I'm SO glad we got the touch controls b/c it makes cleaning so easy. I can clean the entire cooktop in about 90 seconds including drying with a microfiber. With the old gas cooktop I had to remove the grates and all knobs then clean around the burners and the posts for the knobs - it was very tedious and time-consuming so I hated cleaning it.

Link: Nedersta cooktop

Induction is great and has its place but I can't imagine being in love with it like I am with my Bluestar rangetop. I would forever miss the feel of cooking with a flame. That said, the ideal setup for me would be a gas rangetop that also has an induction area. I like induction of course for boiling water and for things that I set and forget like my morning whole grain porridge that I cook on an induction countertop burner for exactly one hour and 5 minutes at power level two. That level of precision and consistency is extremely difficult with gas. The problem with the countertop induction burner is it's only 1800w because it plugs into the wall.

Not to hijack, but I was wondering about full induction. Do you have to remove everything from the cooktop lest it activate the induction? Or can you turn one pot off and keep another on?

On my full induction - the top senses each pot, installs a graphic on the touch screen (in the size, shape and placement of the actual pan) and to activate that pan, you select the pot, a scroll wheel pops up, and you set the power level. If you have another one, you select that graphic, spin the touch wheel and set its level. I can have up to 5, I believe)

If you move the first pot (like need to add something so you momentarily take it off - add something and go back) it says "ah - you're back, pot! I will restart you at same power level" even if it's in an entirely different place.

Thanks, just_janni!

I’m glad you like the little messages janni - you paid a premium for them. I’ve always loved the look of Gaggenau - I’m a minimalist and a modernist at heart - but their appliances also have a comical quality to them, as if someone decided to take away every knob and dial they could and still call it an oven. Now’s the time on Sprockets when we dance.💃

The Themador CIT30YWBB ($5800) 30" 1 Element cooktop and the Gaggenau CX482611 30" 1 Element cooktop are basically the same product but Bosch will charge a lot more for the Gaggenau brand.