Customer Reviews for GE Profile 36 in. Smooth Top Electric Induction Cooktop in Stainless Steel with 5 Elements

My wife loves everything about it . How fast it cooks and is easy to clean with no knobs sticking up. Thanks

I love it, especially with the correct pans. I'm on my third set, trying to find the best for my preferences. I tried the tri-ply stainless, but due to sticking, it drove me crazy and I didn't want to re-learn how to cook with all stainless. I tried the non-stick pans with only the stainless base & they stink. They took too long to heat up and seemed to heat up only at the stainless base. I finally found stainless with a non-stick coating and now I am VERY pleased. The cooktop works like a dream and the clean up is extremely easy. The simmer (L) function will keep food warm for hours and not overcook. The high (H) function will boil your water in seconds to minutes (depending on the pan size). I don't like knobs, so the touch feature is better, but your fingers must be dry to use them. Any moisture cancels out your touch and they won't work. It would've been nice to have the burners outlined a little more. You can barely tell where the burner is, unless a light is shining down on the cooktop. I'm not sure about the efficiency but assume it will be better than electric. The built in timer is a nice bonus feature. My only wish is that we would've gotten this sooner.

We bought this cooktop from Home Depot about 1 year ago. It's been holding up well. My wife hated the electric cooktop and wanted gas but our house wasn't piped for gas. It would have cost quite a bit to run gas. But she loves this induction cooktop. Some nice things about induction: food doesn't stick to the cooktop. Since the cooktop doesn't get as hot as a standard electric cooktop, spilled foods don't cook onto the cooktop. That makes for easy cleaning. There is some heat transfer from the pan to the cooktop but it's nowhere near as hot as an electric. Heats like gas: The reaction time to when the pan starts heating is almost instantaneous. You put the pan on the top and you can feel the heat start to build up. . Turns off automatically when you take the pot off the top. It looks as good today as it did when we first bought it. Some downsides that are common to all induction is that you have to have special pans. They have to be magnetic. If a magnet doesn't stick to the pot, base, it won't work on this cooktop. They don't have to be expensive. We found some pans from Ikea that work fine. For the 36" cooktop, you'll need a 50 amp line. For the 30" it's a 40 amp. The hook up was simple. 3 wires and you're done. Anyone competent with electrical should be able to hook it up for you if you're not comfortable with it (turn your breaker off).

Great unit easy to keep clean, works like a charm. Don't have to worry about burning your self.

Fastest heat setting ever! Love the temperature controls and the easy to clean maintenance.

We purchased this cooktop in February for our kitchen remodel. It is an amazing induction cooktop. Heats quickly and evenly, and cools immediately. Love the five burners of various sizes as well!

I've only lived in homes with the standard electric cook tops so I can't comment on induction vs. gas. Having said that I will never go back to standard cook tops after using induction. It boggles my mind how fast I bring a giant pot from room temp. to a running boil. The home I purchased had this cooktop already installed so I didn't shop around or compare features but this model seems to be more than sufficient. I should add the cook top is a lot easier to clean as only the pan/pot gets hot and not the element; eliminating much of the 'cooked on' junk you usually have to scrub.

I had my induction cooktop installed during kitchen renovation a month ago. With the Renovation I switched to GE Profile appliances thinking they were upgrade from my LG appliances. Loved induction. Its great! After about a month of cooking on it, two nights ago I heard a pop while cleaning the cooktop. Now the two big burners and the other little burner on that side dont stay on. GE repairman says the board is down and needs to be replaced. This is not the first one he has seen. Only a month. Sure, they will have the parts here in two days and repair it on Monday but its Mother's day weekend and I have a lot of company coming and no working cooktop! Not Happy. The boards are about 1/3 of the price of the cooktop. What am I in for here? Not happy and worried that I decided to switch to GE Profile appliances.

We love this cooktop! Looks great and works perfectly. Be careful dragging pans across the stainless frame because it scratches very easily

I was able to buy this cooktop for about 800 less than the full price as it has been discontinued. I had only read about the plus points of induction cooking and when remodeling my kitchen gas was not an option in my area. So I bought this model and I learned right away from a friend that has one that to know if you have the right pan or not, Simple way to know, if a magnet sticks to the bottom of your pan then your pan will cook correctly. I had to give a way a couple of my pans but I use all-clad and every one of them work beautifully! The even and quick heating still has me in total amazement! love it! will never have anything else.

The new cooktop looks great in our kitchen. Heats up incredibly fast. Easy to control cooking temp, easy to clean. Very happy with this product.

Great looking. Easy clean up. Fast heating. I love it! I will recommend it to all my friends.

I am new to induction. What I do not like is that while i have a burner on I can not set anything else on the cooktop. I do realize that with no burner on that i can lock the cooktop ` that is to be able to set many things on it. Also the first drawer below my cooktop gets unbelievably hot. I actually should call your service department as to how hot the drawer beneith it gets while I am cooking. Also, I often time cook with two small pots, there is no burner to accept a second small pot. Terrible feature. I do of course love that the burner is not hot immediately after i take the pots off of it. I do love how easy even spilt over messes are to clean up. thank you for that awesome feature.

I wanted a GE Product in my remodeled kitchen because a GE Refrigerator that my Parents bought in 1940 is still going strong even though it has never needed a repair!! I enjoy using this induction type, sleek looking, easy to clean cooktop. It accommodates 5 pots/pans and cooks with the responsiveness of gas but is much safer to use because there is no open flame and there are no knobs to clean around. When I am not cooking on it, it can be used as additional counter space. I am hoping my 2009 purchase will perform as well as my Parents' 1940 purchase. So far - so good ...

I had a one burner induction unit and decided to go with induction in my dream kitchen. I will never have anything different. It is the very best. It has surpassed all my expectations. Every one I know wants one. The features are endless and the ease of cleaning us the biggest plus EVER. Just a warm damp cloth and a little drying with a towel and it is perfect.

I have never had a stove top like this before. I would never go back. The quality that this cooks is truly amazing. The ability that it has to heat up a pan so fast is amazing. I would recommend this to anyone! Forget the traditional oven, this is the new way to go!

Bought this induction cooktop and cannot believe how fast it heats up. Once you turn it on the pan is hot, cooks like a dream very little recovery time to heat back up when items are added to the pot. Boils 2 cups of water in 1 minute

Even heat. Gets hot fast for browning. Looks neat & clean. I did have one surprise with a pot that claimed to be 18/8 stainless, but I got an error message & it just did not work. I have learned to take a magnet with me to shop for cookware.

I've been using this cooktop for four months and am totally impressed. A watched pot actually boils quickly. Cleanup is a breeze. The touch controls could be a bit more sensitive, but it works great in every other way.

INSTALLATION WAS EASY. UNIT WORKS GREAT. HEATS WATER TO A ROLLING BOIL QUICKLY AND CONTROLS RETURN TO SIMMER ACCURATELY.

I love love it! Water comes to a boil quickly, food cooks evenly. No worries about touching a hot surface when burners are off. Very easy to clean. Look greats and compliments my kitchen! A great product. Couldn't be happier with my choice.

Glad to have made the change from the old electric cook top. Cleaner and faster.

Has been easy to use. Like how quickly it heats items. Plus the fact it has five burners. Liking the lock controls feature for cleaning the top.

Don't worry if you hear a humming when its on high, that's normal. Love the timer, love that there is an option to lock the controls yet still be able to use the timer. It works just like a gas stove if not faster boil time!! Excellent stovetop, don't buy anything else. I have owned a gas stove, electric stovetop, and this buy far is the best!

I bought the cook top about 3 months ago, and I haven't regretted it for a moment. My wife, who hates to cook, will on occasion use it. The temp control is just like gas, it heats up fast just like gas, and it stops cooking once you lower the temp - just like gas. If there was one item I would change is that the heating eyes are hard to see. I would make them stand out a little more.

I bought this 4 months ago. It has been a pleasure to use. It heats quickly and cleans easily. My only issue was it was very difficult to find pots to match the recommended cooking dimensions. I guess this is an issue with all induction cook tops.

Replaced old electric cooktop with the new induction cooktop when moving into newly-purchased home. Had induction in previous home, and all the induction cookware, so preferred staying with it.

This cooktop performs as well as a gas cooktop with features that are better than a gas cooktop we previously were acustomed to use.

Purchased as part of a new ly built home along with other high end appliances

Only realized that the cooktop required 12 to 14 inches of clearance for proper venting and prevention of combustion at time of installation. So, that utensil drawer I had build on the new island had to go. But it's all good! I love how quickly I can bring a pot to boil now and cleanup is a breeze. Since I can not have natural gas in my kitchen, this is the next best thing.