Product Description

An extra burner for busy kitchens. An elegant venue for indoor/outdoor entertaining. This cooktop can do it all, using energy-efficient, money-saving induction technology that's fast, safe, reliable and a favorite of professional chefs. One-year warranty. Model 670040240.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3277 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Fagor
• Model: 670040240
• Released on: 2008-04-01
• Dimensions: 2.50" h x 12.00" w x 14.00" l, 9.25 pounds

Features

• This energy efficient induction cooktop has no flames or fumes, and the surface around the pot remains cool to the touch; food will not stick to the glass, making cleanup a breeze; heat adjustments are immediate. Rapid cooking precision at your fingertips!
• Use this eco-friendly cooktop in your kitchen as an extra cooking zone, or take it outside for a barbecue! Its stylish design makes it a perfect centerpiece on the table for entertaining dishes, or just to keep foods warm. Perfect for dorms, RVs and boats.
• Durable, easy-to-clean & high quality glass surface; sleek touch controls on the smooth glass surface; temperature ranges from 190 to 430 degrees, with 6 power levels; built-in count-down digital timer, up to 180 minutes.
• Safe to use: unit will not generate heat and will shut off after 60 seconds if no cookware is detected; includes a Child Safety Lock; for added peace of mind, it will turn off automatically after a certain period of time in case it is left on accidentally.
• Compact and lightweight for easy handling: 14 x 12 x 2.5 inches, less than 8 pounds; 1 year warranty; uses regular household, 110V electric supply; UL approved.

Customer Reviews

Disgraceful quality control
This product is worthless. It would not detect Fagor's own cookware on the surface. So, it beeped continually and turned itself off. The instruction manual is horrible and the controls on the cooktop are all but unusable. You might as well throw your money in the street.

Induction cooking is great, but not this model
This was my first experience with induction cooking, and, like everyone else says, it's fantastic. Keeps the kitchen cool, heats things faster, offers precise control, environmental, easy to clean - all good stuff.

But I'm going to try a different brand next time I buy an induction cooktop. Here's why:

1) There are only six heat settings. I've found that to simmer many items, I need a setting in between 2 and 3. So I have to stand over it and manually switch between the two.

2) It appears to cycle on and off (at least on setting 3). A pot of stuff will bubble for a while, then stop, then bubble for a while, etc. I don't know if this is normal for an induction cooktop, but obviously it isn't very smooth.

3) The controls are indeed difficult to get used to, though it can be done. You need to give them a rather sharp tap, instead of just pressing them. There's also a delay, so if you want to turn the heat down from 6 to 1, you have to tap at certain intervals.

4) It seems to produce a hot spot in the center of the pan. That part will bubble when the edges stay cooler. I don't know if this is normal with induction cooking. I use All-Clad pans.

All told, these negatives don't outweigh the positive experience of using an induction cooktop. But I'll try another brand next time. And there will be a next time, because compared to my lousy electric stove, induction cooking is wonderful!

GREAT PRODUCT
Once you use this cooktop, you will not want to cook any other way. This is instant control of heat so important to cooking and the cooktop is easy to use, safe, and very well made. I look forward to using it! Any pot or pan that a magnet will stick to will work with it. A well made product.