Top 6 Best Induction Cooktops for Your Kitchen in 2023

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Are you considering upgrading your kitchen with the most efficient cooking style? In this video, we review the best induction cooktops for 2023. Learn about the top models, features, and brands of these induction cooktops.
Induction cooktops have gained immense popularity due to their exceptional efficiency and precise control over cooking temperatures. However, buying an induction cooktop has become a challenge lately.
At the end of the video, you'll discover how induction cooking could benefit you personally and gain a better understanding of how this innovative technology works.
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Models featured in this video:
Gaggenau CX492611 - www.yaleappliance.com/product...
Bosch Benchmark NITP660SUC - www.yaleappliance.com/product...
Wolf CI36560T/S - www.yaleappliance.com/product...
Fisher & Paykel CI365PTX4 - www.yaleappliance.com/product...
Signature Kitchen Suite SKSIT3601G - www.yaleappliance.com/product...
Café Appliances Café Appliances CHP95362MSS
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:26 Gaggenau CX492611
1:32 Bosch Benchmark NITP660SUC
2:34 Wolf CI36560T/S
3:20 Fisher & Paykel CI365PTX4
3:56 Signature Kitchen Suite SKSIT3601G
4:54 Café Appliances Café Appliances CHP95362MSS

[@huebui8470]

I've been watching countless videos about induction cooktops to decide if I'd replace my old halogen cooktop. Now finally, I found the exact information Iwas looking for in this video, which is if induction cooktops can allow me to control the cooking heat in tiny variations of degrees. Thank you so much.

[@bluedrummajor2876]

I'm so tired of touch screen controls. When they were first introduced, I loved them because they were a novelty. Now they're everywhere, and I can't stand them. Give me a dial/knob controlled device please.

[@spencer476]

So you like what others don’t have? Not sure of your point here. If you take away the issue of who else has them and who doesn’t, which controls do you actually prefer?

[@ferdburfel7447]

They're purely there to wow the shopper in the showroom. You're right. They're awful.

[@nomennescio6209]

BlueStar has an induction cooktop with knobs.

[@mdbbox5660]

Frigidaire has cooktops with knobs.

[@tomm7505]

We bought a JennAir induction cooktop (JIC4536KS) in March 2024 and it has worked very well so far. Easy controls and fast heating.

[@datsuntoyy]

Have you noticed that the touch controls don't work unless it's perfectly clean? we have that issue on the cooktop and oven with our jenn air.

[@Obtuse94]

Great video! I know this was aimed at 36 inch cooktops, but it would be great to see a similar list for smaller (like tiny house sized) cooktops.

[@YaleAppliance1]

Great idea!

[@purpleslurple5149]

Agreed! I only want two burners on my induction cook top, as 99.9% of my cooking is done with 2 or fewer burners. For the only exception--Thanksgiving--i have 2 portable induction burners that I can put out for something to simmer, etc, and keep out of my main work area. But am also hoping for the bridge feature so I could use a griddle on my cooktop. And want it completely flush with the counter. Does this exist? 🤞😅

[@Notturnoir]

@@purpleslurple5149Miele had a smaller 3 pot induction, specifically w/ a bridge btwn 2. I like the bridge as well b/c I like using odd shaped oblong pans (similar to griddle but prettier)

[@laurelcosten1012]

I have the new 30” Wolf and love it!

[@ferdburfel7447]

That Gaggenau is CRAP. I have one. I hate it. The touch screen functions badly, even after several years trying to get used to it, the scrolling function remains unreliable and requires multiple attempts to adjust. And the "put the pot anywhere" feature is a fraud. Pots do not heat evenly with those scattered induction units. I curse the damened thing every time I use it. DO NOT BUY.

[@craigritchie8470]

And I just spent an hour just trying to find a dealer in NC just to get a price! Unsuccessfully I might add. None of the web sites will post it. If you make it this hard just to buy it I can’t imagine what the customer service is like.

[@YaleAppliance1]

Its not me....

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

Thanks, I’ll give that one a miss.

[@michaeldaugherty1933]

As always excellent production of video! Shanon stoner, does a good job of getting a lot of information to the viewer in a very pleasant way!

[@AWS102]

It would be nice to see some more 48” cooktop options. Do you have any information about upcoming product releases?

[@YaleAppliance1]

I know companies are headed in that drection...Just dont know exactly when.

[@rebelliousraven]

Any updates? I'd like to see more 36-48 inch color induction ranges

[@CoachOcean]

Great video! My wife and I have watched this videos a few times in the last 24 hours. We originally thought about getting the Wolf CI36560TS. But now we’re trying to decide between the Gaggenau CX492611, the Thermador CIT36YWB Freedom or the Bosch NITP660SUC Benchmark. Which do you recommend? My wife really likes the idea of being able place cookware anywhere on the cooktop.

[@YaleAppliance1]

If that is the case, look at Gaggenau and Thermador.

[@ferdburfel7447]

Don't do it! The Gaggenau/Thermador are awful.

[@tatsianamalashonak7839]

Why? can you please specify? I was thinking about getting freedom cooktop. @@ferdburfel7447

[@craigritchie8470]

@@ferdburfel7447 Why?

[@DouglasStClair-zc8lx]

In what way does the gaggenau have more functionality than the thermador freedom? From what I can see the thermador has 56 'zones' vs 48 on the gaggenau and does the same thing?

[@YaleAppliance1]

The Gaggenau can do different configurations.....

[@Ingridpalatinus]

Surprised you didn't mention Miele Induction cooktops. Wondering how they rate among the above brands

[@YaleAppliance1]

So am I, but they won't their new products until later this year.

[@datsuntoyy]

Question: I have a small jennair inductive cook top. We've had it 2 years. Last week we were cooking pasta in a 10 qt stock pot half full of water. it was an enameled steel pot. Two small spots the size of a pea burned through the coating, damaged the metal and seared the pasta inside the pot turning the bottom black, which won't come off. The cook top glass melted in those two spots. What happened? Service is to come out soon but how is that possible? We've used that same pot many times, never an issue.

[@YaleAppliance1]

Hmmm....all that glass is made by the same company. Not a usual problem.....

[@hastensavoir7782]

Why no Miele?

[@MichelleK765]

It is interesting to me that Bosch and Gaggenau are on your Best of list, but not Thermador?

[@YaleAppliance1]

Didnt have the inventory to sell last year

[@riakata]

The GE cooktop is not good. It literally tripped GFI breakers on other circuits, and then failed completely after install so I can see why it doesn't get service calls because it just dies. When the service tech took it apart the RFI/EMI filter (the thing that stops interference from feeding backwards) was a literally in a tiny plastic potch with a X/Y cap soldered directly onto the leads!?!? and the power board let out the magic smoke and was burnt and the tech basically said the entire unit would need to be replaced we ended up just returning the unit because before it failed rapidly it also made way way more noise with the same pans we used on an old inductiion stove, it also lets of ultra-sonic levels of coil wine from the power board, and then randomly shut down, and then of course completely died. It is likely not EMI/RFI compliant can't have GFCI breakers in the same panel and when it fails the surge protector in the panel likely saved other devices. The real kicker is a found out the design is very old which would explain the whole tacked on EMI/RFI filter and sketchy design. It has just been re-released over and over again with very minor updates.

[@jstones9872]

why are there no 48" or 8 zone induction cooktops?

[@YaleAppliance1]

Good question.....

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Power draw of these is 6,000 to 8,000 Watts so going larger means an even bigger power draw and heavy duty wiring as well as fuses. In the UK we love our phenomenal single burner Tefal induction hob which runs off a standard 13 amp plug but larger multi burner hobs require installation of 10mm wiring and 32 amp fuse at least.

[@riakata]

I don't understand why people don't just take a modern high end portable induction hob cooker from china and shove a bunch into a cooktop. I have a 2400W xiaomi induction cooker with 100 power levels, smooth switching between power levels, direct contact temperature measurement, wifi control, control knob I tore the whole thing down and the control board is basically a work of art and looks like an apple computer inside with extremely high quality components for an induction cooker and a extremely well designed airflow path for cooling. If any company took a bunch of those and shoved it into a 36 inch cooktop I would buy it. Crazy thing is it costs 130$ (double a cheapo induction hob) but it probably is going to last forever and the fancy physical knob with LCD display inside are super handy. I love induction stoves and have one for decades now but they are pretty loud, and in north america it seems like they have not been innovating very much in the built in induction space due to the low market penetration it seems. On the induction hob it has instant heat, simmer, can grill, boil, hold temperature, overheat, overboil, timer, ... all on a portable hob... (I did wire some 240V outlets so I can just plug it directly into the wall in north america and still be code compliant)

[@nunyabisnass1141]

You answered your own question. If the thing breaks no one will be able to fix it if it's "like an iPhone." Also, who the eff needs wifi for a frickin stove? It heats your food, it's not doing your taxes and baby sitting your kids while you ignore them.

[@tomm7505]

@@nunyabisnass1141 "...who the eff needs wifi for a frickin stove?" My sentiment exactly. I will never understand why anyone needs kitchen appliances to be "smart" or have TVs in refrigerator doors, etc. Gimmicks that will do nothing to enhance working in the kitchen and just more things to break or go wrong.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

In the UK I have a single burner 2,300 watt Tefal induction hob which is brilliant running off a 13 amp plug. Problem with sticking six of them into a 36 inch cooktop is pulling over 10,000 watts at full power requiring at least 10mm wiring and perhaps a 40 amp fuse in UK.......

[@JameeSchrader]

Nice review but the vocal fry is painful!!! Please use spokespeople that aren't affected by this hideous trend.

[@w.miller7282]

These cooktops are beautiful but with limitations on cookware , gas is still my number 1 choice.

[@nunyabisnass1141]

Psst...rbis is a propaganda channel because some states are trying to phase out gas appliances.

[@mdbbox5660]

More cookware has started to shift to accommodate induction cooktops. You were previously restricted to stainless, cast iron, or carbon steel on induction. It seems like induction compatible affordable nonstick anodized aluminum cookware didn't exist 5 years ago, but the landscape has changed and there are a lot of new good options. You can even find pricey copper cookware that is compatible with induction now.

[@022141able]

Do not like cooking with stainless steel, everything sticks to it.

[@YaleAppliance1]

I use butter....seems to work. Wonder how my cholesterol numbers are, but at least my pans are clean.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

@@YaleAppliance1butter, preferably grass fed organic, is 1000x better for your health than any vegetable or seed oil, which is highly processed and chemically treated. Don’t worry about high cholesterol, overhyped and not supported by evidence. But triglyceride is your enemy.

[@YaleAppliance1]

I totally agree...seed oils are a problem

[@Notturnoir]

Let it heat up properly for 2-3 mins before adding oil

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

I know you can’t beat gas.

[@YaleAppliance1]

yes you can :)

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

@@YaleAppliance1 I hope you’re right, as many new homes being built are now electric only , well here in Victoria they are phasing out gas.

[@nunyabisnass1141]

I recently watched an ad where tou stated that induction cook tops are gainin popularity. That is a bimd faced lie implying ppl are choosing induction stoves, when they are not. What is happening is a few states have begun phasing out gas cooking because rhey consider it less environmentally friendly. Its actually more environmentally friendly but the reason rhey want to phase it out is because they dont want to incur the cost of maintaining 50-100+ year old gas lines they've refused to ro address ro rhe last 30 years. That is literally why induction heaters and stove sales are going up, because ppl arent able to buy gas alternatives. This channel is pure propaganda.

[@YaleAppliance1]

Appliance propaganda? Thats a new one. Let me rephrase then: People are buying induction because: 1. The performance is better (not propaganda) 2. They are worried about venting (They should) 3. They live in a multi unit complex and now have to because of regulations 4. They are worried about the effects of gas on the environment Hows that?

[@nunyabisnass1141]

@@YaleAppliance1 so you are conceding points 3&4, while 1&2 are matters of opinion that just happen to align with your sales pitch? That's funny. What's also funny is that natural gas was promoted as being more environmentally friendly than electric appliances until 2016. I would think that if anyone wanted to make a case for the environmental impact and the cost/benefit analysis of electric stoves, the place one might want to start is service life, access to authorized maintenance and average ticket times, dollar to Watt hour ratios, and projected energy savings compared to gas over time while accounting for energy price fluctuations. But let's leave all of that for a later video. One question I do want to ask is, how many of those units and brands supply a service manual with a troubleshooting guide that the average person can perform themselves, and will address the most common issues likely to affect those units?

[@skarlettin]

Have you owned an induction cooktop? I had one for 5 years, then, after moving to a country that doesn't use them, I have been cursing ceramic and gas tops ever since. Ceramic is awful because it is slow and everything burns to the glass. With gas.. well, the cleaning part is bad enough for me to never get one if I have a choice. I prefer to spray and wipe once, not disassemble my whole cooktop first. If you haven't owned an induction, you do not understand what you are talking about. Everyone should try it, it does ruin you.

[@YaleAppliance1]

No...I happen to live in a state with a gas ben on multi unit housing. Personally, I just want people to be happy with their stove whether gas or electric..... To your point, all this electricity means more unfriendly power plants. However, to their point, gas produces more harmful toxins in your home (proven) in an older system that leaks gas throughout.

[@munchingsquirrel5067]

I have both gas and induction and I choose induction practically all the time. It's a no brainer: no fumes, much more efficient, lots of power, simple to clean and on sunny days I can use the power from my own solar panels for cooking.