Most definitely I would do it again - I love it! Mine was installed May 2009 but I finally took the time to read about some of its extra features in the operating manual last month. One cool thing I just learned how to do is to set the hob for a certain time and then it automatically turns off. In fact, this week I was cooking something that needed to cook 12 minutes and something else that needed 8 minutes so I set both hobs and they turned off after the set time. Now, how cool is that?

It's possible that I would be just as happy and satisfied with another brand of induction. However, Miele is what I have and if I were to move and redo another kitchen I would have no reason to look for another brand because I've had no problems with Miele.

You are going to enjoy it - I have no doubt about it. Go ahead and hit the order button. It's a good choice. ☺

Yes! I would get another Miele immediately if something happened to mine. It was installed in October last year. Not much of a learning curve; it is pretty intuitive and not complicated. I use the individual timers all the time. It is very reassuring to take the dog outside and know the burner will turn off in ''x'' minutes if she gets distracted or I forget something is cooking. I love how easily it cleans; water is usually all that is needed. The immediate change in heat is awesome after using an electric coil for 28 years. Low is great for melting chocolate and making sauces. You are going to love it. Have fun!

I have a 5 burner Miele and like it, but if I had to do it over again I would get the newly released Thermador CIS365GB, which has the largest and most powerful center burner off induction units at 13" diameter and with an output of 4,600 watts. You can do some large flat pan quasi-wok cooking with that kind of power. It also has the same timers as the Miele--auto shut-off timer available for all elements enables user to set desired cooking times. It also has a 6th separate kitchen timer.

For children safety, it has a panel lockout for child safety.

For safer operation it has a 2-step digital control panel which indicates when elements are hot or very hot.

It has an anti-overflow system which prevents spills by automatically shutting off and sounding alarm when liquids are detected on cooking surface.

It has a touch panel blue light illumination which indicates any of 17 power selections.

It has Powerboost which allows the maximum power level to be exceeded for a short period of time.

On the large 13" diameter center burner which has a maximum of 4,600 watts, also accomodates a total of 3 diameter sizes.

Cooksmart: 9 pre-programmed cooking modes.

Sensor Dome: Retractable sensor measures the heat of the pot and keeps the temperature consistent.

Again, it has the largest (13" diameter) and most powerful (4,600 watts) round heating element on the market.

The cooktop finish comes in either standard black or in a silver-mirrored finish, depending on your design taste.

Greg

Another big fan of the Miele induction here; I've been using mine since
june 2008 ; I have the 36 inches. I rented a condo in Fl this winter, it has an electric smoothtop and it drove me bonkers, I missed my induction.

I have a 5 burner Miele and I like it, but if I were buying a new model today I would definitely choose one of the induction units in the Thermador CIT365 family. For one, they are the most powerful on the market (they have the largest diameter burner--13") and this burner is capable of cranking out 4,600 watts, almost a 1,000 watts more than anyone elses large burner.

Like the Miele, which has 5 turn-off timers, the Thermador also has 5 turn-off timers, but also has a 6th alarm clock timer. The 5 burner Miele (its top of the line) has a total output of 10,200 watts, while the Thermador top of the line has 10,800 watts.

The Miele has 12 cooking levels, while the Thermador has 17 levels. They both have pot size recognition. The Miele has spill detection, while the Thermador one-ups it with anti-overflow system, which prevents spills by automatically shutting off and sounding alarm when liquids are detected on cooktop surface.

They both have residual heat indicators. The Miele has a memory function that can store up to 5 procedures. The top of the line Thermador has a CookSmart feature that has 9 pre-programmed cooking modes.

The Miele's largest burner is 11" and is 2.5 kW, with boosting to 3.1 and 3.6 kW's. The Thermador has largest 13" diameter burner with 2 smaller diameters. They have succeeding outputs of unboosted 2.2 kW's, 2.6 kW's, and 3.3 kW's, while with boosting it boasts 4.6 kW's.

The Miele has a safety lock function and the Thermador has a child-proof lockout. I imagine they are basically the same functions. The Miele has over-heating protection, while the top of the line Thermador has a Sensor Dome which has a retractable sensor that measures the heat of the pot and keeps the temperature consistent. The Thermador function here is far more sophisticated as overheating becomes a non-issue when temperatures are kept consistent.

Miele has a stop-and-go mode, which temporarily reduces all settings to low. While Thermador doesn't have this feature it counters with a more sophisticated keep warm function.

Miele has an overtime auto shut-off. Not exactly sure what the purpose of this is, unless it is for if the cook falls asleep and the cooktop eventually shuts off. But with timers that perform shut-off functions on both cooktops, it seems like a redundant system. I think the Sensor Dome feature on the Thermador that measures the heat of the pot and keeps the temperature consistent is far more useful. This feature is great for long-term simmering and other heat levels that are required for longer periods of time, such as with soups, stock, stews, etc.

With all these features it makes one wonder why anyone would ever want as their main cooktop one that is powered by gas. With induction there is no danger of Carbon Monoxide, which is always part of the incomplete combustion of gas. Nevermind some other volatile gases that are emitted from gas. And if you forget about a pot on the fire with gas, you will at minimum destroy the pot and at maximum start a fire.

Of course there are a couple advantages to gas, such as roasting peppers over open flame and being able to more easily wok cook.

If I had to do it all over again I would get the Thermador and a separate high-powered gas hob for wok cooking.

Greg

The Miele actually has 23 power levels. See programming option in manual.

Here is a link that might be useful: Miele Induction Manual