I have drawers under my GE Monogram induction cooktop. The top (6.25" high) drawer is just a fake drawer front, but the middle (11.25" high) and bottom (12.5" high) drawers are real. They are great: I use them for storing pots and pans.

You should read the clearance specs from Electrolux. Each manufacturer is different: GE has a higher than usual clearance requirement, I understand, at 12": but the tops of my pots are 12" below the bottom of the cooktop.

As I understand it, the clearance is to make sure that the electronics don't overheat. Good luck.

I have drawers under my De Dietrich 309x. It gets fairly warm in the top one right under the cooktop. I store non flammable, non plastic items like pot holders, rolling pins and glass mis en place (sp?) bowls in there.

The other drawers don't even get warm and have all my pots and pans and baking stuff

I'd really like to put a warming drawer below the induction cooktop.
No idea if that will work or not though...

There was a great thread in January about installing a working a drawer just under a Thermador induction cooktop. I searched and it is gone. I saved it on my computer and have copied it here. Unfortunately the pictures would not copy.

RE: Thermador induction cooktop questions
Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 7, 08 at 16:26
I installed the cooktop on a standard 3 drawer base cabinet.
It has a normal shallow drawer on top with two large drawers below for pots and pans.
I skirted the issue of the "heat shield" mounted on the bottom of the cooktop, by mounting the heatshield in the shallow drawer pointing up. In that way it comes within 1/16 inch from the bottom of the cooktop. I also put a piece of weather strip on the bottom of the cooktop, that the heatshield rests against when the drawer is closed.
By doing this, I was able to have a fully usable drawer and still provide the functionality of the heat shield.
So far it has worked fine, and I believe that it was a good solution to this clearance problem.
If I had mounted the heat shield on the cooktop, the shallow drawer on top would have been unusable. This was not an option.
Good Luck
 Posted by minu (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 7, 08 at 16:52
Carguy60:
Thanks for the detailed description: hopefully my installer will be able to do something similar.
The Thermador website does not list the 12" burner in the specifications for the 30" cooktop, but the picture
clearly shows a large burner. Could you please confirm that indeed one of the burners is 12". How do the burners perform with pots/pans that are smaller in diameter?
Thanks again for all the replies: you all have been extremely helpful. Will probably go for the all-induction one.
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 Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 7, 08 at 17:41
The large burner is 11" across.
I do not know where the sensor is that detects that a pan is on the burner. I would suspect that it is near the center. We have not had any difficulty with pans smaller in diameter than the burners, but I doubt we have been much smaller.
BTW. I personally believe that the weather strip that I mentioned in my previous post is overkill. If you get the shield within 1/8 inch, I think that it will do it's job OK. I put it on because I am an overkill kind of person.
You will love the cooktop.
It still amazes me how it will boil a teakettle full of water in less than three minutes.
No more tea with microwaves running around in it.
Good luck
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 Posted by tamjo44 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 1:39
minu-I have the Thermador 36" and we have been using it for 2 weeks now. We love it. It is a breeze to wipe off and the instant control is amazing. We definitely wanted the larger burner in the middle. I've found a variety of cookware that works well on it. I would recommend it.
carguy60- can you please elaborate on your heat shield solution? We ended up cutting down the depth of the drawer directly under the cooktop. I can put a knife holder in there or flat items, but not the spatulas, ladles etc that I was planning. Kind of a disappointment.
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 Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 8:33
1. measure the distance from the bottom of the cooktop to the drawer.
2. cut a piece of wood,(I used cabinet filler wood) to a thickness, that when added to the height of the heat shield, will come within 1/8 to 1/16 of the distance measured in step 1.
3. Measure the distance from the front of the cabinet to the heat shield when mounted on the cooktop.
4. remove the heat shield from the cooktop.
5. fasten the heat shield, with wood strip attached to the inside of the drawer so that the heat shield is at the same distance from the front that it was when mounted to the cooktop.
The heat shield will now move with the drawer, and the drawer becomes usable.
Post your EMail addr, and I can send you a picture.
Good Luck.
removed the heat shield from the cooktop, and mountid
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 Posted by jgirl_2007 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 8:52
Carguy - Can you please post a picture. I'm in the same boat and would love to have a usable drawer under the cooktop. I'm meeting with the cabinet maker tomorrow so timing is perfect.
Thanks.
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 Posted by minu (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 9:40
Carguy60: please do post a picture. I think I understand the steps you described, but it would help tremendously to have something to show to the installers as well. If you prefer email, please email me through the "My Page" link.
Thanks for all your help.
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 Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 11:16
jgirl, minu
I will take some pictures, and post them as soon as I get home from work.
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 Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 19:25
As you can see from the first and second pictures, the top drawer is outwardly unmarked, and usable inside.
The third picture shows the heat shield mounted on a piece of cabinet filler with it's height set to just clear the underside of the cooktop. This does the job of the heatshield which is to isolate the air intake and exhaust ports on the bottom of the cooktop.
I hope this is helpful.
Good Luck

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 Posted by tamjo44 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 19:44
Thanks Carguy, the photos do say a thousand words. Now, if I can get my drawer back, I will be a very happy person.
By the way, did you come up with this brilliant solution yourself? Do you think doing it this way will void any warranty?
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 Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 8, 08 at 20:04
It was my idea. When I realized how intrusive the standard heat shield was, I considered several options before settling on this one.
It shouldn't void any warranty, since it is more effective than the standard mounting.
It is also easy to remount for any needed warranty service.
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 Posted by minu (My Page) on
Wed, Jan 9, 08 at 12:16
Carguy: Thanks so much for these pictures - they really help. I notice that you have quite a few plastic tools in that drawer. How warm does it get in there when the cooktop is operational? Thermador should include this installation option in their specs:-)
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 Posted by carguy60 (My Page) on
Wed, Jan 9, 08 at 12:48
It does not get warm in the drawer.
We do not cook on 4 burners simultaneously very often. (maybe never)
But we do cook on 2 burners quite often, and 3 burners sometimes.
We use power boost only at startup or to quickly boil something.
We believe that we have heard the fan come on 1-2 times in 4 months.
I am not worried about too much heat in the drawer.
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 Posted by rocksinhead (My Page) on
Wed, Jan 9, 08 at 22:05
Carguy - What size is the cabinet beneath your cooktop? 33" or 36"? We are planning a 33", with framed cabinetry, and so I wonder if your heatshield trick will work. I am guessing the internal dimension of the drawer will be 28 - 29".

My situation is just like mls99's. Diva DDP40 cooktop, false front 5" drawer immediately below, followed by 10" and 15" drawers for pots and pans.

I have a three drawer cabinet under my Thermador induction cooktop. I installed the heat shield as instructed. I simply converted the top drawer (about three inches deep) into a tilt out. This turned out to be a great place to keep the ceramic cooktop cleaners. The other two drawers are deep and we house some of our cookware there.

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Thanks everyone! I really LOVE the photos as well as description of what you store under your induction. Please keep them coming.

I called Electrolux again and asked why a single oven can be put underneath but not a drawer. They said that the "no drawer recommended" is for installation purposes only. After installation you can put in drawers. She apologized for their spec sheet being misleading.

Thanks everyone! I really LOVE the photos as well as description of what you store under your induction. Please keep them coming.

I called Electrolux again and asked why a single oven can be put underneath but not a drawer. They said that the "no drawer recommended" is for installation purposes only. After installation you can put in drawers. She apologized for their spec sheet being misleading.