What's up with our slow to boil & cook Bosch Induction Cooktop?
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Comments (5)I can't add much to JXbrown's information. I got my Kenmore Elite induction unit close to the same time. I only use the power boost setting for things being cooked in large quantities of water -- like pasta, potatoes, and even soup bones. However, I don't walk away. I hang around the pot until I see that it has started boiling and then I immediately turn it down. Usually I settle on levels between 2 - 4 for braising & stewing. However, if the pot is chock full of ingredients and there's not an abundance of liquid, I wouldn't use the power boost at all. I do what Jx mentioned, just set at seven (7) and wait to see some bubbles bursting before turning it down. I'm another one who goes by what the food is actually doing in a pot or pan and not by the numbers. For something that you'd normally bake at 250 degrees for 12 hours, I'd think you could set the pot on the largest burner and leave it level one (1). You might want to give it a head start by cooking it for a few minutes on a higher temperature, but if your pot is jammed full of meats, you run the risk of burning them. Maybe the thing is to get your water or liquid boiling before you add it to your pot....See MoreBosch 36" FLEX Induction Cook Top or Thermador 36" induction cook top?
Comments (4)I had the non-stainless version of the Bosch 36" installed about a month ago. It looks pretty cool; except for the lines that delineate the hobs, the cooktop appears almost completely black. Those tiny lines that appear to be grey filling the background aren't as light as they look on their web site. For performance, boost is the bomb; boiling water for pasta takes only 3.5 minutes now! The number of settings (.5-10 in half stops) is great and response is good (going from high directly to low or vice versa). The two flex zones work well. Some have complained that they come up in 'combined' setting by default, but I like that. The only reason why you wouldn't want that is if you regularly put something on the front and back of the same side with different settings. Since I almost always only have two things going on the entire cooktop, that isn't an issue. What it means is that I can slap my 2nd pan anywhere I want on the side and I'm good to go (and move it around too). At xmas I had 4 things going at different settings and I didn't have any problems. My most used pans are a dutch oven with a 12" base (my pasta pot) and a 12" omelet pan. When I got the cooktop installed, I was concerned when I found that those 12" bases overlap the side burners. It has turned out to not be a problem. I like having timers that turn off the hobs. I've used that a lot. You can set the cooktop to default to child lock when you turn it off. That's a godsend for someone who has a cat that walks around on the cooktop when its off. (Ahh...for anyone who has that situation...not me...just sayin'). Previously I had a 36" gas on glass 5-burner cooktop. I greatly prefer this cooktop over my old one. A lot of that may be using nice stainless cookware with that I can put in the dishwasher (with watch-it-cook lids!) instead of non-stick. Luckily I learned how to use the stainless properly before getting the cooktop. I think it would have been a mighty frustrating experience had I not. What don't I like? When you want to do something fast, it may not happen so much. To change the temp on a burner, you touch the burner's icon, then touch the setting. After it acknowledges which the burner, acknowledging the setting is fast; what is slow is acknowledging the burner. I don't know if it doesn't respond fast on purpose, if I'm not pressing in exactly the right place, or what. Those burner icons are the only ones I have an issue with responsiveness. That's why I think it may be a personal problem. I would probably prefer a cooktop that has separate power controls for each hob (like the Wolf). Those controls are tinier though, so I might not. You know darned well what you've chosen with this one since the scale is so long (what, 1/2 the length of the cooktop?) and each setting is the size of your finger. You also have to touch the hob icon to see the time left on the timer for that hob. That's annoying. I'd rather have to do that than not have the timer at all or have the timer not shut off the hob....See More36" Induction cooktop questions - Wolf vs. Bosch w/FlexInduction
Comments (40)@aspen75, I have that same griddle that I use on mine. I understand and experience what you are saying and it is a bit of a disappointment. However, it has never hindered my cooking abilities on it. I mainly use my griddle for fish, shrimp, or pancakes (DH sometimes uses it for squash and zucchini) and because the heat ends up dispersing throughout the griddle, I never have issues with the food I cook. Sometimes I might have to move my fish or shrimp around as it cooks, but it still cooks. I'm still very pleased with my Wolf and so glad I went with it over gas, which we had before and which definitely had far worse hotspots. I have not tried a cast iron griddle on mine because I like the ease of cleaning the one I do have. Plus, I have a Blackstone on my patio just off my kitchen and I use it a ton in the spring, summer, and fall when I truly need a griddle ;)...See MoreDO NOT BUY BOSCH Induction Cooktop - NIT8666SUC
Comments (32)nanvul, this is not the way to get what you seem to want. You sound angry, yet you haven't done what normal people do to get satisfaction from a non-functioning appliance. You haven't explained the issue very well, and you have dribbled out critical information one response at a time, and I foresee this going on all the way through the comments. If you have a legitimate non-functional appliance, and you want that appliance fixed, then just get someone to fix it. If you paid for an extended warranty, use it. If you need an appliance repair-person, then go find one. If you purchased the appliance at a legitimate store with a decent reputation, then go to that store. But others have explained that to you. You appear unreasonable, and not very rational. I have Bosch appliances (known for solid German-designed quality), and so do many others. Millions of people are happy with Bosch appliances. I am not surprised there's a small amount of lemons in any appliance brand, and when it happens to you, it must be frustrating. In fact, I have seen people, over the years, manage to get a company's attention by posting a legitimate complaint here, but always accompanied by a rational, reasonable accounting of the facts and what he/she has done to obtain satisfaction. In your case, it's just a rant. It's not going to make anyone not purchase Bosch, seriously. And if that's your goal, why are you wasting time like this?...See MoreRelated Professionals
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