I have the electrolux induction slide in range. I've had it for about 1 year. I'm very happy with it's performance. The cooktop is excellent. Extremely responsive. I find that there is plenty of steps to control the heat. Disclaimer: I'm gluten free and cook almost all meals, but I do not cook pasta. I'm right handed and I love the burner configuration. The biggest burner is on the right front. The burner layout is such that I can use all 4 burners if needed and I can do that while using my biggest pan (11" demeyer fry pan). I chose this unit because: 1.) I could not justify the cost of a cooktop and a wall oven because I knew I was moving soon and 2.) because of all the induction units I could lay eyes on this was the only one that would accommodate my large and medium fry pan on the appropriately sized burners. IE - be able to cook a weekend breakfast of bacon and pancakes. Gotta have your priorities straight. :) The only thing I wish I had was timers on the burners - where after the elapsed time the burners turn off. But when I was buying only cooktops had that option. Prior to this range I had a 5 burner n all gas DCS pro range - just to put it into perspective. I'm a gas to induction convert. If you are used to gas it will take a while to get used to induction. From an installation perspective you may need an additional trim kit that fits along the back of the range if you have a normal range cut out. HTH. Oops - one more thing. I have had no problems using smaller pans on a larger burner. I know that question comes up quite a bit. Personally I prefer to use the correctly sized burner, but for example I might scramble 2 eggs in a small fry pan on the front left burner (2nd largest burner) and the burner works perfectly.

I have a 9 year old Electrolux induction range that was priced around $2800 when it was new. The touch controls recently stopped working and it beeps constantly and had to be unplugged. The repair tech recently came out and said their are 2 possible fixes. There is a board they can replace for $385 with labor that might fix it, but if that's not it, there is another major part that would cost around $1500. If the $385 repair does it, I will just fix it and try to keep it until it's at least 15 years old, but if it needs the $1500 repair, I will just replace it. Even if I spent the $1500 to fix it, that would not be any guarantee that another major repair of the same part or something unrelated wouldn't come up in few years. I liked the touch screen because, combined with the induction cooktop where nothing burns on it, cleaning this range couldn't be easier. Everything is smooth and wipeable with no nooks and crannies to collect splatter. However, this touch screen tech might have made it too expensive to repair. I don't want to spend $2800 every 9 or 10 years, so if I need to replace it, I either want something I can get for less than half the price I spent in 2010 and plan on replacing it every 10 years or else something I can get in the $2500 price range that I can really expect to last 20 years or more without expensive repairs. I have seen induction ranges listed for as low as $999 (Frigidaire Gallery on sale at Best Buy website). What are some recommendations if I do end up replacing this Electrolux?

Hi jaxo, this is a problem you will never completely solve, but there are workarounds. The easiest one is to simply let the pan pre-heat for several minutes for the heat to distribute as evenly as possible. I typically don't use cast iron on my induction burner because it heats slowly and unevenly. But in your situation it might be a decent (and inexpensive) option because once heated it will hang onto that heat like there's no tomorrow. Another option is to buy, as someone else already said, a pan with really excellent heating properties. Demeyere Proline skillets are the first thing that come to mind, or you may want to look into some high-end disc clad brands like Fissler and Sitram--although these may be out of your price range. The more aluminum/copper on the bottom, the better the heat distribution. It's never going to be perfect, but you can make it work by using the best pan possible and adjusting your cooking techniques a bit (i.e., long preheats, do the searing in the center of the pan, lots of moving the food around, etc.).

My apologies for taking so long, you have had time to just go and buy one by now lol. The DW had me doing honey doos this weekend so this is the 3rd time I have sat down to try to finish this. I have listed a few I read about. Keep in mind there are so many that there is no way I could list them all. I have tried to select well reviewed units. I have listed two additional units. Only two because these stood out to me for one reason or another. I list power in watts just like on the spec sheets. Keep in mind this number is the maximum out put in "boost". This mode is usually allowed for a Maximum of 10 minutes on any given hob. Also if you were not already aware generally 30" models have two generators that power share usually the left side and right side are separated. Meaning if you boost or use high power on one hob the corresponding hob on the same generator will not be allowed to use high power or boost as long as the other is operating at high power. This requires a new strategy to cooking if you were not already aware of this. The one exception to this on some units is if the units are bridged (for griddle use for example). I have a 36" cook top that has a bridged unit. with three generators. I can use high power or boost on the bridged unit using two separate pans. Again strategy when faced with this limitation. I often use three or more pans when cooking so my old 30" unit was very frustrating dealing with this. PHS930SLSS Ok the unit you chose IMO appears to be a good unit. I personally am a fan of power so that is a major factor in my case which this unit has a boost output of 3700W on it's largest Hob and a decent 2500w on both 8" burners. It relatively well reviewed and I read an article that suggested this is one of the best units for it's price point (take with a grain of salt of course). Actually I think you would be happy with this unit and believe you have made a good choice. I am a fan of knobs, however if I had to choose an touch interface this is the one I would choose. Here are a couple others for you to look at though. Bosch HII8056U This one is just a hair over your budget on AJ Madison, but felt it was a worthy mention. It is a good looking unit and would may compliment your kitchen? It appears the control interface requires you to select the hob you wish to control and then manipulate the power level. I could not confirm this based off photos or any material I read. I am not fond of this type of control system, but that's just me. This unit outputs 3700W on both of it's rear burners on boost! I could not confirm, but it appears that the rear burners on are separate generators so you can boost both at the same time if needed. I prefer the larger hobs in the rear so you can still manipulate smaller pans if you need to use them. Since you specified no preference, I took the liberty of looking at units with this configuration Jennair JIS1450DP This is an interesting unit. This is actually a free standing, but it looks like a slide in. just as powerful as the other units. 3600W on it's 11" hob, you are not likely to notice the 100w difference. Reviews are mostly favorable. Most everyone complains about the low volume level of the timer. It's a good looking unit and within your budget. $2569.00 on Plessers.com. I just thought it was cool that it is free standing disguised as a slide in. Whether or not it appeals to you or not, I guess you can let me know. Bottom line as far as I am concerned you have chosen a good unit and I would just go with that. Get the warranty if it makes you feel more secure about the purchase. Make sure the retailer has a service department if you choose to go that route. For every bad review there are probably 5 or more people who get trouble free service out of their (insert brand here) whom we never hear a peep out of. My opinion and I pulled that number out of my you know where for anyone who wishes to pick apart my post. I hope this helps.