Framed or Frameless (Flush) Induction Cooktop
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Framed or frameless cooktop and why?
Comments (1)We have a GE 30" frameless induction and absolutely love it. Going from a gas range that took me 10 minutes to clean, to a quick wipedown with the induction is awesome. I have yet to hit something against the edge....See Moreinduction cooktop - to frame or not to frame??
Comments (1)I have 2 induction cooktops--one a frameless GE Monogram 36" in my summer house and a framed one at my "regular" home. When properly put in a granite countertop and sealed with clear Silicone from underneath (or on top if you wish)there is no space for anything to get caught. There is more space in the edge of a stainless edge for things to get caught. But stainless edges are easier to install and most have a front air space facing away from the "chef":-). This allows more stainless induction cooktops to generally require less space underneath for "breathing"--in other words for air circulation to remove heat (the enemy of the innards of electronics). Most manufacturers like the ss frame because they worry about chipping the ceramic glass and are not so worried about dents in the stainless or some "crud" getting caught between the stainless and the countertop. Andif you don't have a great granite man with ss there is far more margin for error. Perosnally I like the GE Monogram's way, as long as you have proper people doing the installation. But the fact remains that most top shelf induction cooktops have frames. Greg...See MoreExperience flush mounting Meile induction cooktop in quartz countertop
Comments (3)Yes, I have first hand experience doing this for a couple different clients. My advice would be not to flush mount it. Couple of reasons for this: -To flush mount, your fabricator will have to route the counter-top to the exact size of the Miele cooktop frame. For some fabricators, this is outside their abilities and can result in a rough cut and force you to buy another slab of quartz. -For the fabricators that can do this, depending upon his skill level, this will leave a 1/16-1/8" gap around all sides, perfect place for food and grease to get caught in, and getting it cleaned becomes very difficult indeed. -Another downside is that down the road, when Miele discontinues that cooktop (and this is inevitable), while they will certainly offer another cooktop of the same size, the actual frame and housing is highly unlikely to line up with your already routed counter-top, leading to difficult and expensive options should the cooktop need replacing. For these reasons, I find the risk of headaches far outweighs the aesthetic reward. The good news is that Miele's cooktops have some of the slimmest profiles on the market, such that even when installed normally, they look quite sleek indeed. Hope that helps, Anthony Appliance Buyer's Guide...See MoreInduction cooktops - Miele flush mount vs Thermador Freedom?
Comments (142)Thank you, thanks to the Covid I was able to be onsite every day during the remodel. It was the most fun I have had in a long time and our contractor was amazing, I even DIY’d a central vacuum system since we brought the entire house down to the studs (taking pictures the entire way...which i would highly recommend to anyone as we were able to locate things, verify subs work, plus prove to inspector items were according to code that were now hidden). anyway, that’s off topic to your question. We gravitate toward peace and quiet and find the fan noise loud; part of the annoyance is the pitch is high so best way I can describe it would be: it’s similar to a leaf blower in pitch/tone with volume level slightly below lowest level of a range hood. And the hotter your oven cooking temperature the longer it remains running to cool down, I haven’t actually timed how long it stays on, but as an example if we bake something at 350 the fan runs for probably 15-20min after shutting down. It doesn’t help that our ovens face the dining room and with an open concept kitchen/living and just cased openings to the dining the sound echos a lot so we are considering options such as acoustic panels (https://www.acoustimac.com/acousticart). This is our first foray into high end appliances and had no idea the ovens had this “feature” so it was a bit disappointing when everything else is so nice...but our food comes out so much better and if you run the vent hood motor on medium or high setting it would totally drown out the oven fan, so there’s that solution i suppose, lol! Seriously, though, if we ever do another house I would seriously consider creating an oven alcove that helps reduce the noise and the direction it is thrown. another interesting discovery is there is a secondary fan that runs 24/7 (at least I assume as I have never not felt it running) that you can not hear and only barely feel a breeze when right up against the oven (comes out just between the upper oven and the control panel). It is cool air so it appears Thermador is vigilant about keeping the electronics from over heating even when off. finally, i forgot to mention how interesting the fridge/freezer column are in that you never hear the compressor kick on like a “run of the mill” fridge, just a fan kicks on very infrequently and only for about 30 seconds then quiet...oh and the ice cubes, love the pyramid shaped cubes and the fact they don’t stick/melt together (unless power goes out), but unfortunately almost an entire drawer is gobbled up by the bucket being centrally located and scoop off to one side for easy retrieval...but again we only have the 18” freezer column....See More
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