We have our first induction cooktop, a Wolf, after cooking exclusively on gas. the cooktop does not make the very annoying noise, but certain pans do. We have only Le Creuset and All Clad, both of which we were told were recommended for induction cooktops. No sound from the Le Creuset, but certain All Clad pans seem to be worse than others. In our experience the frying pans are the worst. Heavier pots and saucepans not as much. And, for whatever reason, one particular non stick pan was the worst of all, so we stopped using it because it was THAT ANNOYING.

Thank you all for the validation :) The full height splash was a decision I worried over. Many of the darker granites that I have seen used as a slab backsplash really darkened the kitchen. I spent a small fortune on tile samples but none were right. The fabricator warned me that even if I had all the colors perfect, the added pattern from any other material may be too busy. The full height splash makes me smile every time I see it. Keeping the stainless splash for function also helps break up that much stone. MrsPete- I considered adding a pendant over the baking center since the wiring was there already, but it was slightly off center and I have a tendency toward OCD for things matching up. That was also one of the areas I retrained myself from adding too many details. Renov8r- here is a quick iPad photo of my hardware. One of the big benefits of working with a custom cabinet maker is he had to rout out the trim for the handles to fit in the narrow drawers.

jwvideo wrote: "Maybe my mention of his name will result in a comment from him?" Your wish for comment is my command (so long as I happen to see it). My original 36-inch Kenmore (Electrolux clone) cooktop failed after about 7 years. I replaced it with a counter cut-out matching Frigidaire "Gallery" model. At that time the difference with the Frigidaire Pro was some stainless steel trim that I didn't want. These models use the same approach to hob power control that the Kenmore did -- up/down arrow symbols over touch-sensitive points, one set per hob. When turning on a hob, touching the up arrow yields power boost; touching the down arrow yields level 1. After either of those actions, touching down from power boost lowers the setting; touching up from level 1 raises the setting. I just looked at the Pro model with knobs Use and Care manual. It seems that they have expanded the number of power half steps up to the 9 setting. My Cooktek wok hob uses a power control knob with readout (range = 1:22) and this is very useful when wokking. Up/down arrows would be inconvenient for changing power in wok cooking. I can see how knobs can save time (or boil-overs) over the arrow controls for standard cooking, so I think that they are a good idea even though one gains a stainless steel edge to clean. Evidently, the knobs are to be pulled to clean under them. This will be an extra step when necessary. This unit also has a bridge function on the left two hobs. Users planning to grill on this surface should strive to have a hood that overlaps this region to ensure adequate plume capture. I notice that the use of cross-hair alignment marks is adopted across the model range. I have these on my Frigidaire (the Kenmore had circles) and while cross patterns are OK for alignment, it is faster to align a round pan with a circle, even when only part of the circle is visible, than with a cross marking. Although nothing substitutes for experience with cooking on the actual model, my sense is that this is a potential future replacement for my existing cooktop when my present model "ages out." I expect that appliance stores, even high end appliance stores, will sell this model for at least $300 below the $2k list price, making it a relative bargain compared with some other offerings. Historical Electrolux/Kenmore/Frigidair induction failures reported with deserved vexation at various places on the Internet (such as Amazon), as well as my own experience, suggest the purchaser buy the warranty extender. Doing so will limit the upside expense for five years of operation. kas

Note that the Bosch Benchmark has one slider control for all elements; you select an element and then move the slider to adjust its power level. If using more than one element simultaneously, you select one or the other before adjusting the power level. The Frigidaire obviously has a control for each element.