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Induction Cooktop, FGIC3066TB Frigidaire 30" Gallery, option or no?

3 years ago

Building a house and want an induction cooktop. I am finding this induction cooktop for just at $1000. Is Frigidaire getting rid of it or something? Would it be worth paying more for a different cooktop? It has good reviews, but sometimes I don't always trust them. Does anyone have this cooktop? I am really bummed that consumer reports did not put a Bosch in their latest induction cooktop ratings, but they do have this one and it is rated highly.

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wdccruise

3 years ago

You might want to go for the virtually identical Frigidaire FFIC3026TB which Amazon has for $750.

Or spend a little more and get the better-rated GE PHP9030DJBB for $1099.

CR did test some Bosch cooktops. Just type "Bosch Induction" in the CR search bar.

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kaseki
3 years ago
I have the 36-inch Gallery; it has been working fine for somewhat more than 4 years. I vaguely recall paying about $1300 for it, exclusive of any warranty-extending insurance. (Note: Insurance past the 1 year warranty allows the yearly cost of ownership if there is a failure to be significantly lower.) I have concluded that Electrolux has refined the design and consequent manufacturing cost of their Frigidaire induction cooktops to a low enough level to charge these prices and still make a profit.

I like its control system and don't need auto-configuring induction hobs. Also, I started in 2008 with an Electrolux clone sold through Sears and only a few cooktops fit the existing counter cutout when the Kenmore failed.
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On the E'lux units I'm familiar with, one turns on a hob by pushing on an icon at the hob control group. At that point the hob is ready to take direction, and one either pushes the up arrow or down arrow. If up, one gets Power Boost (unless its hob pair is already above the threshold of allowing Power Boost, in which case one gets the highest allowable number). If down, one gets level 1 minimum hob output. It takes only a few seconds going down from P or up from 1 to get to the desired setting. For most cooking, one would tend to set the level high to start, if only to overcome the thermal mass of the pan, and then turn it down progressively as it heats up. The time to setting compared with that for designs that require one to select a hob for a single setting control to accept the power setting is not likely to be much different. In the particular case of incipient boil-overs, which are easy to have occur with induction, individual hob controls are in my view more intuitive to react to in order to lower the power quickly. kas
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rdecember6
3 years ago
@wdccruise I'm considering both the induction models you link above, but Im amazed to find the Frigidaire listed at under $600. It's around $1,500 everywhere else. Does that seem suspect? I can't find any data suggesting the listed item is a refurb or discontinued item. It's just impossibly low!
wdccruise
3 years ago
@rdecember6: "I'm amazed to find the Frigidaire listed at under $600."

A bargain, no doubt, but there are a few bad reviews.
rdecember6
3 years ago
@wdccruise yes, I've read through them and it's somewhat hard to tell if they (the negative reviews) are aimed at Amazon or more specifically about the model. Generally I feel like both of these appliances get pretty favorable reviews. It's just hard to trust the one random listing (in this case Amazon) that's showing 1/3 the normal price. "If it sounds too good to be true..." and so on:)
mrmears
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3 years ago
I ended up buying the Bosch 800 series one. House not finished so haven’t used it yet.

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