42" Zephyr Titan or Venezia for 36" Induction cooktop
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Comments (17)I like induction a lot and I like the Fagor. That said there are some negatives. I still can't get the grease shine off of the glass top to my satisfaction and cleaning at the metal rim is a nusiance. Also, I sometimes foolishly walk away and the water is boiling away furiously when I get back. Have to stay at an induction cooktop unless it's something on a very low setting. I don't know if the diamond configuration is best for a 30" unit. A rectangular or asymmetric burner configuration might be better. But it's not something that will keep me awake at night. You have the same kind of issue with the various 36" configurations but there is more flexibility since it will probably be rare that all will be used concurrently. Although the induction site mentions a 10 piece cookware set that comes with the unit I would verify it. I got a 7 piece pressure cookware set instead - they ran out of the 10 pice cookware set and I don't think that Fagor makes it anymore. (Never had one before and finally made some chili in it. Turned out to be less complicated to use than I thought and the beef cubes were "soft" in 25 minutes.) If I had the room for a 36" unit I would re-evaluate since there are more units available now. (Notice that the vast majority of inducion cooktop owners at GardenWeb is happy with their chosen unit.) It wouldn't surprise me if I would still pick the Fagor since it has a balance of proven track history, minimal amp requirements and air space beneath, and cost. I wonder if kimwok, bikefan, dvbkansas and some others purchased a Fagor and also had comments. My longest responses on Fagor (and other stuff) is at the link. You can also search for dbaguy and Fagor for more. Here is a link that might be useful: New induction cooktops ......See MoreThermador Freedom vs Miele 42" (KM6377) vs Wolf 36" Induction Cooktop
Comments (5)I second looking at the Bosch benchmark. I liked the controls on the Bosch and the Wolf. They both seemed to do a good job recognizing small pots on large burners. I don’t own either but I have tested displays. I really disliked the Thermador Freedom. Reasons are: 1) I had trouble getting controls to react when I pressed them. The gaggenau version was worse. Even the salesmen had trouble. 2) Limited to four pots/pans. Most 36 inch cooktops allow 5. 3) it is not as free as you expect. If I recall, there are limits to how many items you can put on one side. If you turn up the heat on one item, it turns down heat on the other behind your back. Other cooktops have these restrictions also, but they are explicit. Here they are implicit which makes it very confusing whenthings don’t work or you discover 15 minutes later the water you set to boil is only simmering..... I have seen reports of problems with Miele controls but I have not tested them myself. This was several years ago when the 42 inch first came out. I love the idea of a 42 inch induction cooktop but I also think it’s too risky when only one manfacuturer makes one that size. I found the Bosch flexinduction cooktop the most flexible followed by the Wolf. Caveat: I tested these out several years ago. I don’t know what improvements/changes manufacturers have made since then....See More42 inch miele induction cooktop
Comments (3)Skip a 42”. If you somehow need larger than 36”, do a 30” Plus a 12”. That gives you more versatility, better power, better power management, and you’ll have something with a bit more versatility....See MoreWolf 15" modular gas + 24" induction cooktop - functional set up?
Comments (55)Aside from pacemakers, other medical devices like insulin pumps can be affected by induction hobs. https://jdrf.org.uk/news/induction-hob-magnetic-field-danger-insulin-pump/ “cpartist What if one of the cooks has a pacemaker or ICD? That's not a problem with the majority of today's pacemakers and in reality, when batteries are replaced nowadays they're replaced with ones that can even go through an MRI machine. Not an issue.” Where are you getting this information??? MRIs are an issue even with an MRI ready pacemaker. You are not just replacing batteries, but the whole pacing system called a generator. You will get newer technology but in order to utilize a MRI ready pacemaker you need the right leads(the wires that go to the heart from the pacemaker). Leads are not usually changed unless there is a specific reason to do that so not that many MRI ready pacemakers are in place. Some MRIs are done now on people with conventional pacemakers but it is still considered a contraindication most of the time especially if you are pacemaker dependent. As technology improves and more whole systems are placed the amount of MRI ready pacemakers will increase. This from Mayo Clinic discusses this issue and MRIs with a conventional pacemaker. https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/cardiovascular-diseases/news/new-protocols-allow-for-mri-in-selected-pacemaker-patients/mac-20430571 The limitations from the article. “The first MRI-conditional pacemaker received FDA approval for use in the United States in February 2011. This first-generation device has important limitations: It requires a special lead system, so the generator cannot be simply replaced and connected to in situ intracardiac leads. Cardiac MRI is excluded because of potential overheating of the new lead system (second-generation devices currently available in Europe use a lead system that is compatible with cardiac MRI). Additionally, the first-generation devices are limited to 1.5-tesla scanners.” Back to induction hob safety, this is kind of a rehash of what I wrote above but not everyone reads the whole thread. There are more considerations than calling up the pacemaker company. I would also talk to the cardiologist/electrophysiologist that put it in. Consider what happens to the pacemaker if it is affected by an induction hob. Is the person dependent on the pacemaker? Do they have an underlying heart rate that is compatible with life if the pacemaker fails? “Safe” distance from the hob also can vary up to 24” away. As with most things, you would consider risk vs benefit for using induction but it is important to be informed. I would also talk to your primary health care provider to determine if you have any other ancillary devices that might be affected. For me, with many years in the medical field (critical care and surgery), I have found that things don’t always go the way they are supposed to. I probably have a skewed viewpoint because I see the worst things that can happen but my husband had a defective pacemaker. Something in the programming changed. It did not show up for a year. Was it damaged from exposure to some sort of magnetic field along the way? The manufacturer looked at it but did not come to any conclusions that they shared with us....See Morewyosue58
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