We have the F&P 36” in white. It’s amazing - the oven and the cooktop. The only downside is cleaning the glass.

Go shopping not on line but to a good appliance store and find out the one that works for how you cook. I will tell you 3 of my clients that wanted induction have now gone back to gas . Is induction what you think you will want or are you just going along with a trend. I have one poratble induction burner I use for delicate sauces and melting chocolate but I love cooking with gas and am not planning on ever going induction.

By cleaning the glass - I mean the oven door window. The top is easy to clean and works really well.

I have been cooking with induction for over ten years now, and would hardly call it a trend. Personal preference for sure, but I have never liked cooking with gas. Induction definitely makes more sense where we live.

Thank you for the feedback! I live in an area without natural gas and have only used electric. I do have a propane tank for our pool, but not sure I want to hook a range up to it. Unfortunately, the area I live doesn't have either range to look at, but a couple stores sell the F & P brand. I'll probably go with F & P.

I have been planning to get an induction cooktop or range for more than 10 years now. It is not a trend at all. I hope to do so this coming year. It uses less energy than gas. It is more environmentally sound because scientists have now shown that gas appliances leak methane even when they are turned off and which is one of the worst greenhouse gases. I also plan to switch to an on-demand electric water heater.and when we need to replace it, will switch our gas furnance to a heat pump, Electricity can be generated in ways that do not use fossil fuels and that is becoming more and more necessary and important.

ETA: The F&P induction range gets five stars at the Build with Ferguson we use here.

Dont oversell the ecological soundness of electronics vs. gas. The drive to force everyone to electric devices & vehicles will be an ecological disaster, imo. Mining & processing all the copper, lithium, cobalt, etc. needed for increased reliance on electricity is a dirty, highly polluting undertaking for both land & water. Plus, think of all the transmission lines that must be built, crisscrossing the landscape. And what to do with expended solar panels & batteries? The more I read about the push towards "green," renewable-but-unreliable energy, the more I think its a mistake.

I was looking at at the F&P 36" induction model as well but was also curious about the Fulgor model. One of my main criteria is having as larger induction coils as possible.

Looking at the specs, compared to F&P, the Fulgor seems to have a slightly larger center hob (11" vs 10-1/4"), noticeably deeper/larger glass cooktop surface, and possibly larger front left/right hobs (but it's hard to tell). The Fisher model does have the bridging feature though.

@Lee M, do you have any insight into the induction coil layout for the side hobs on your F&P? How large a pan size do those support? Does it seem as there are extra induction coils in "between" the front/rear hobs, or is it just two hobs that are are turned on together?

@Alvin C I'm also looking at the Ilve Majestic II 36 induction range. Have you researched it?

@Lee M Did you ever consider a 30"? We are doing our kitchen now, and I'm having a hard time with the FP 36" induction price tag, although it is our favorite! We don't know how to make the call as there are so few white induction range options with knobs! Are you still loving the range?

We looked at a couple of 30” induction ranges - the Miele was appealing and we almost went with that. The price of this one was a lot but we do love it. The oven works great.

The downside is cleaning the glass on the door. It’s a hassle. I had considered a white one (perhaps AGA?) that didn’t have the glass but the oven was a bit too shallow for us.

And to @Alvin Cs question - I never notice or think about the layout. I often use an Allclad 12” skillet and I use it on any burner area. Works great. I haven’t used the bridge feature.

@Lori haven't researched the Ilve Majestic, but from what I can tell it seems to have a good layout and nice aesthetics. The only thing is that the max burner output tops out at 3700W, whereas the other models get to ~5500W (with boost).

@Lee M thanks for your notes about the F&P, that's good to know

I purhcased the F&P 36" induction range. Other than the repeat issues I'm having with the convection cook mode, I'm very happy with the purchase. It heats up superbly. I can link two of the cooking spots for larger pots. Clean up is easy. When you use Powerboost for a quick boil, it makes a fairly large buzzing noise, but with my vent hood on, it all becomes white noise.

@Erika Cheung what are the issues you're having with the convection mode?

It won’t hit the target temp. Spends forever in preheat mode. It’ll work if I set the temp higher than I want, then drop it to the temp i do want. I’ve had three parts repaired and then replaced but it does the same thing so I’m thinking it’s a design flaw. Earlier models dont seem to have this issue.

Oof--that sounds like a pretty big issue! Please do report back if it gets resolved. I like that model best aesthetically, but performance obviously trumps that.

@Lee M, when you refer to cleaning the oven door glass, do you mean you have to take the door apart and glass panels out to clean between the panels? I have to do this on my old Kenmore Elite electric range (electrolux)., and it is a PITA! I looked at a oven door in the gas version, though I want induction, and I could see where spillage from liquids could get in between the panes of glass. Is that the case? thanks because that may help me decide on my next range.