Talking cooktops here, not ranges, but hubby and I had always thought we would install propane if we ever replaced our coil cooktop. I can't stand regular electric cooktop; used in a few vacation rentals, the surfaces get extremely hot, difficult to clean. We don't have gas available so propane would have been our only option. We had checked out induction years ago, but then felt gas would be a better option for us. My mom has gas and I've cooked on it on and off over the years, but last Spring Break I cooked extensively on hers the week we were there and did not like the heat generated while doing long term cooking. I didn't like the clean up of her gas range either. When we decided to update this fall, we went for induction for many reasons. A biggy was nothing special added on as part of the switch from coil; ours was already wired properly with 220V so no upgrade necessary.
The induction is a delite to cook on and a breeze to clean up. Pots heat up, not the cooktop. Cooking bacon? Layer paper towels on the cooktop between it and the pan - simply toss them when you are done! Water boils faster than my microwave. When cooking, the response time is immediate. We do not grill inside - we grill outside year round. We are not into deep frying foods, although I cannot see that as being an issue if we did.
I have a Bosch 800 series, I have no issues with strange noises that I have noticed. There is a very, very slight hum at the beginning when a pot is on the highest setting with boost.
I did read after installing that induction is considered the most efficient cooking; induction somewhere around 80%, followed by electric and I don't remember that efficiency, and last was gas with about 40% efficiency. I don't regret the decision we made.
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