Hello, not sure if anybody is looking at this anymore but we did buy the Sofia induction and we love it. I wanted to post something because we shopped for months and could not find any information on this range. We almost did not purchase it for that reason alone.
Oven and stove top are both very fast to get to temperature - I can't say if it's faster than other induction units out there but coming from a standard electric element cook top its amazing.
Fit and finish are fantastic, everything has a nice, solid, quality feel to it. The oven door stays cool to the touch at 350, haven't tried it at higher temps yet (only one week old). I really like the knob controls for the top; for oven temp it automatically selects the temperature based on function (select Bake with one knob and it goes to 350 automatically), then you fine tune temp with another knob. Found this a little touchy at first but we're quickly getting the feel for it. It avoids having a number keypad built in somewhere giving it a bit of a sleeker look so I'm for it.
Soft close oven door is a small but great feature, especially with kids in the house. Both keypad and knobs can also be locked out, another good 'kid' feature.
It does vent warm air from the oven straight out the front (above the oven door, below the knobs) which I find unusual but no issues with it yet.
A few things to be aware of which you probably already know; no warming drawing (or cookie sheet holder as we would have used it for), oven cavity lists as smaller than a lot of the major brands. We actually took trays and roasting pans to the store to test out the space, seems more than adequate to us but it definitely is not 7 cu ft like some of the other ones out there. I think the bigger ovens are typically on the steam clean oven styles (less insulation needed maybe since they don't have high temp self clean?). Not sure, but something to keep in mind, I really can't imagine when we'll need more space than this has but I don't know what everybody else is cooking. We figured it was less space to preheat for most of our cooking.
We almost avoided this range because the lack of reviews but as long as it proves to be reliable we are thrilled with it. Construction, looks and performance are all fantastic.
Q