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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I'd give the pan a "5" and the induction burner a "3".

The ceramic pan is great! For those of us who are health conscious it is very difficult to find a "non-toxic" pan that is easy to clean. This ceramic pan appears to be the ideal solution. This is a very nice high quality construction pan. It is fairly heavy. The ceramic surface in theory doesn't leach any toxins into the food you are cooking. Cleaning is a breeze as it wipes clean with a light touch.

The induction burner is a very cool piece of technology. Of course it only works with pans which will respond to a magnetic field (iron or some steel pans).

On "standby" the induction burner pulls 0.37 amps, so do follow the instructions and unplug it when you are not using it.

When drawing power it pulls 900 watts (I never tried it on full power). The default setting of "5" is equal to "270" degrees (far above boiling). They warn you not to use full power (450 degrees) for more than three minutes.

The instruction manual is one of the weakest points, it clearly was written by someone that doesn't fully understand English. In several places it just plain doesn't make sense. The company is Belgian but the unit is made in China. The unit itself is easy to use and the instruction manual isn't really necessary.

One of the best features is the instant responsiveness to temperature changes, it's like cooking with a gas stove top. The delivery of energy is extremely fast. You will feel like you are "instantly" cooking (instead of waiting for a heating element to warm up). As a test I was cooking at "210" and I decreased it to "180", the heater immediately responded by cutting power usage to only 5 watts as it cooled (power usage returned to 900 watts when it detected it needed to heat back up).

It isn't silent, the cooling fan built into the burner makes a fair amount of noise.

It's large and heavy, thus it will be hard to store. If you had the counter space it would make sense to leave it sit out on a counter but you have to remember to plug the unit in when you want to use it (and unplug it when you are done).

Perhaps my biggest disappointment is not having finer control of the power settings. The settings (according to the manual) are: 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, 300, 330, 360, 390, 420, 450. Essentially this is 150 to 450 in 30 degree increments. Since in my opinion there is no reason to cook above 212 degrees (boiling), I would prefer if this ranged from 110 degrees to 240 degrees in smaller increments.

I do question the safety of using such a strong magnetic field. The manual warns anyone with a pacemaker to stay a minimum of 23 inches away.

The manual says it has a "short" power cord, but the power cord is actually quite long!

All in all this is an excellent product.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The package contains the cooktop and the skillet, packaged separately. The skillet requires a bit of assembly and if you aren't used to putting the handles on your pot, it can be confusing. And the instructions left much to be desired (the skillet assembly instructions only included pictures which weren't all that clear) and the cooktop instructions made me wonder if someone had poorly translated it from another language.

That aside, I got the skillet together and inspected it. My first thought was: This sucker is heavy. It's a strong, well-made skillet and I've needed to use two hands when using it for making meals. Cleaning it was simple, except when something gets burned (I learned that the hard way early on). Which brings me to the next point, make certain you don't turn the heat too high.

When I first tried it out, I went ahead and set this thing on 4. That is high. And it heats up so quickly that if you step away for a moment, you can come back to a burning mess. There really is minimal heat-up time required, which may be unsettling if you're used to an electric range which needs a minute or two to get good-n-ready.

Newbie SNAFU aside, I've successfully been using this cooktop for the past several months and have made some observations:

+ Heat up happens quickly and doesn't require you to set it as high as you would with a typical electric range.

+ Certain foods do cook more quickly, while others still take roughly the same amount of time.

+ It used less energy than using my electric range which makes it a go-to for quick small meals.

+ It works with cast iron and some steel cookware (to test, just hold up a magnet and see if it sticks to the bottom of your cookware--if it does, it will work); I was pleasantly surprised to find my old cookware worked just fine with this.

+ I also like that it will switch itself off if it doesn't detect cookware on its surface after a minute or two.

+ The LEDs are very easy to read and, after some getting used to, understand.

However, there are a few things I didn't much care for:

It's not very quiet when it's on.

It draws energy when not in use, meaning you'll need to unplug it.

It's large and takes up a good amount of counter space in my kitchen. If I didn't use it about 3 times a week, it would quickly become a nuisance.

I also wish that it had finer temperature adjustments. It doesn't allow you to adjust by a degree or 10, but jumps in 30 degree increments.

So far, this cooktop has held up nicely and served me well for several months without problems.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This is a cool little cooking option if you have enough space in your kitchen to hook it up. It seems perfect to me for someone who wants to find out what it's like to cook with an induction stovetop without having to redo their whole kitchen. Our kitchen is a little small so there's not too much space to use it (but that's the fault of our kitchen not the product).

I didn't find it to be any different (cooking-wise, speed-wise) than using a regular cooktop but it has the added bonus of being safer and using less energy. The touchscreen is really easy to understand and use and makes using this thing easier.

The skillet that came with it is also great (but I'm not cookware snob so I probably wouldn't know "good" from "great" or just "okay").

I really love using this product and have used it several times just for the fun of it, but you do kind of have to plan ahead to clear out some space for it if you want to use it. Also seems like it would be convenient for camping (if you had an electrical outlet).

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program We were unfamiliar with induction cooking, but the BergHOFF Touch Screen Single Induction Cooktop looked like an attractive place to start.

Even before we took it out of the box, we liked the idea of having a portable cooktop that would certainly come in handy at holiday time when spare burners are always at a premium.

The first thing to know about induction cooking is that not all pans work--if a magnet doesn't stick to the bottom (and they provide a magnetic testing sheet if you don't have a magnet at hand), then your cookware will not work and the unit will turn off aufter five seconds.

Which is why we're glad the BergHOFF unit came packaged with a Scala 10-inch deep ceramic-coated skillet (more about that in a bit) which passes the magnet test.

The unit itself is certainly sleek-looking, with easy-to-clean, black glass, but it's the cooking ability that's really impressive. The LED-display allows you to set heat by either power levels or temperature and the unit and pan both heat up together instantly (the pan also stays hot long after the unit's turned off).

For our trial run, we did something very simple--scrambled eggs--and were very impressed with the fluffy results, without the need for butter. But it's really a whiz at boiling water and we had pasta on the table in no time flat.

And that Scala pan, made of casted aluminum, is both very attractive-looking and a good weight, with a sturdy glass top and a removable handle. It's a bit of a trick to put that handle on the first time you take it out of the packaging--you have to rotate the actual silicone-coated grip to loosen it the handle sufficiently to be able to attach it to the pan.

But its ceramic, PTFE-free coating makes it a cinch to clean, while the aluminum provides for even heat distribution.

After our introduction, we're sold on induction and are sure it's going to be very popular come Thanksgiving--and beyond.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I'm not a fan of cooking but since I got this, I'm finding myself cooking a lot more. The induction cooktop surface is pretty neat it's big and takes up ample space in your kitchen. Like another reviewer, mine's taken over counter space, and I'm happy with that. But that's the only real drawback it takes less time to cook (making it easy for me to quickly do pasta or meat in the skillet.) When I change temperatures, it feels instantaneous just like my stove. And it's pretty easy to use!

Now, the skillet is very impressive, considering I haven't invested much in good cookware. It's easy to clean, is sturdy and makes me feel like I'm a real cook. I've used it for a number of things since then, and I'm finding myself actually loving to cook versus eat out or microwave something.

Since kids are heading off to college, this might be worth getting for them to allow them to cook in their dorm rooms. It's pricier than a hot plate, but worth every penny.