Kenmore Elite  30'' Induction Cooktop - Stainless Steel

Induction technology is amazing. You will not be disappointed by the performance, short term. Do your homework, look at other Kenmore induction ranges. The high reviews are because there is no other stove that compares, the low reviews are that they all tend to fail before their reasonable life should expire, 5-7 years, which is typically outside of the extended warranty period. If you are okay with spending 2K on a stove that will last 5-7 years, buy it . If not, look elsewhere.

The cooking performance is great. Very accurate heating control and no more slaving over a hot stove. This unit has 2 generators. 8 months after purchase the right side generator failed (the side with the largest burner). We heard a pop, received an error code on the display, and that was it. The left two burners continued to function (they have their own generator). The directions for this unit say not to use the cooktop at all when any kind of error message is displayed. Repair took over a week. Two visits were required, one to diagnose the problem and order the part, and a second visit 8 days later to install the new generator. The repair guy was nice and knowledgable, but the delay required to order the part was not acceptable. The replacement part came from Electrolux and the cooktop was originally manufactured in Canada. Given the simplicity of these devices, high price, and Kenmore Elite name, I expect far more in terms of lasting quality.

I owned this stove top for 4+ years. One morning it made a pop and died. No one can fix it for less than $1,000. I have to wonder why such a lame product ever came to market. Do yourself a favor and shop elsewhere for an induction stove.

Bought mine 2.5 years ago, Now the most used burner display is failing so your not sure what number your on. Contacted Sears just now to make sure it's under Warranted as the manual says it is for 5 years and he informed me is NOT. Sad thing is what I replaced it with was a very cheep GE contractor grade cook top that lasted 15 years. Paid $1900.00 for this JUNK and sorry I watched there video to sway me into buying it in the 1st place not to mention the abilities to use all my expensive pots and pans after installing this garbage "BIG MISTAKE" So my rating is a MINUS 50! And I WILL NEVER BUY SEARS ANYTHING AGAIN it's NOT THE SAME COMPANY WE ALL GREW UP WITH ANYMORE! THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE!

Remodeled the kitchen/den 5 years ago.  Had gas in last house, but can't get in this one, and wasn't thrilled with performance of electric cooktops.  Read about induction for months, finally decided to go with Kenmore Elite.  At the time it was made by Electrolux and was much less expensive.  Exact duplicate of Electrolux model but with Sears Elite for the nametag.

Cooks well- immediate heat control, immediate cooler temp when you lower control. Can't get it as low to simmer as a gas cooktop, so still prefer gas.  But this beats electric hands down.

Love the cool cooktop, don't worry about burning people etc.  We really like it and am glad we went this way over electric.  Have never had any problems with noise (when reading reviews years ago some (very few) people said they heard humming noise from the magnets). Cleaning is easy and with the cooler glass top food doesn't get cooked onto it.  Much easier to clean than electric.

The only problem we've had is about 3 months ago the metal trim on the back top of the cooktop came unglued.  Went to ******, they recommended a glue which easily fixed it and no additional problems.

If you can't get gas cooktop, induction is the only way to go.

I had the the cooktop for 5.5 years with extended care service, and used it to cook dineer everyday.  The cooktop worked fine as expected without any major issues.  However, it exploded after 5.5 years of usage while I was cooking.  I am glad that I am still alive and in one piece.  Since the cooktop is out of warranty and extended service,  Sears is willing to give me $100 credit toward my next new cooktop purchase.  The credit is not even enough to pay for the tax on the new cooktop.  For the safety reason, I would give the product a "0" star if it was possible. 

A side note,  I got the extended service.  However, the service guy did not even come to my house to service the cooktop while they claimed that they were in my house. 

So easy to clean boilovers and spills. Just wipe it off and put the pot back down. It is so fast and as long as you start clean just wipe it off with a sponge. The only drawback is if you spill on controls it will shut off. Very safe. No more burnt pot holders. You can put a paper towel under pan and won't catch fire. Cool to cook on since it only heats the pan. I will never go back to electric burnt on mess and gas is so hot to stand over. LOVE IT