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Empava - 30 in. Electric Stove Induction Cooktop with 4 Power Boost Burners - Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(29 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 29 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Empava - 30 in. Electric Stove Induction Cooktop with 4 Power Boost Burners - Black
Customer Rating
4
All in all I'm happy with my new cooktop
on July 7, 2018
Posted by: JosephD
I've used this cooktop for a couple of months and it performs flawlessly. It takes some time to get accustomed to the keypad. One problem is the placement of the keypad, it's right where you would rest your hand while you are cooking, That shuts the burners off. Secondly, the necessity to use flat steel bottom pans meant that I had to buy a new set of compatible pans,All in all I'm happy with my new cooktop.
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Customer Rating
3
that really sucks! Beautiful stove though
on February 14, 2018
Posted by: k. c.
The fact you can only use magnetic pot and pans....that really sucks! Beautiful stove though.
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Customer Rating
5
You get what you pay for.
on November 17, 2019
Posted by: K. m.
I'm giving 5 stars because it does what it claims, if I had paid what is typical for induction it would be 3.
To start - you get what you pay for. It's a cheap induction that functions really well. It's a bit smaller than typical electric cooktop untis so if you have granite and your switching to this be prepared to do some upgrades. What I did was install 1/4" flat stock steel plates on 2 sides of my existing opening and held them in place with 4400 psi epoxy.
After that the unit fit in perfectly and I caulked it in place to make sure it was snug and didn't move. They tell you to not caulk the unit as it needs to be removalable for service but I guess they don't know what a razor is and how easily it can be removed.
It takes 10 minutes to boil 1 gallon of water in a large stock pot. Each coil is exactly the same size regardless of what burner you use which is a bit frustrating. The only difference between the burners is amount of power that can be allocated to each.
Cast iron is your friend in this instance and if you want to have the entire surface of a 12" cast iron pan hot you'll need to use boost for a few minutes then lower the temp to allow the heat to disperse to the entire pan.
This is not normal.. I have a high end bertazzoni and each coil is designed for the specific burner. Once again you get what you pay for.
I'm not sure if this is normal but our unit has a slight hot electronics smell when cooking. Maybe this is because it's been installed less than 24 hours but it's enough to be slightly alarming. I have a full open cabinet beneath and tons of ventilation so I know it's nothing to do with that.
If this is your first induction range be prepared for a learning curve and a small investment of higher end cookware. The following work really well..
Cast iron
All-clad
Carbon steel
Cast iron
All-clad
Carbon steel
The following suck
Cheaply made metal alloys.
Cheaply made metal alloys.
The following won't work
Aluminum
Glass cookware
Aluminum
Glass cookware
You'll save a bit on power but not how you think.. induction units use the same wattage as traditional electric ranges but it takes a lot less time to heat up. Which is another thing.. your cooking habits will change. No more start the pan and then start chopping up whatever your cooking. Now you'll prep before turning the pan on.. hence the 20% of power savings most induction ranges claim.
Be ready for the noise. Most inductions (my bertazzoni excluded) make a hum/hiss noise when cooking. This is from the reaction of the metal cookware itself. Some higher end ranges have figured out how to minimize this but this range makes no attempt to. You can reduce it yourself by using cast iron.. the heavier the better..
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Customer Rating
5
works great. Our learning curve has been with the pots ...
on April 12, 2017
Posted by: M. V.
Update 3/9/18: We are still VERY pleased with our cooktop. Everything works great, it heats quickly, cooks nicely, and is super easy to keep clean.
Original feedback: We have had the cooktop for almost a month and are still learning to cooking with it. The cooktop, itself, works great. Our learning curve has been with the pots and pans more than the cooktop. =)
Based on another review we found, the instructions for install are catered to European wiring. Once my husband found the conversion to American wiring, the install was extremely easy.
Based on another review we found, the instructions for install are catered to European wiring. Once my husband found the conversion to American wiring, the install was extremely easy.
We use the Anolon Nouvelle Copper SS pots and pans and are very pleased with their quality.
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Customer Rating
5
5 second clean-up time
on February 9, 2018
Posted by: m. s.
3600 wats for the fastest boiling time ever with powerbooast function
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Customer Rating
4
Great value
on October 29, 2020
Posted by: M. R.
Great value! I’ll update this review if something changes, but so far it’s great. The only complaint we might have is the buzzing sound is louder than the higher end induction cooktops (thus only four stars). If you haven’t used an induction top before it will certainly take some getting used to. If you take a pot off a burner while the burner is on it will error after only a few seconds and you’ll have to turn the whole cooktop off and back on to reset it, but you learn to turn the burner off first. Things cook fast, and on a lower setting than conventional tops. There is a timer for each burner which is really nice once you get to know how long something takes, but the tone for when they turn off is quiet. So far, no regrets.
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Customer Rating
4
Excerllent, some quirks but you should go for it!
on October 12, 2017
Posted by: M. H.
This cooktop is excellent. Its not perfect, but for the price it cant be beaten.
There is a wiring diagram stapled to the manual to convert Euro to American. - connect blue with red, brown with black, green with earth.
There are 4 brackets to secure it underneath the counter (they grip on so no drilling needed) and adhesive gasket goes between the countertop and the stove - so silicone is not needed. Just turn off breaker, add seal, drop it in, wire it up, apply brackets, reset breaker.
There are 4 brackets to secure it underneath the counter (they grip on so no drilling needed) and adhesive gasket goes between the countertop and the stove - so silicone is not needed. Just turn off breaker, add seal, drop it in, wire it up, apply brackets, reset breaker.
Installation was effortless, except for the mess left by the previous cooktop (current model GE):
1) This is not very deep. You may find like me that your existing hole is too big depth-wise.
2) Because of it being a tad smaller, there was silicone residue on display on my countertop from the previous installation which is super hard to remove.
2) Because of it being a tad smaller, there was silicone residue on display on my countertop from the previous installation which is super hard to remove.
So my hole was about 3mm too big at the front and 3mm at the back, which I have fixed with some black silicone tape trim. You cant tell because it bevels down nicely.
The induction aspect is great. I can boil a full large pot in a couple of minutes, and it reacts to temperate setting changes instantly.
Its probably about 4+ times faster than my conventional stove with less watts!!!!
Btw, I feel the lower watt burners are more powerful than the high watt burner on a conventional stove
Its probably about 4+ times faster than my conventional stove with less watts!!!!
Btw, I feel the lower watt burners are more powerful than the high watt burner on a conventional stove
Last night I used a stainless steel frying pan to fry some mushrooms, which I would never use on a traditional electric cooktop because its not non-stick and the mushrooms would burn on, plus the pan would be impossible to clean.
But I found the mushrooms did not stick and there was no burn on the pan. Maybe because the steel vibrates on an atomic level??
But I found the mushrooms did not stick and there was no burn on the pan. Maybe because the steel vibrates on an atomic level??
Also on my old (white glass) cooktop whenever I was done cooking it was a real chore to clean because everything burned on the surface (it would even leave burn marks if nothing spilled), but with this cooktop the glass only gets residual heat so it doesnt burn on.
The positives:
- Wildly better to cook with than heating elements. More powerful and instant response to temperature
- Easy install
- Touch sensitive controls like a phone - dont need to poke
- Less food sticks to pans
- Food doesnt burn onto glass / cant see stains
- Price!!
- Wildly better to cook with than heating elements. More powerful and instant response to temperature
- Easy install
- Touch sensitive controls like a phone - dont need to poke
- Less food sticks to pans
- Food doesnt burn onto glass / cant see stains
- Price!!
The negatives:
-Too narrow depth-wise
- Unknown Euro import brand means parts may be unavailable. The cooktop may be a writeoff if it needs a repair??
- Shows fingerprints like crazy
-I cleaned some oil splatter with a little palmolive ultra detergent on a wet cloth, and rinsed thoroughly. But when it dried the touch buttons wouldnt work at all. I got panicked. I had to re-wash and apply finger grease all over to make the buttons work again. Its like the detergent applied a fine film that made the buttons not work. That shouldnt happen.
- Boost mode to cook fast, but this would have been better to just make as a temperature setting 10
- You have to hit the appropriate burner button and then the temperature setting to change temperature. I wish it would remember your last burner selection. This slows things down when things are bubbling over.
-When cleaning and you run your rag over the controls, the lock button activates. Then you need to hold it down for 3 seconds to unlock. It would be better if you have to hold it down for 3 seconds to activate it as well.
-Too narrow depth-wise
- Unknown Euro import brand means parts may be unavailable. The cooktop may be a writeoff if it needs a repair??
- Shows fingerprints like crazy
-I cleaned some oil splatter with a little palmolive ultra detergent on a wet cloth, and rinsed thoroughly. But when it dried the touch buttons wouldnt work at all. I got panicked. I had to re-wash and apply finger grease all over to make the buttons work again. Its like the detergent applied a fine film that made the buttons not work. That shouldnt happen.
- Boost mode to cook fast, but this would have been better to just make as a temperature setting 10
- You have to hit the appropriate burner button and then the temperature setting to change temperature. I wish it would remember your last burner selection. This slows things down when things are bubbling over.
-When cleaning and you run your rag over the controls, the lock button activates. Then you need to hold it down for 3 seconds to unlock. It would be better if you have to hold it down for 3 seconds to activate it as well.
So far I am over the moon. But I just hope it lasts!
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Customer Rating
3
very good value..but problem with font burner
on February 16, 2020
Posted by: Randy
left front burner does not work..progoddem sending back!!
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