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Empava - 30 in. Electric Stove Induction Cooktop with 4 Power Boost Burners - Black
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4.7
(29 Reviews)
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Customer Reviews for Empava - 30 in. Electric Stove Induction Cooktop with 4 Power Boost Burners - Black
Customer Rating
5
Keep the controls clean, read your manual...
on February 21, 2018
Posted by: B. C.
This cooktop works beautifully. It seems to have plenty of power to boil water quickly.Food heats evenly. I love the cook timer. Cleans up very easily. Nothing ever burns to carbon on the glass that requires chipping and scrubbing. I don't like 2 things. But it just isn't a problem. The burners will cycle on and off . But it doesn't seem to hurt anything. Food won't stick on my stainless cookware if I properly preheat them. The second thing is watch that you don't drip water or let the control buttons get dirty or greasy. The water will simply turn off your burner if it drips on the on off. And greasy top or fingers will not let the buttons work properly. The buttons are really cool. They work like your smart phone ...I've pan fried Chicken, cooked eggs, boiled huge pots of water, used iron skillet, made omelets, fried potatoes, made fudge... The cook top in my opinion is awesome....
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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
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
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!
Written by a customer while visiting empava.com
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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