Was a little nervous buying, as I had (a) never used an induction cooktop and (b) never heard of this brand. After installing the unit and using it for a few weeks, I'm really glad I took the leap of faith. WAAAYYYYY better than regular glass electric cooktop, as it heats quickly and, more importantly, cools quickly to adjust cooking levels on the fly. All digital controls work well and are simple/intuitive to use.
Could NOT be more impressed by a small company. Go Empava!
on August 13, 2018
Posted by: Gsweater
Got this for my wife to replace an older 36" Whirlpool Electric Cooktop, near last item on our farmhouse kitchen remodel. Install was ridiculously easy except that it was 2 cm over my previous cutout, but can't complain about that - quick grind down.When done, worked beautifully. I was hesitant to write a review until we really put it through testing with our summer/fall canning. Pickles are done, did a slow pasteurize process at 180-185 degrees using range of 6 on the slider and leaving it. That level of ease is important to me, coil electric is too unreliable and we don't have gas here. Lesson learned - old school canning pots may not have the "smooth" surface you thought they did before you tried... not the fault of the stove manufacturer.The surface doesn't get hot... Placing paper towels UNDER a pan of cooking bacon with no heat mark is so odd, but it works so well.All in all, it is a DEFINITE BUY!