Customer reviews from cafeappliances.com
Caf - 36 in. Wide 5 Element ENERGY STAR Built-In Touch Control Electric Induction Cooktop with Easy Clean Surface - Stainless Steel
Average customer rating
4.1
(72 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 72 reviews
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Star
6
78%of customers recommend this product.
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38 out of
49)
Customer Reviews for Caf - 36 in. Wide 5 Element ENERGY STAR Built-In Touch Control Electric Induction Cooktop with Easy Clean Surface - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
5
Better than gas!
on August 26, 2026
Posted by: Old time construction
I chose a dealer that allows test cooking in their showroom. I tried this model with a wide range of my cast iron, carbon and stainless steel cookware. The heating speed and responsiveness sold me. The infinite adjustment of power levels is much better than incremental adjustment products. The safety factor, that it can't ignite combustible materials, is so good for children and, frankly, myself as I age and am sometimes forgetful.
Written by a customer while visiting cafeappliances.com
Customer Rating
5
We're very happy with our new cooktop!
on July 18, 2026
Posted by: johnnyi0317
We wanted to get out of the noxious gas producing range and cooktop and move to induction. I read lots of reviews, specifically negative ones to see if there were problems and found that most negative reviews resulted from inappropriate use and the sometime noise that can come from using too light cookware. The magnet test of your existing cookware seems to ignore whether you have enough iron/steel in your pots and pans - we had a few that had steel, but were mostly aluminum and the cooktop didn't work with them. We also had 1 sauce pan that was too small, width-wise at its base to work.
Having said all that, we pulled the trigger on the stainless steel version of this model and are very happy. There is a bit of a learning curve not so much about the controls because those are intuitive, but just how it feels to cook with induction. We mostly cook on top of a stove rather than an oven which only gets used a couple of times a year. It is still amazing to see how fast a pan and its contents get hot and how easy it is to clean up afterwards. We'd owned a Cafe' gas range in our previous house and were favorably inclined toward GE. The installation required running a 50amp circuit to the cooktop, and that cost many hundreds of dollars, but we feel it was worth it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
I love cooking on this!!!
on June 19, 2026
Posted by: TACase
from Dallas, OR
This cooktop is fantastic! Easy to use, easy to control, and easy to clean! Add the peace of mind that comes from not having open flame or gas, and this is a technology that I recommend to anyone who will listen!
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Customer Rating
5
Great performance and easy to use
on June 13, 2026
Posted by: djk27
from Mesa'AZ
This cooktop has been awesome so far. We hav had it for a few weeks and it is easy to use and cooks very consistently. It is out first induction cooktop so it has been a bit of a learning experience, but once we got the hang of it, it has been great!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cafeappliances.com
Customer Rating
2
App is terrible
on March 7, 2026
Posted by: Larry I
The app for this appliance is terrible. When the QR code on the appliance is scanned to get the user manual, you need to download the app. That was easy and was able to connect to the stove top. When I went to the support tab and to manuals. It ask for the model number… for an appliance it is connected to and can control.. it should know this. When the appliance model is typed in exactly as it is on the registration card, it says no such model found. I was able to get the manual of the internet but a very frustrating start.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Joyce, Cafe_Appliances, March 9, 2026
We appreciate your feedback and will be sharing this with our team. Please let us know if you need anything in the future. We'd like to share our QR code guide and resources that may help.
https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=17723
https://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentId=17723
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Customer Rating
3
New model not as good as the old one
on February 22, 2026
Posted by: gilpic
We replaced our old Cafe induction cooktop, whose surface was broken, with a new one, and the new one is less satisfying than the old one. the zones are still well positioned and dimensioned, however the heating speed is definitely not as fast, and the controls are a bit finicky to finely tune the heat level.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Julia, Cafe, February 23, 2026
We appreciate the feedback on the controls and heating speed of this cooktop. We will be sure to share your thoughts with our product teams.
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Customer Rating
4
Good so far
on February 20, 2026
Posted by: Hopiewh71
from Syracuse, NY
The cooktop looks really nice, though there were blemishes and discoloration in the surface in the display areas right out of the box. The controls are easy to use. Overall so far it has worked well and we are happy with all of our new Cafe appliances
Written by a customer while visiting cafeappliances.com
Customer Rating
1
Terrible/Expensive
on February 13, 2026
Posted by: wghmann
This cooktop takes 20 minutes to bring water to a slow boil using induction compatible cookware. This cooktop will not rapid boil water using my induction compatible cookware. So disappointed
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cafeappliances.comBy Adrian, GE_Appliances, February 16, 2026
We would like to assist you with this cooktop and gather some additional information from you. An agent will be reaching out to you via email. Please respond to the email at your earliest convenience.
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