Artusi CACC70

Don't buy Artusi cooktop – Artusi 900mm cooktop is terrible, it couldn't cook food ,heat goes down and can't keep up , scratch while touching .can't even boil a water. Cooking time is very long so will leave and call uber. Bad and late customer service Avoid Artusi

do not buy Artusi products – My 1st 900mm Artusi cooktop didn't work at all, so manufacturer replaced it but the same problem happened again, I was only able to use it for 3 days and the trouble started again. I am requesting my money back..,

A Surprise Packet – I took a risk with this cooktop, not having heard the brand name, I did a search of Italy to find out more. Instead all I got was a history lesson on the guy that's name is on the brand . I found out that Artusi make Cooktops made in Italy and made in China . This one is made in China. However the 5 year warranty and the price sucked me in.

Now I ordered the 700mm assured that it would fit where my old 600mm came out of .

When it arrived I put a tape on the base and found it was 5mm to large in width ,the length was okay as I had cut this oversized in the beginning .

This meant I had to cut through my granite benchtop, and the timber underneath, which also meant I had to purchase a small diameter hand drop saw to cut through.

After a coupe of hours I got it to fit.

I then had to remove the power point from my old setup and hardwire this using a junction box , pretty simple ,but if you are not handy or confident get an electrician to do it for you .

Once hooked up I tried it out.

The touch controls are easy to use and present a lovely modern interface .

It heats up in a reasonable time and for my taste the dual element hotplate at the back should be at the front because this is the one you will use the most .

My opinion is, that so far, it has operated flawlessly , looks more expensive than it is , and is modern and would appeal to most people .

The one thing to be careful of is when cleaning, the lock button activates once you wipe over it.

No problem though, just hold the lock button down on a long press and it unlocks.

When finished cooking there is no need to wind down the heat settings , you just switch the cooktop off .

You then get a flashing "H" on the cooktop adjacent to the control for the hotplate you were using .

So far, so good, I can't really complain, it does the job, looks great, doesn't cost an arm and a leg and that 5 year warranty is the deal sealer.