Technika TGGCE64

Unfortunate circumstances lead to a happy ending – Our old fisher and Paykel cooktop finally kicked the bucket so I spent a good day online researching and found a couple of options I liked at our local Good Guys. Unfortunately when I got there, the 3 different types, of well known brand names, were not in stock currently. That left me with the option of waiting for something to come in, or go with this Technika option, a brand I had never heard of. The salesman was quite positive about the brand, stating that they are Australian made although maybe the parts come from China, but what doesn't these days. I take the salesman's advice very lightly as obviously they just want the sale. Although he did manage to get me over the line when he mentioned they have a 5 year warranty, which was well above the 2-3 year warranty of the other leading brands that I was looking at. I decided to give it a go, it was affordable, supported by a large retailer being Good Guys and even if I only get 5 years out of it I would be more than happy with that. I am an electrician so that helped that I didn't have to get anyone to install it for me. And if you did have to pay someone it should be maximum one hours worth of work if the sizing is correct and the bench already cut out. Within an hour I had it installed and up and running. It is all touch control which I like as our old one had control knobs which ended up breaking and they just build up with gunk over the years. It is super easy to control and operate, has a premium look and feel to it despite being in the cheaper end of the market. It is super easy to clean as it is basically just a plane of glass. The controls can also be locked so it will not auto turn on or kids cannot accidentally use it. Have been using it for about a month now, every night, and am very impressed. Will see if it continues to perform but so far I would be happy to give this brand a try on other things also. If I ever have to deal with customer service I will return and update this review as that can be what makes or breaks a quality brand and product.