Westinghouse WHI643BD

Fantastic! Very happy with this – Fantastic! Very happy with this. Went from gas to induction and aside from having to change some of my pots and pans, this induction cooktop is equal or better than gas. Love it!

Dreadful, agree with the avoid review – Dreadful, worked for around six weeks and then stopped working. Service technicians have been out three times replacing parts and still not working. Finally agreed to replace after I’ve been cooking on the equivalent of a one burner camping stove in my brand new kitchen for almost two months. Show details

Terrible – Avoid. Stopped working on the second day without any warnings. Show details

Just amazing – We recently decided to change our old electric cooktop and had decided to go for a gas one, because I always felt gas was quicker and cleaner, but when we started looking people mentioned ‘induction’ how they found it efficient and so easy to clean. So after a few trips to appliance stores comparing prices, size etc we settled on a… Read more

Westinghouse WH1643BC induction cooktop and we are absolutely thrilled with it. Not only does it look nice against our black bench tops, it fits in level with the bench so it’s streamlined, it really is easy to clean, wipe down like you would the bench top. Most of all though it is so quick and efficient, there’s a boost option for each four plates, 3 small 1 large, and on boost a pan of water or kettle boils within 20secs, and what amazed me was when you turn it off there isn’t a residue of heat, like the usual electric cooktops, so you can’t burn your hand, and you’re not wasting heat.

So far ... awesome! Why didn't I do this sooner? – After struggling with an old, faulty ceramic cooktop, I finally decided to replace it and to go with induction. I did some research on induction cooktops and found I only needed to replace 2 fry pans that didn't pass the magnet test. I also got an electrician to quote me to upgrade my cooktop power to 32amp and install the new cooktop - $350,… Read more

which I didn't think was too bad.

I chose this Westinghouse product because I didn't want to spend a lot, and I read some great reviews. I chose to not get the model with 'boil protect' function and the ability to 'bridge' two of the elements, because I don't need those features, but for a bit extra they'd be a worthwhile option for many cooks.

So far I'm a total fan of induction, and the Westinghouse cooktop is doing everything it's supposed to do. I think the elements are well-placed, and the touch controls are really easy. It's very quick to heat and ultra-responsive to temperature increase or decrease. And when the phone rings you can just touch the PAUSE button!