Again, not sure if it's the pans or the coil in the cooktop making the noise.

Make sure you use an induction compatible pan.

Most pans do not work with induction cook tops

Bought a stainless steel pan to use, heats up quickly, shuts off automatically with timer.

That it’s okay for burners to slide around a kitchen counter with a searing hot pan on it

I don't know if all induction cooktops work this way, but even though I have stainless steel pans, they have a copper core

You'll have to use cast iron or induction approved pans or pots for it to work.

I would like to purchase induction cookware because it's hard to find good pans in store.

Spilled food does not cook on like a regular stove which is a nice feature and makes cleaning easier.- 1 month laterWent to Wally world and picked up a 9.5" square induction ready copper coated pan.

I assume the glass is thick enough, but do worry about banging a pan or pot too hard on the surface

I had thought it would work for my pans but had to return it because I didn't have the right type of stainless steel pans

More than half my pans will not work, but for the ones which do this is electricity which works as fast as a burner, but more evenly distributed than fire.

This is an induction cooktop so your pan must be magnetic (steel iron or magnetic core) for it to work

It never worked with all induction compatible pans

Also, way easier to clean pans when done -- just put a little water in them, put them back on the cooktop on low heat, and after a few minutes, you can rub the food off with a soft silicone spatula.

It is very good for hot-pot and making pan cakes and a few other cooking chores

It has some noise from the power supply, but heats pans up very fast

This unit heats the pans very quickly, boiling a pot of water much quicker than even our gas "canning" burner

I have a set of flat-bottomed stainless steel pans and two cast irons, which work

I like the fact that it doesn't have a seam between the burner and the control panel that can be damaged by a hot pan.

We had an old set of stainless pans that turned out to be the correct kind of stainless

You MUST have the right kind of pans for it to work - but those pans are wonderful to work with, good steel that retains heat well and won't warp!

It comes with the unit, a manual, and a flexible magnet pad to use to see if your existing pans are compatible with the unit.

With the right pan, this burner rocks, boiling water in a blink and searing in a way that my poor little electric burner (even cast iron) just can't manage

They created excellent graphics; see the cookware-compatible pictures below on "Product Details" to make sure you have the right pans.

I luckily had some All-Clad pans and they worked great.

As time progressed the pan did have a bit more even heat.

This cooktop is very easy to use but you need to use the correct pans

I use both cast iron and induction compatible pot and pans.

It does not clean quite as

So far so good fired it up last night and everything worked as it should.