Empava 30" Built-in Gas Cooktop in Stainless Steel with 5 Burners 30XGC5B70C

I upgraded my range to a double wall oven and needed a cooktop. This was so much more affordable than almost any other induction 30" cooktop I could find. It was even more affordable than some of the standard electric cooktops!INSTALLATION was a bit of work. First, removing a range to go with a cooktop and wall oven means that you need to add a 40 AMP dedicated circuit. This was pretty expensive to do and caused a lot of extra work for me to fix (drywall, moving the outlet, etc). If you already have a cooktop - good for you! The rest of us should expect additional expenses. Cutting the counter was so scary! I'd never done this before. I was told to use a 140 tooth circular saw, but I actually found a jigsaw worked much better and there are lots of bits with a ton of teeth. I had to cut some of the inside of the cabinet as well since this was just over 29" wide. On a standard 30" cabinet it wouldn't work. Once done, there was a lot of room (about a quarter to half an inch on all sides) so that the vents were clear. The vents also go on the bottom as well as the side so that helps. But it doesn't really get hot down there. I was going to take out the drawers but so far, I've been testing clearance and the heat and it is working with them in. Obviously, you should follow the instructions. What works for me may not for you and overheating is a serious consideration.USE is outstanding! I used a magnet from the fridge to see which of my pots and pans would work. I ended up having to get rid of about half of mine. But the rest are great. I put on rapid boil - I'll try to upload a video - and went to boil in about 3 minutes. Cooking is easy once you do it a few times. The glass is hot under the pan even though the heat doesn't come from the glass.LOOKS really nice! Very smooth. I found it easy to clean but my old range had a glass top and I was used to it.OVERALL this took a bit of work and additional costs to do a new install. But I am very happy with the results.

This cooktop is excellent. Its not perfect, but for the price it cant be beaten.There is a wiring diagram stapled to the manual to convert Euro to American. - connect blue with red, brown with black, green with earth.There are 4 brackets to secure it underneath the counter (they grip on so no drilling needed) and adhesive gasket goes between the countertop and the stove - so silicone is not needed. Just turn off breaker, add seal, drop it in, wire it up, apply brackets, reset breaker.Installation was effortless, except for the mess left by the previous cooktop (current model GE):1) This is not very deep. You may find like me that your existing hole is too big depth-wise.2) Because of it being a tad smaller, there was silicone residue on display on my countertop from the previous installation which is super hard to remove.So my hole was about 3mm too big at the front and 3mm at the back, which I have fixed with some black silicone tape trim. You cant tell because it bevels down nicely.The induction aspect is great. I can boil a full large pot in a couple of minutes, and it reacts to temperate setting changes instantly.Its probably about 4+ times faster than my conventional stove with less watts!!!!Btw, I feel the lower watt burners are more powerful than the high watt burner on a conventional stoveLast night I used a stainless steel frying pan to fry some mushrooms, which I would never use on a traditional electric cooktop because its not non-stick and the mushrooms would burn on, plus the pan would be impossible to clean.But I found the mushrooms did not stick and there was no burn on the pan. Maybe because the steel vibrates on an atomic level??Also on my old (white glass) cooktop whenever I was done cooking it was a real chore to clean because everything burned on the surface (it would even leave burn marks if nothing spilled), but with this cooktop the glass only gets residual heat so it doesnt burn on.The positives:- Wildly better to cook with than heating elements. More powerful and instant response to temperature- Easy install- Touch sensitive controls like a phone - dont need to poke- Less food sticks to pans- Food doesnt burn onto glass / cant see stains- Price!!The negatives:-Too narrow depth-wise- Unknown Euro import brand means parts may be unavailable. The cooktop may be a writeoff if it needs a repair??- Shows fingerprints like crazy-I cleaned some oil splatter with a little palmolive ultra detergent on a wet cloth, and rinsed thoroughly. But when it dried the touch buttons wouldnt work at all. I got panicked. I had to re-wash and apply finger grease all over to make the buttons work again. Its like the detergent applied a fine film that made the buttons not work. That shouldnt happen.- Boost mode to cook fast, but this would have been better to just make as a temperature setting 10- You have to hit the appropriate burner button and then the temperature setting to change temperature. I wish it would remember your last burner selection. This slows things down when things are bubbling over.-When cleaning and you run your rag over the controls, the lock button activates. Then you need to hold it down for 3 seconds to unlock. It would be better if you have to hold it down for 3 seconds to activate it as well.So far I am over the moon. But I just hope it lasts!

After installing myself and thoroughly testing this induction range for a couple weeks, I am 100% satisfied with the quality, function and value for the $$.Using this range is a superior experience cooking compared to gas and radiant electric. The things I like most are the fast heat, easy cleaning and even distribution of heat. My previous radiant stove top I needed to use an abrasive glass top cleanser at least once a week due to burnt on food. With this induction stovetop, a damp paper towel is all that is needed. The controls are intuitive and fully functional. There is a change to tactile feel around the burners to help indicate when your cookware is centered. This is a well-made product which is available at an extremely competitive price.🦊 Tip. You will have an improved experience using induction cookware that is 100% ferrous metal, as opposed to aluminum cookwear with a ferrous metal plate sandwiched bottom side.

Love my new cooktop. I had a traditional electrical GE stove and it broke after 4 years use. Got this one during holiday season at very good price. The stove came in good package and is of great quality. This product has two years factory warranty while most other brands have only 1 year.the stove has touch screen and a lock so I dont need to worry that my cat accidentally turns on the stove :)