I only ever use the basic power settings or boost, haven't used timers or anything fancy, but for basic operation it is very simple and straightforward. I chose the basic, 3-burner model because I have never had four pots simultaneously cooking in my kitchen, and I find the three sizes cover all the pots I need. And cleaning up any spills on the glass surface is a breeze compared to trying to keep clean the iron hob and stainless steel of my old gas cooktop. I feel much more comfortable leaving the house with a stock pot simmering on the induction cooktop versus gas.
The induction cooktop is even faster to boil water than gas, using the 'boost' option, and once you learn what power level works for simmering your different sized pots, you have perfect and absolute control, and nothing ever boils over. I used to have a Miele gas cooktop, but when renovating my house, decided to go off gas for the environmental and financial savings, and I couldn't be happier. I have been very satisfied with my Miele induction cooktop ever since I had it installed. Hi Miele, I bought an induction cooktop 3 years ago which cost me 1000E and last week goes defect with code fe31.
