39 Reviews

liked the cooktop until I actually used it. The more I use it, the more I dislike it. Although there are a couple of shortcuts, overall the controls are quite ridiculously fiddly, distinctly tiny to read and make the cooktop a real disappointment. I had had different induction cooktops before this one. Using the controls was never an issue, and I’ve never come across one as dreadful as the Bosch. I would certainly not have bought it if I’d known (it was impossible at the time to visit and see one) and I will not buy another Bosch because of this fatal flaw. Most cooktops are straightforward and quick: you simply select the cooktop plate, then select the heat level. Want to turn it down, up or off? Easy peasy. Not if you have this cooktop! It has graduated levels all the way from 1 up to 9, with inbetween graduations (think 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 etc. ) Sounds OK? Well If the plate is on 4, say, and you want to go up to 9, you have to stand there pressing the tiny little + over and over and over to move up through every blasted graduation! Want to switch it off? Unless you are only using one plate, again, you are forced to stand there and inch it down to zero in tiny little pushes. 9, 8.5, 8, 7.5…. Stupid! And do not even get me started on how small and hard to see the controls are. Who on earth at Bosch designed it like this? Doesn’t anyone there ever actually cook? Do they know nothing about useability and easiness in controls? Clearly not. Whoever approved this should resign. Right now. I’m getting rid of it it after less than a year of use as it is so frustrating to use. Describing the selection of power levels as easy is completely untrue. Shame on you Bosch.

Disappointing as controls are far too small to read while in use

Cooking is so much quicker and easier since we bought this cooktop. It’s big elements Mean my food now cooks evenly on the pan.